o\i [4CD]

Peter Gabriel - o\i [4CD]

o\i is Peter Gabriel's follow-up to his 2023 album i/o. Gabriel calls the songs "a mix of thoughts and feelings" about the future and a coming period of transition driven by AI, quantum computing and the brain-computer interface. In his words: "i/o: the inside has a new way out and o\i: the outside has a new way in."

Gabriel wrote and produced the album and recorded most of it at Real World Studios near Bath, England. Long-time band members Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché return, alongside i/o touring players Richard Evans, Josh Shpak and Don E, the New Blood Orchestra, Soweto Gospel Choir and Orphei Drängar. Mike Elizondo co-produces one track. Nadav Kander shot the cover, and each song is paired with a piece of art by artists including Judy Chicago, Tomás Saraceno, Shirin Neshat and Tatsuo Miyajima.

This 4CD hardcover book edition includes a 32-page booklet and contains both mixes of the album, each split over two CDs: the Bright-Side Mix by Mark 'Spike' Stent and the Dark-Side Mix by Tchad Blake.

Bright-Side Mix (CDs 1-2):

Been Undone
Put the Bucket Down
What Lies Ahead
Till Your Mind Is Shining
Won't Stand Down
Who Are We Talking To?
Yes, It Will Go
One by One
A Hard Lesson
Face the Wall
I Belong to the Sky
Looking for the Happy
Sacrament

Dark-Side Mix (CDs 3-4):

Been Undone
Put the Bucket Down
What Lies Ahead
Till Your Mind Is Shining
Won't Stand Down
Who Are We Talking To?
Yes, It Will Go
One by One
A Hard Lesson
Face the Wall
I Belong to the Sky
Looking for the Happy
Sacrament