The All Seeing I were a British electronic music group from
Sheffield
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,
England
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, comprising
Dean Honer, Jason Buckle and DJ Parrot (real name Richard Barratt).
Biography
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
remix
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ed
cover
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of the
Sonny Bono
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song, using the vocals from
Buddy Rich
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Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...
's version, which were sung by his daughter Cathy.
Their works were something of a Sheffield collective, and the trio worked with artists from the city including
Tony Christie
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Career 1960s to 1970 ...
,
Jarvis Cocker
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,
Philip Oakey
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,
Babybird
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and many others.
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
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's debut album ''
...Baby One More Time''.
They have also remixed a variety of artists, including
Pulp
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...
.
Dean Honer also fronts the similarly styled group,
I Monster
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.
Buckle went on to be a part-time member of
Fat Truckers
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and formed
Relaxed Muscle
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In early 2003, Relaxed Muscle began playing gigs. Cocker and Buckle maintained anonymity by assuming the alter-egos 'Darren Spoone ...
with
Jarvis Cocker
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. 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
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, Steve Claydon of
Add N to (X)
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, and
Phil Selway
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Selway released his debut ...
and
Jonny Greenwood of
Radiohead
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.
Barratt was part of the duo
Sweet Exorcist with
Richard H. Kirk (of
Cabaret Voltaire fame).
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
*1999: ''The All Seeing I'' – free 5-track promo CD with ''
Jockey Slut'' magazine (
London Records)
Singles
Promotional singles
* (1998) Megabeat
* (1999) Disco Pussy
References
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English electronic music groups
Musical groups from Sheffield
British musical trios
Big beat groups