Today marks the official release of Peter’s latest album, ‘i/o’. Releasing a new song every full moon has allowed each track the time and space to enjoy its own orbit, “a little like getting a Lego piece each month”.
All 12 tracks come with two stereo mixes: the Bright-Side Mix, handled by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent, and the Dark-Side Mix, as reshaped by Tchad Blake. There’s also the In-Side 3D mix by Hans-Martin Buff. Now it’s time to stand back and admire the final, completed creation.
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i/o – USA
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“When someone suggested that forgiveness might be a topic to write about, at first, I thought, ‘that’s not interesting to me,’ but then I remembered two things. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was the chair of The Elders and a real mentor for me, led the Truth and Reconciliation Committee in South Africa and that really allowed people to expose, report and maybe feel again some of the horrors of the apartheid era. I remember he always said that listening made a huge difference, just making sure people felt heard and recognized. Then, sometimes, it created a space for forgiveness.” – pg
Each song on i/o has it’s own piece of art associated with it and for the tour the idea was always to incorporate as much of that work as possible.
Photos: @yorktillyer
Each song on i/o has it’s own piece of art associated with it and for the tour the idea was always to incorporate as much of that work as possible.
Photos: @yorktillyer
Each song on i/o has it’s own piece of art associated with it and for the tour the idea was always to incorporate as much of that work as possible.
Photos: @yorktillyer
Each song on i/o has it’s own piece of art associated with it and for the tour the idea was always to incorporate as much of that work as possible.
Photos: @yorktillyer
Each song on i/o has it’s own piece of art associated with it and for the tour the idea was always to incorporate as much of that work as possible.
Photos: @yorktillyer
Each song on i/o has it’s own piece of art associated with it and for the tour the idea was always to incorporate as much of that work as possible.
Photos: @yorktillyer
Each song on i/o has it’s own piece of art associated with it and for the tour the idea was always to incorporate as much of that work as possible.
Photos: @yorktillyer
Each song on i/o has it’s own piece of art associated with it and for the tour the idea was always to incorporate as much of that work as possible.
Photos: @yorktillyer
Today, the twelfth full moon of 2023, sees the release of the final track from i/o. The song, the last to be written for the album, is called ‘Live and Let Live’. A song about forgiveness, tolerance and optimism. A joyous, rousingly-positive closing note for the album.
‘Music can be like a box of mood pills that we can use to treat ourselves’.
The song is accompanied by the striking ‘Soundsuit’ artwork of Chicago based artist Nick Cave.
i/o also comes in a third version – the In-Side Mix, in Dolby Atmos – courtesy of Hans-Martin Buff “doing a wonderful job generating these much more three-dimensional mixes” and is included in the three-disc set, including Blu-ray.
i/o – Italy
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Peter has signed one of the i/o tour programmes for the @adaptive_sports_foundation charity auction. The ASF provides profound and life changing experiences for children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities through outdoor physical activity, education, support and community. Bids close on 19 December, please support if you can.
Peter has signed one of the i/o tour programmes for the @adaptive_sports_foundation charity auction. The ASF provides profound and life changing experiences for children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities through outdoor physical activity, education, support and community. Bids close on 19 December, please support if you can.
“There’s also a description that Nelson Mandela gave when he was released from jail after 27 years in prison and found himself about to become president of South Africa, standing next to some of the people who had been responsible for keeping him in jail all that time. He said he felt some of the old fear and hatred swelling up inside him but when he thought hard about it, he realized that he needed to find a way to work with these people, to build what he called his rainbow coalition. He needed to feel their humanity and ultimately to find a way to forgive them. He was quite sure that if he couldn’t forgive them and find a way to work with them, that he would remain their prisoner for the rest of his days.” – pg
Thanks to everyone for the amazing support for i/o
On this month’s Hunter moon, Peter releases the penultimate track from the album i/o. This month the song is ‘And Still’ and the first version to be heard is the Dark-Side Mix by Tchad Blake. The accompanying artwork ‘And Still (Time)’ is by Megan Rooney, known for her breathtaking trademark large-scale paintings.
i/o – Germany
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Live and Let Live, taken from @lukejerramartist’s ‘Museum of the Moon’ @womadfestival earlier this year.
