The All Seeing I were a British electronic music group from Sheffield, England, comprising Dean Honer, Jason Buckle and DJ Parrot (real name Richard Barratt).[1]

All Seeing I
OriginSheffield, England
Genres
Years active1996–2002
LabelsLondon Records
MembersDean Honer
Jason Buckle
DJ Parrot

Biography

edit

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]

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' 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

edit

Studio albums

edit
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[2]
SCO
[3]
Pickled Eggs and Sherbet
  • Released: September 1999
  • Label: FFRR (#3984 29241)
  • Formats: CD, CS
45 81
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

edit
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]
UK
Dance

[4]
NZ
[5]
SCO
[6]
1997 "I Walk" Pickled Eggs and Sherbet
1998 "Beat Goes On" 11 1 40 23
1999 "Walk like a Panther"
(featuring Tony Christie)
10 10
"1st Man in Space"
(featuring Philip Oakey)
28 33
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

edit
  • "Megabeat" (1998)
  • "Disco Pussy" (1999)

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 14/5. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
  2. ^ a b UK chart positions:
  3. ^ Scottish studio albums chart peaks:
  4. ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
  5. ^ "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ Scottish singles chart peaks: