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Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge

Stuart's featured album is Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge, his underrated follow up to Tubular Bells.

In need of some Anatolian psych rock? Need a bit of Norwegian folk dance but don't know where to find it? Do your Ethiopian jazz levels need topping up? Well you've come to the right place. This week Freak Zone has all of these plus tunes by These New Puritans, Gong, Stereolab and John Cale.

And that wasn't enough Stuart's featured album is Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge, his underrated follow up to his world conquering debut Tubular Bells.

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Sun 20 Jul 2025 20:00
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • People Like Us

    I Was Born, You Live

    • People Like Us.

  • Lyra Pramuk

    Oracle

    • 7K!.

  • The United States of America

    The Garden Of Earthly Delights

    • Columbia/Legacy.

  • Mike Oldfield

    Hergest Ridge: Part One (The Stereo 2025 Mix)

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • John Cale

    Heartbreak Hotel

    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..

  • Stereolab

    Esemplastic Creeping Eruption

    • Duophonic UHF Disks / Warp Records.

  • The American Analog Set

    Hard to Find

    • Tiger Style.

  • Mike Oldfield

    Hergest Ridge: Part Two (The Stereo 2025 Mix)

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • Gong

    I Niver Glid Before

    • Charly.

  • Gilgamesh

    Arriving Twice

    • One Up.

  • MartPaul

    Eternity

    • Invisible Salmon Records.

  • These New Puritans

    Goodnight

    • Domino Recording Co.

  • ማሕሙድ አሕመድ

    Bemen sebeb letlash

    • Buda Musique.

  • Barış Manço

    Uzun Ince Bir Yoldayım

    • EMRE GRAFSON MÃœZÄ°K.

  • Malmin

    Hullaspringar (feat. Ã…shild Vetrhus)

    • Krets.

  • Laura Cannell

    Prowling At Dawn

    • Brawl.

  • Tereza Catarov

    Racka

    • NK.

  • Mammal Hands

    Mansions of Millions of Years

    • Matthew Halsall t/a Gondwana Records.

  • Paul Bradley

    Dog Days

    • Twenty Herz.

Broadcast

  • Sun 20 Jul 2025 20:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 6 Music