All Seeing I
The All Seeing I were an English electronic music group from Sheffield, comprising Dean Honer, Jason Buckle and DJ Parrot (real name Richard Barratt).[1] The band released their first single "I Walk" in 1997, but it was not until the year after that they gained mainstream commercial success with the song "Beat Goes On", a remixed cover of the Sonny Bono song, using the vocals from Buddy Rich's version, which were sung by his daughter Cathy.[1]
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Origin | Sheffield, England |
Genres | Big beat, electronica, trip hop, breakbeat, R&B |
Years active | 1996–2002 |
Labels | London Records |
Associated acts | Hiem I Monster Fat Truckers Relaxed Muscle Sweet Exorcist |
Members | Dean Honer Jason Buckle DJ Parrot |
Their works were something of a Sheffield collective, and the trio worked with artists from the city including Tony Christie, Jarvis Cocker, Philip Oakey, Babybird and many others.[1] Their regular live vocalist was Bozz, who later went on to form electronica duo Hiem.
All Seeing I were asked in November 1998 to produce a cover of "Beat Goes On" for Britney Spears's debut album ...Baby One More Time.[1] They have also remixed a variety of artists, including Pulp.
Dean Honer also fronts the similarly styled group, I Monster.
Buckle went on to be a part-time member of Fat Truckers and formed Relaxed Muscle with Jarvis Cocker. He also has a brief cameo as one of the Weird Sisters rock band in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, along with Cocker, Pulp's Steve Mackey, Steve Claydon of Add N to (X), and Phil Selway and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead.
Barratt was part of the duo Sweet Exorcist with Richard H. Kirk (of Cabaret Voltaire fame).
Discography
Albums
- 1999: Pickled Eggs and Sherbet - UK No. 45 (UK Albums Chart)[2]
EPs
- 1999: The All Seeing I – free 5-track promo CD with Jockey Slut magazine (London Records)
Singles
- 1997: "I Walk"
- 1998: "Beat Goes On" – UK No. 11
- 1998: "Megabeat"
- 1999: "Walk like a Panther" (featuring Tony Christie) – UK No. 10
- 1999: "Disco Pussy"
- 1999: "1st Man in Space" (featuring Philip Oakey) – UK No. 28[2]
References
- Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 14/5. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 19. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.