Peter Gabriel forthcoming album 2023

This page talks about Peter's forthcoming studio album, I/O, which is scheduled for release sometime in 2023 as his first album of entirely new material since 2002's Up. "Panopticom" was released on 6 January 2023 as the first song from the album. At that time, it was also announced that more details are to be unveiled at the coming of each full moon.

Production of this record mostly took place at Real World Studios in Box, Somerset and The Beehive studios in London.

Equipment-wise, photos of Peter and his band recording basic tracks for the album at Real World were posted on Instagram and Facebook in October 2021. More footage has been included in Peter's Full Moon Club updates on 8 December 2022 and 6 January 2023, showing the band tracking sessions, while others show only Peter Gabriel amongst his synthesizers in the Writing Room.

more updates to come on this page

Peter Gabriel

 * Casio LK-43 keyboard
 * Clavia Nord Lead 2 synthesizer
 * Dave Smith Instruments Prophet '08 synthesizer
 * Korg Kronos synthesizer - Peter's main
 * Moog Minimoog Model D

Microphones:
 * Shure Beta 87A microphone - for lead vocals
 * Flea 47 microphone - earlier recordings (if any)

Tony Levin

 * Ned Steinberger Electric Upright bass
 * Music Man Stingray 5
 * Gibson EB-2 (refinished red with strip of black down middle with stars)

David Rhodes
Guitars:
 * Gibson Les Paul "Robot" guitar
 * Trussart Telecaster
 * more guitars to be identified

Effects & pedalboard:


 * Boss FS-5U footswitch
 * Boss DD-3 delay
 * Ernie Ball Volume
 * (details incomplete)

Manu Katche

 * Yamaha kit
 * Zildjian cymbals

Oli Jacobs

 * Sequential Circuits Prophet-6 - played on "Panopticom"

Source: Oli Jacobs instagram post (log in to see comments section)

Katie May
Source: "I/O" credits
 * Rickenbacker ("I/O")
 * unknown acoustic guitar

Microphones
(more info to come)
 * AKG C451 - hi-hat
 * Neumann U87's/U67's - Manu Katche drum overheads
 * Sennheiser MD421 - tom-toms

Outboard gear
Reverbs:
 * Quantec QRS (Big Room)

Digital delays: Multi-effects & processors:
 * Lexicon PCM-42 (x2, Big Room)
 * Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer (Big Room)
 * Eventide H3000SE Ultra-Harmonizer (Big Room)
 * Roland SDD-320 Dimension D (Big Room)

Compressors/limiters:
 * UREI 1176LN silverface (Big Room)

Source: Oli Jacobs instagram post (2nd & 3rd photos)

Tape machines & software

 * Pro Tools HDX
 * Studer A807 2-track

Misc.

 * Solid State Logic 9000K 72-channel console (Big Room)
 * Neumann KM100 binaural head - seen in instagram photo in the centre of the room obscuring Tony Levin's head
 * Yamaha NS10 monitors (Big Room)
 * Exigy custom monitoring (Big Room)