“A Hard Lesson” was written by Gabriel, and it was produced by\u00a0Gabriel and Mike Elizondo. The first mix he’s sharing is the Bright-Side Mix by Mark \u2018Spike\u2019 Stent. In a video explaining the single, Gabriel shared: <\/p>\n
\nThis is the oldest track of the project. It probably started in the late 80s or early 90s when I was in Senegal. I was falling in love with the music I heard there. I loved the tension created by the use of polyrhythms, particularly the threes and fours, so that was the start of this song.
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It’s a quirky, strange and long track but it’s a journey. It’s about trying to find a place, your place, how you fit in. I’ve enjoyed playing with old R&B and folk references as well.
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It\u2019s one of those songs that has been in the \u2018almost\u2019 category on a couple of earlier projects but it’s had to wait 30 or 40 years before actually hitting the surface. Sometimes things take time – most people do stuff a lot faster – but I have no problem with understanding my own process. Some things will mature and evolve spontaneously and some will just stay hidden-away in a box until their moment in the light appears.<\/p>\n
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This last week also happened to be the 40th anniversary of Peter Gabriel’s fifth studio album So<\/em>. In celebration, he released a new Dolby Atmos mix of\u00a0Kate Bush collab “Don’t Give Up.” Kevin Killen, who originally mixed So<\/em>, worked on the new mix at Real World Studios. <\/p>\nKillen said in a statement: <\/p>\n
\nIt\u2019s an incredible honour and privilege to be entrusted with this iconic song in this immersive format.\u00a0Peter\u00a0and I discussed highlighting the juxtaposition of the cold sensibility of the verse vocal against the warmth of Kate\u2019s embrace and in this version I think that contrast is evident.<\/p>\n
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Check out “A Hard Lesson” and the new mix of “Don’t Give Up” below. <\/p>\n