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  1. Jan 24, 2012 · It gets a bit samey in parts, with celtic instruments, Phil Collins drum machines, African percussion, and vocoders all over the place. Five Miles Out: love it, especially the title track. Crises: almost as good as Five Miles Out.

  2. Platinum/QE2/Five Miles Out by Mike Oldfield released in 1994. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › QE2_(album)QE2 (album) - Wikipedia

    QE2 is the sixth studio album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1980 on Virgin Records. The album was named after the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 . The album contained both original Oldfield compositions as well as two cover versions of pieces recorded by other bands ("Arrival" by ABBA and "Wonderful Land" by The Shadows ).

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  4. QE2 is a transitional album for Oldfield between the controlled minimalism of Incantations and Platinum, and the more entertaining, but still prog oriented, "Five Miles Out" and "Crises".

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  5. Vocoder - A device that featured heavily on QE2 and his next album, Five Miles Out. A vocoder is able to take the characteristics of one signal (the modulator) and impart them on another (the carrier).

  6. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of "Platinum / QE2 / Five Miles Out" on Discogs.

  7. Preston also played percussion with Brand X, the funk jazz group with Phil Collins on drums. Morris Pert - After having contributed drums to Platinum, QE2 and Five Miles Out, Morris Pert returns here on percussion, the job he's perhaps better known for.