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
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!
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.
More WAFA collab journals! Last week I showed you The Music Book. This time I give you Earth Science. So far it contains only my work, I’ll keep you updated as all the other WAFA kids mark it up.
