September 2011
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ALBUM ARTWORK: THE DRUMS - PORTAMENTO
Portamento’s cover art is a childhood snap of singer Jonathan Pierce, showing the youngster with devilishly bad case of camera red-eye standing in front of a green wallpaper as a smiling older woman looks on; a crucifix hangs behind Pierce on the wall.
The first track from the album is titled “Book of Revelation” and comes as a reaction to the religious indoctrination Pierce...
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ALBUM ARTWORK: JOY DIVISION - PLUS MINUS (+-)
On the 20th Anniversary of Ian Curtis’ death, record label Rhyno issued a limited edition package with some of the most famous Joy Division songs.
The picture on the cover is a monochrome inverted version of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud. The original picture belongs to NASA and was part of a 2005 new release:
“Why Plus Minus (+-)?” You might ask yourself.In 1988,...
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ALMBUM ARTWORK: AUTRE NE VEUT - BODY EP
Yes, the cover above is what you think it is: a close-up of a female sex organ. Attention-grabbing, this artwork is a metaphore for the music of this New York based artist. Asked in an interview, how did the cover came about, he responded:
Autre Ne Veut: The theme of ‘Body’ is just that: corporeal expressions of our visceral experiences. The cover art was created by Alex Gitman as the result of...