A landmark electronic album composed and performed entirely by Mike Oldfield, Amarok is a single 60-minute piece exploring a vast sonic landscape. It was conceived as a continuous work, intended to be played loud.
- Released on May 28, 1990, Amarok reached number 41 on the UK Albums Chart.
- The album's title is the word for "wolf" in the Inuit language.
- Oldfield utilized over 700 distinct sound samples in the creation of the piece.
Mike Oldfield is a British multi-instrumentalist and composer, best known for his 1973 debut album Tubular Bells. Amarok was released in the midst of his prolific period with Virgin Records, following a string of successful albums and prior to his exploration of more overtly world music-influenced sounds.
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