Copies of Peter Gabriel • New Blood • Live in London • Deluxe Edition have materialized at Real World and there’s been frantic activity, with all hands to the pumps, in an attempt to get the pre-orderd copies out to purchasers in time for the October 24th release date.
It’s exciting to see so many images finding their way off the hard drive and into print - something of a record for me, with around 50 pages of photographs reproduced in the book. Marc Bessant put the book together with a cover image from micrographer Steve Gschmeissner, and a lovely silhouette of Peter by Armando Gallo.
This Deluxe Book is a visual and musical document to that project. Opening with an introduction written by Peter, the beautifully presented book features over 200 photographs taken by Real World’s photographer, York Tillyer, with a contribution from Italian photographer, Armando Gallo. With access to all the recording and mixing sessions, the rehearsals, the shows and behind the scenes, York has created a unique collection of images, giving a fascinating insight into the New Blood project, from start to finish.
It looks like it’s out of stock on the Real World store, but Sainsbury’s have it for an amazing £22.99 and Amazon also have stock.
A hectic day with Iarla back in February - he was ensconced in The Big Room working on the final mixes of Foxlight with Charlie Francis. Producer and guitarist Leo Abrahams was due to call by, studio time was precious and this was the only day we had to grab some video and photographs around the Foxlight recordings.
...not so much a fusion or synthesis as a melting pot of sublime pure- note singing, a charming sense of almost monastic oddness, and some of the most sky-kissing melodies you’ll hear all year. The Irish Times
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