i really like the artwork on "the origins" EP; metamorphic METOP23. it's a black and white illustration by kyle howard. it reminds me of those large posters that you would color with a dizzying selection of markers. the butterfly coming out of the computer is pretty cool too.
peace -----Original Message----- From: P dircon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 2:00 PM To: jurren baars; [email protected] Subject: Re: (313) favorite label art K alexi - all for lee-sah definitely..... For packaging I think plastikman sheet 1 with the sheet of acid tabs was pretty good.. ;) Open house placid angles (not the promo) was excellent Ps did anyone ever get the plus 8 comic and flexi disk with all artwork by alan oldham... > > to me, every record i own is like a little present. every time i've bought > new records, i read the sleevenotes, looked at the artwork on the label, > checked the record for little messages, etc. > > because i buy both new and old records, one thing strikes me everytime. new > records hardly ever have anything extra to offer to freaks like me! sure, > the music is what it's about, but it wouldn't kill you to give the record a > little extra now would it? > > look at planet e releases: the only thing that sets one record apart from > the other [visually!] is the name of the artist, and track titles. compare > that to those lovely retroactive labels... > > there are exceptions, of course! ur pays close attention to how they present > their music [the 'warning' sign on the sleeves, the little messages edged in > the run out grooves.] but on the whole, most labels produce cost effective, > which means: uniform labels. > > this brings me to my question: what's your favorite [313] label artwork? > [sleeve artwork is next weeks topic!] > > mine: > k alexi shelbi - all for leesah [transmat] > rhythim is rhythim - the beginning [transmat] > sandor caron - zwpeg typis [delsin] > > and an honourable mention to the retroactive dedication art on: > theo parrish - that day [archive] > > jurren > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >
