Simply stated, this uninspired, cheap and altogether underproduced release is the last thing I'd expect from Mike Oldfield. The first CD, Light, bathes in self-parody. The only thing that it has in common with the gorgeous Songs of Distant Earth is the similar theme that pop up suddenly out of the cheap new-agey wallpaper making you think "Have I heard this before?.. Last time I liked it." Shade, on the other hand, is an awful attempt to stray into the trance/club territory (and a poor one!).It's a big disappointment for me. I think I'll give Mike another chance (due to his superb works in the past), but it's a very slim one, that's for sure.