i/o

by Peter Gabriel

i/o cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 December 2023
  • Label: Real World
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:17:33
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Two decades in the making, this ambitious project was released gradually over the course of a year, coinciding with full moons. The album is notable for offering two distinct, full-length mixes (the "Bright-Side" and "Dark-Side") for every track, exploring themes of ecological interconnectedness, aging, and technological progress.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, conscious, existential, orchestral, electronic

Tracklist

  1. Panopticom - Bright Side Mix (5:16)
  2. The Court - Bright-Side Mix (4:21)
  3. Playing For Time - Bright-Side Mix (6:18)
  4. i/o - Bright-Side Mix (3:53)
  5. Four Kinds of Horses - Bright-Side Mix (6:47)
  6. Road to Joy - Bright-Side Mix (5:22)
  7. So Much - Bright-Side Mix (4:52)
  8. Olive Tree - Bright-Side Mix (6:01)
  9. Love Can Heal - Bright-Side Mix (6:02)
  10. This Is Home - Bright-Side Mix (5:04)
  11. And Still - Bright-Side Mix (7:44)
  12. Live and Let Live - Bright-Side Mix (6:46)
  13. Panopticom - Dark-Side Mix (5:16)
  14. The Court - Dark-Side Mix (4:20)
  15. Playing For Time - Dark-Side Mix (6:18)
  16. i/o - Dark-Side Mix (3:53)
  17. Four Kinds of Horses - Dark-Side Mix (6:47)
  18. Road to Joy - Dark-Side Mix (5:25)
  19. So Much - Dark-Side Mix (4:51)
  20. Olive Tree - Dark-Side Mix (6:00)
  21. Love Can Heal - Dark-Side Mix (6:03)
  22. This Is Home - Dark-Side Mix (5:04)
  23. And Still - Dark-Side Mix (7:44)
  24. Live and Let Live - Dark-Side Mix (7:11)

Credits

  • Peter Gabriel - primary artist, producer, words by, music by
  • Orphei Dr盲ngar - choir
  • Soweto Gospel Choir - choir
  • Matt Colton - mastered by
  • Mark Stent - mixed by
  • Tchad Blake - mixed by
  • The New Blood Orchestra - orchestra
  • Brian Eno - producer
  • Richard Russell - producer

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