Five Miles Out is a record album written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield. It was his seventh album of original material, released in 1982. Of all Oldfield's albums, this one is probably closest to progressive rock and is also one of the very few occasions where he sings, as he is noted for not having any confidence in his voice's qualities. Fans consider this album to be among his finest works.

London, England spans the entire career of the instrumental ensemble Corduroy, who phoenixed from the embers of art school glamsters Boys Wonder in 1992 and immediately signed to Acid Jazz, their spiritual home. A postmodern Booker T & The MG's, Corduroy's brand of Hammond grooves, a Bacharach-inspired easy vibe and funky film themes, possessed a playful groove that avoided the studious, chin-stroking elements of much of the Acid Jazz crew. Tracks like "Skirt Alert", "E-type", "Harry Palmer" and "High Havoc" exemplify this swinging, organ-propelled approach.

Mari Boine Persen is a Norwegian Sami musician known for having added jazz and rock to the yoiks of her native people. Boine (born 8 November 1956 in Finnmark, Norway) grew up amid the Laestadian Christian movement as well as amidst discrimination against her people. She was asked to perform at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, but refused because she perceived the invitation as an attempt to bring a token minority to the ceremonies. Gula Gula (1989, Real World) was her breakthrough release, and she continued to record popular albums throughout the 1990s.