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Peter Gabriel – I/O

After more than 20 years, “I/O”, Peter Gabriel’s first album with new song material since “Up”, released in 2002, will finally be released in December.

Throughout 2023, Peter released a new song from the album every full moon. “It’s a bit like getting a Lego brick every month,” explains Peter. Now it's time to sit back and admire the finished work.

And what a work – the album's intelligent and thoughtful songs explore life and the universe. Our connection to the world around us – “I'm just a part of everything,” Peter sings in the title track “I/O” – is a recurring motif, but so is the passage of time, mortality and grief, alongside themes such as injustice, Surveillance and the roots of terrorism. But although thoughtful, the mood on this record is never despondent; “I/O” is musically adventurous, often joyful and ultimately full of hope, crowned by the rousingly optimistic final song “Live and Let Live”.

All 12 tracks can be heard in two stereo mixes: the Bright-Side Mix, edited by Mark 'Spike' Stent, and the Dark-Side Mix, remastered by Tchad Blake. Both versions are included on the double CD. A third version - the In-Side Mix in Dolby Atmos - was created by Hans-Martin Buff and is included on the audio Blu-ray.

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