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Peter Gabriel to release comeback of sorts
2 June 2000

Original singer for Genesis at age 17, now label magnate and human rights activist, Peter Gabriel releases his first studio album in eight years on 12 June in the UK. A US release has not been announced.
    Titled Ovo, the album features music debuted during Gabriel’s millennium eve show at London’s Millennium Dome. Tracks on the disc include collaboration with and guest appearances by architect/producer Mark Fisher, Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser, American singer/songwriter Richie Havens, members of The Blue Nile, the Black Dyke Band, and others.
    Gabriel wrote about the set “It layers Asian, African, Middle Eastern, Australian and European elements against a mostly contemporary British backdrop. From 12th century hurdy gurdy to didgeridoo, from the pulsing rhythms of the Dhol Foundation and the nostalgic brass of the Black Dyke Band, from Arab laments over drum and bass to meditative moments with string section—the soundtrack is a really eclectic mix.”
    The tracks on Ovo are Story Of OVO, Low Light, The Time Of The Turning/Man Who Loved The Earth, Hand That Sold Shadows/The Time Of The Turning (reprise), Weaver’s Reel, Father Son, The Tower That Ate People, Revenge, White Ashes, Downside Up, The Nest That Sailed The Sky, and Make Tomorrow. | Peter Gabriel | | Witness (co-founded by Gabriel) | | discography | | sample from Secret World Live | | top of page |

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