i/o (Bright-Side Mix, Dark-Side Mix)

Produktbeschreibung

• Peter has also invited a range of visual artists to contribute a piece of art to accompany each track. The dozen artists make an exceedingly impressive team of collaborators Ai Weiwei, Nick Cave, Olafur Eliasson, Henry Hudson, Annette Messager, Antony Micallef, David Moreno, Cornelia Parker, Megan Rooney, Tim Shaw, David Spriggs and Barth l my Toguo. Having handpicked the artists, Peter recognises that They have the same obsessive attention to their visual work that we musicians have in sound.
• And what a creation 12 tracks of grace, gravity and great beauty that provide welcome confirmation of not only Peter s ongoing ability to write stop-you-in-your-tracks songs but also of that thrilling voice, still perfectly, delightfully intact. Throughout the album the intelligent and thoughtful often thought-provoking songs tackle life and the universe.
• Our connection to the world around us I m just a part of everything Peter sings on title track i o is a recurring motif, but so too the passing of time, mortality and grief, alongside such themes as injustice, surveillance and the roots of terrorism. But this is not a solemn record. While reflective, the mood is never despondent; i o is musically adventurous, often joyous and ultimately full of hope, topped off as it is, by the rousingly optimistic closing song, Live and Let Live.
• Always looking to push the boundaries, i o is not simply a collection of a dozen songs. All 12 tracks are subject to two stereo mixes the Bright-Side Mix, handled by Mark Spike Stent, and the Dark-Side Mix, as reshaped by Tchad Blake. We have two of the greatest mixers in the world in Tchad and Spike and they definitely bring different characters to the songs.