Mike Oldfield - Amarok (1990)

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Mike Oldfield - Amarok (1990)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Virgin, CDV 2640/260 707 | ~ 343 or 153 Mb | Scans
Electronic / Prog Rock / New Age / World

A slight African theme can be singled out around the edges of Amarok, as Oldfield employs such instruments as bongo and clay drums, mixed in with ukulele and flamenco guitar. The sound of a toothbrush can be heard in one part of the album, as his unique combinations of noises and effects make up the bulk of this average sounding album. As much as the instruments are interesting to listen to, the rhythms and the syncopations that zigzag and intermingle come up short in leu of a final product. The most entertaining part of Amarok involves a chorus of childlike chants with the roar of a wild beast heard in the background, joined by some appealing drum beats off in the distance. The liner notes tell a short story of two men that discover a huge golden statue somewhere in ancient Africa. One man can hear music emanating from this figure, while the other hears something totally different, which in fact is the theme of Amarok. What is heard by some, may be heard differently by others, but nonetheless the result is music in one form or another. Some alluring moments do strike the ears during the course of this album, but entire layout falls short of holding attention.

by Mike DeGagne, AMG


Mike Oldfield - Amarok (1990):


Tracklist:

01. Amarok (60:02)

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 31. March 2009, 7:16

Mike Oldfield / Amarok

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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 116
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : No
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

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Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
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TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.12 | 60:02.15 | 12 | 270176


Track 1

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Peak level 100.0 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC AD632F12
Copy CRC AD632F12
Accurately ripped (confidence 7) [4E75C2E9]
Copy OK


All tracks accurately ripped

No errors occurred

End of status report

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-05-15 15:39:07

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Statistics for: 01-Amarok
Number of samples: 158857020
Duration: 1:00:02
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Left Right

Peak Value: 0.00 dB –- 0.00 dB
Avg RMS: -15.88 dB –- -15.55 dB
DR channel: 10.60 dB –- 10.43 dB
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Official DR Value: DR11

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 749 kbps
Codec: FLAC

[CUETools log; Date: 15.05.2015 15:39:30; Version: 2.1.4]
Pregap length 00:00:12.
[CTDB TOCID: XEJGYdGI6X8q8ch6AoJ8exYLiNA-] found.
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (80/87) Accurately ripped, or (1/87) differs in 897 samples @04:54:66,49:54:56
[AccurateRip ID: 00041f6d-00083ece-020e1201] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [4e75c2e9|6c42d052] (20+40/92) Accurately ripped
Offsetted by 294:
01 [3c238f4f] (11/92) Accurately ripped

Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 100,0 [6D8637F9] [AD632F12] W/O NULL
01 100,0 [2B1AD1AD] [AD632F12] W/O NULL


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