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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).
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 ).
- Progressive Rock
Mike's choosing him perhaps came from an interest in bringing a Philip Glass influence to the album, with Mike featuring Glass's 'North Star' as part of 'Platinum'. Renate Blauel was one of the in-house engineers at Air Studios in London. Her other claim to fame is as one time wife of Elton John.
Most of the US venues were in medium sized venues for 1500-3000. The sets included all of Tubular Bells Part One, some of Ommadawn, Platinum, QE2 and most of the Five Miles Out album. It was a two-hour performance.
Five Miles Out, the album, was more popular than Oldfield's previous few releases. It charted at No. 7 in the UK, whereas both QE2 (1980) and Platinum (1979) had failed to reach the top twenty.
- Progressive Rock , Pop Rock
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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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of "Platinum / QE2 / Five Miles Out" on Discogs.
