Peter Gabriel marked the first full moon of 2026, the Wolf Moon, on January 3rd by sharing new song “Been Undone” from forthcoming album ‘o\i’. The track written and produced by Gabriel was recorded at Real World Studios in Bath and The Beehive in London with this Dark-Side Mix handled by Tchad Blake, beginning another year of full moon releases under the ‘o\i’ name. Gabriel explains the songs mix thoughts and feelings about the future and how people might respond to it, noting we’re sliding into a period of transition likely triggered in three waves through AI, quantum computing and the brain computer interface where artists have a role to look into the mists and hold up mirrors. He describes these as his lumpy bits where the inside has a new way out and the outside has a new way in, emphasizing people are not exclusively self-determining independent beings given the run of the world but something else, part of nature and everything where feeling connection, shaking our booty and giving and receiving love can help us find our place.
The track arrives accompanied by Ciclotrama 156 (Palindrome) by Sao Paulo based artist Janaina Mello Landini, whose architectural background and curiosity about physical and mathematical systems explores relationships between individual elements and the larger whole. The name Ciclotrama combines the word cycle with Latin trama meaning warp or weaving, describing intricate branching sculptures made from unravelled ropes organized into fractal structures functioning as continuous flow where individual trajectories interconnect within a dynamic system shaped by rhythm and physical tension. Gabriel notes the way Mello Landini takes rope and moves it out unravelling it looks almost like fractals or tree trunks and resembles the brain in some ways too, expressing delight that she’s willing to participate and create a piece especially for the song beyond using one of her existing images. Some of these songs will form part of the brain project Gabriel has explored for years while others just make him feel happy.
With each full moon of 2026 a new song from ‘o\i’ releases revealing the whole album at year’s end, and each song comes with differing interpretations as Dark-Side and Bright-Side mixes with the second mix released each month on the new moon. Tchad Blake and Mark “Spike” Stent handle mixing duties taking on Dark-Side and Bright-Side respectively, continuing the approach established with Gabriel’s previous album ‘i/o’ where each track was accompanied by art pieces. The full moon release strategy allows Gabriel to build the album gradually throughout 2026, giving each song space to breathe while exploring themes around transition, connection and humanity’s place within nature and everything beyond individual determination.