July 28th, 2010 by brandi
I worked with the French band, The Cobblestones, on album artwork for their new release, “Highlight of Superficial Provocation”. The album is a beautiful psychedelic retreat, I’ve been listening to it everyday in my studio. The music is warm and reminds me of good memories that I can’t quite put my finger on. The cover image is from my 2009 Dark Crystal series, entitled Intuition.
July 21st, 2010 by brandi
Anyone who really knows me knows I really love The Books. Their new album was released yesterday, after a 5 year on-the-edge-of-my-seat wait. We pre-ordered the deluxe vinyl and it is impressive indeed. Double vinyl, 36 stickers to decorate your own cover, and lots of really charming details. I took some pictures of it this morning, have a little look-see:
Besides the masterpiece of album art, I’m in love with the album’s sounds. Truly worth the five year wait. I read a recent interview with Nick and Paul over at Art Info, and it talks a lot about their method of collecting found sound and how they collaborate at a distance. Just to be thorough, the track-list is below.
The Books – The Way Out (2010)
01. Group Autogenics I
02. IDKT
03. I Didn’t Know That
04. A Cold Freezin’ Night
05. Beautiful People
06. I Am Who I Am
07. Chain of Missing Links
08. All You Need Is A Wall
09. Thirty Incoming
10. A Wonderful Phrase By Gandhi
11. We Bought The Flood
12. The Story of Hip Hop
13. Free Translator
14. Group Autogenics II
June 21st, 2010 by robert
Cyriak’s animation mix
Atlas Sound – Walkabout/Please Come Home
Tame Impala – Why Don’t You Make Up Your Mind
Soft Moon – Parallels
Walls – Burnt Sienna
June 7th, 2010 by brandi
I worked with Russian producer Vladislav Kudryavtsev (aka Monokle) for the cover of his newest release, In Frame. We ended up choosing Infrared, an existing artwork that seemed fitting. In Frame pairs Monokle with Galun (Sergey Galunenko) who performs lovely atmospheric vocals. Check it out here and then go download it for free. I’ve been listening to this CD for days now, I love it!
May 4th, 2010 by brandi
Here’s some brand new album artwork I created for Painted Face. She debuted a couple songs on her myspace page, so go check out the new music & visuals!
This project was a bit atypical for me because I had to call on my photoshop skills to work Allie into the scene. I was provided with some digital pictures of her taken by Duy Tran. I removed the backgrounds and then printed out a bunch of little Allie paper dolls. Using traditional collage and painting techniques, I gave her all new clothes, then built the scene around her. Anyway…it was quite different than I usually work and a bit of a challenge, but I’m pleased with the results.
