Peter Gabriel has recently revealed the Dark-Side Mix of “The Court,” which is the second track off of his upcoming album i/o. The track also has a cover image that features the work of artist and sculptor Tim Shaw.
“The Court” was written and produced by Peter Gabriel and was recorded at Real World Studios in Wiltshire and The Beehive in London. It also contains contributions from Brian Eno and Tony Levin. The orchestral arrangement is by John Metcalfe who has previously been a part of the New Blood Orchestra.
Gabriel has previously stated that, “I had this idea for ‘the court will rise’ chorus, so it became a free-form, impressionistic lyric that connected to justice, but there’s a sense of urgency there. A lot of life is a struggle between order and chaos and in some senses the justice or legal system is something that we impose to try and bring some element of order to the chaos. That’s often abused, it’s often unfair and discriminatory but at the same time it’s probably an essential part of a civilized society. But we do need to think sometimes about how that is actually realized and employed.”
The track is also inspired by the work of NAMATI who has a mission to give people around the world access to justice.
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