It is simultaneously haunting yet very soothing, very 70’s-ish feel, very mellow. And are there other artists of this type who featured this instrument?
I could only find 30 second snippets here and there. There’s a melodic instrument that sounds like a heavily treated saxophone. It sort of sounds like a flute, but the way it’s being played - the attacks - sounds like a saxophone. Later it sounds like a guitar almost. Interesting stuff. Never heard of the guy. He sounds a little like Nick Drake.
snippet from AMG scroll to the bottom
I’m not sure what instrument you hear as the “main” instrument. The bass, played by Mike Oldfield, is very loud in the mix…a good example of “lead bass.” Lol Coxhill is playing two saxophones in harmony, and there’s an accordion popping in here and there. The weird, electronically altered solo would appear to be the “heavily treated saxophone” that mack refers to.