IDM Mailing Archive

On Wed, 26 Apr 1995, David Mackay Ross wrote:

quoted 14 lines Slightly off-topic but still of interest to most of you I think (hope!):

> Slightly off-topic but still of interest to most of you I think (hope!): > > > I think it's fair to say that IDM has a distinct, unusual and highly > interesting set of cover designs for cd's, video tape, LP's, etc. Anyone care > to comment on their favourite cover art from recent memory. > > Here's mine: Autechre - Amber, with Plastikman - Musik as a close second. > > > Dave > > >

TOP 3 ARTWORK COVERS: 1.Dreamfish LP Cover-Rising High Records 2.ISDN Ltd Editon LP(Inside cover)-Virgin Records 3.B12-(Electro Soma)-LP Gatefold inner cover-Warp Records Derek Jordan

i like the emit art work the colors and the animals -John ----ATTENTION PEOPLE OF EARTH---- \|/ / --------LISTEN CAREFULLY--------- (@ @) ------------oOO--(_)--OOo-------------------------------------------------- ``` ''' http://squishy.com/~handi

On Wed, 26 Apr 1995, ...jjjJJJOOOOOOHHHHHHhhhnnnn... wrote:

quoted 6 lines i like the emit art work

> i like the emit art work > > the colors and the animals > > > -John

Its OK, if your baby sister, or in my case, my daughter, wants to look at it and smile...I just wish the Emit series was on vinyl. I think i'm missing some fairly decent wibbles/wobbles. My real love at the moment is the Rising High artwork. This would nonetheless be followed by stuff from Think:Electric(New Electronica/various graphics in DJ & Mixmag) and Designers Republic(Warp) Derek Jordan

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On Wed, 26 Apr 1995, ...jjjJJJOOOOOOHHHHHHhhhnnnn... wrote:

quoted 3 lines i like the emit art work

> i like the emit art work > > the colors and the animals

Somehow, Woob1194 does not make me think of penguins! They are marvelous pictures but would perhaps be better suited to Brian Eno releases or something. Or we could send them to v23 and Vaughan Oliver and Chris Bigg could cut their lil heads off, roll them in flour, hang 'em from the ceiling... My personal favorites at the moment are Autechre _Incunabula_ and Richard Kirk _Virtual State_ ...so I guess it's obvious where *i'm* coming from. :( Also love the pix on the covers of SAW2, Quique, and Slowdive's _5ep_. Actually those aren't idm so never mind. O:) einexile, who thinks platikman is lame too but can't get enough regardless

What about the covers from artists of SILENT RECORDS out of San Fran?

On Thu, 27 Apr 1995, Dean Penley wrote:

quoted 5 lines What about the covers from artists of SILENT RECORDS out of San Fran?

> > What about the covers from artists of SILENT RECORDS out of San Fran? > > >

There's nothing wrong with it, but the art just doesn't move me emotionally to buy it as often as I do the artwork from Think:Electric and Designers Republic. Here's a test: Put the artwork from Sun Electric-Kitchen against the Tox Uthat comp. and you decide which would provoke you to buy... Derek Jordan

anything by vermeer...

Those of you that slag off "Inventures in Wonderland" are obviously smoking something different than what I am, because that's my favorite Warp release from '93. Dancefloor-friendly trance-pants house funk-type stuff, with neato little keyboard riffs galore and God's Own Acid Line in the title track. The remixes of Ad Infinitum also rock nicely, especially the Ali Cooke mix (I like percussion). Whatever happened to these bumbling but lovable devastating beat creators? Speaking of, I have to second Cameron's nomination of Kid Unknown for Most Execrable Warp Artist Ever (although whoever mentioned that the Mojo Rising record sucks bigtime would have my support, as well as anybody who argued that Lex Loofah was a total yawnfest). I'd love to hear somebody argue in the Kid's favor. If they could do it with a straight face I'd give them a shiny new US quarter, but I don't think it's possible. Man, that's some crap rave-a-riffic garbage! The only person I know that would even try to argue that keeping a Kid Unknown record is worthwhile is a certifiable loon who doesn't read this list (Hi Brian!), so I think I'm safe. I am a nightmare walking I am a nightmare walking I am a nightmare walking I am a nightmare walking I am a nightmare walking I am a nightmare walking I am a nightmare walking I am a nightmare walking Yeah, yeah, you tough, now shut up. Man, those old Twitch CDs sure sound humorous now! I sure am glad I discovered real techno and stopped trying to brainwash myself into thinking that all that old rave crap was worth a shit. The day I sold both of my CDs with Interactive songs on them was a happy one in my life. As far as cover art goes, my favorite artwork on a technoish album of recent vintage has to be the gatefold in the new Prodigy album. I want a poster made of this to put on my wall. It sums up my feelings nicely. The back cover on the new new Aphrohead album (summary: buy it immediately if there is a single bone in your body that resonates to a house rhythm or you'll be kicking yourself later) has a fun game of "spot the Jimi" in it. I was disappointed to note that, in fact, Felix Stallings does _not_ have an Afro, though. As somebody already mentioned, "Musik" has a pleasingly simple cover design. But my real favorite for IDM cover art is... <fumbles with envelope>... the cover for the Tournesol 2x12" on R&S. Just when I thought that you couldn't do anything worthwhile with Marvy Markers, these guys show me I'm wrong. But is it just me, or do all of the people on the cover look vaguely like crash-test dummies? In a similar vein, the cover for ART's "Philosophy of Sound and Machine" (yes, that's right, I have a copy. HA HA!!) is also charmingly lo-fi. And Designers Republic does deserve accolades for their years of hard work, especially for those old Age of Chance covers (which I'll never find, sob sob). Okay, I'm done rambling. Man, I hate end-of-semester projects! yrz, ozy ozymandias G desiderata personal info : http://www.mbc.umt.edu/ogd/ discographies : http://www.mbc.umt.edu/ogd/aaxz/discogs Missoula raves: http://www.mbc.umt.edu/ogd/raves/

Sun Electric 'kitchen' 808 state 'ex.el' pretrty much every saint etienne release to date and the inside cover picture in the new Prodigy album...:D mike

quoted 1 line and the inside cover picture in the new Prodigy album...:D

> and the inside cover picture in the new Prodigy album...:D

that picture really got me. It conjures up in my mind dope smoking, aerosmith listening teenagers.

Sun Electric : _Kitchen_. Love those DR corporate logos... || [CiM] || u9323899@sys.uea.ac.uk || http://www.sys.uea.ac.uk/~u9323899/

dr g 3 0 3 Couldn't get a barcode on :)

David Mackay Ross <umross10@cc.UManitoba.CA> said:

quoted 7 lines Slightly off-topic but still of interest to most of you I think (hope!):

>Slightly off-topic but still of interest to most of you I think (hope!): > >>I think it's fair to say that IDM has a distinct, unusual and highly >interesting set of cover designs for cd's, video tape, LP's, etc. Anyone care >to comment on their favourite cover art from recent memory. > >Here's mine: Autechre - Amber, with Plastikman - Musik as a close second.

Yes it's off topic but better than lab rats or whatever that was all about. ;) heh hehh, the art for Basic Channel's CD compilation is my fave so far, (Good luck figuring out the track titles, though, or even WHO IT IS for that matter), with Planet E's "Experiments" Petri-Dish thing taking a close second. Honorable Mention goes to Black Dog "Bytes" for low-key computer art coolness. There was a cool article in U&LC (Upper and Lower Case, a typographers magazine) about how "The Designers Republic" has made a cool artistic/graphic splash in the techno (and even pop) music community. THey have done art from everyone from Bjork to PWEI to Kenny Larkin, with tons good stuff in-between. And if anyone from the Designer's Republic is reading this, they should HIRE ME! [sorry] :) peaz. _________________________________________________________________________ Matt MacQueen -- multimedia production -- human interface, CD-ROM, Web <macqueen@student.msu.edu> -- aural nukes in the mix _________________________________________________________________________

Favorite artwork on a recent release would have to go to the Orb. The packaging on the new vinyl is very nice with the clear plastic sleeve and beautifully printed innersleeves on nice heavy no gloss paper. Hell the packaging might be better than the music. The jury needs a few more listens. -- Mark Bowen mb@gettins.bche.uic.edu "God, please save me from your followers" -bumpersticker

Shit, I totally forgot about these. I have fallen in love with the artwork for the Sandoz albums _Digital Lifeforms_ and _Intensely Radioactive_ which are also superb records in their own right. Can someone tell me about the Sandoz release I am missing? And while I'm playing up pictures of dead animals outside the world of v23, the cover for The Theory of Evolution is pretty damned nice, too. Also, though Clan of Xymox are definitely VERY *i*dm they may be pushing the envelope of this list...still, their wonderful album _Medusa_ boasts my favorite album cover of all time--simple but stunning and beautiful. Take a quick peek at it if you ever have the chance. einexile, 4ad-l's self-appointed ambassador to idm

quoted 5 lines I think it's fair to say that IDM has a distinct, unusual and highly

> >>I think it's fair to say that IDM has a distinct, unusual and highly > >interesting set of cover designs for cd's, video tape, LP's, etc. Anyone care > >to comment on their favourite cover art from recent memory. > > > >Here's mine: Autechre - Amber, with Plastikman - Musik as a close second.

Hmm, well ladies and gentlemen, here's mine : 1:FSOL - Lifeforms, middle one in the booklet. Very Cool. 2:Polygon Window - Surfing on Sine Waves 3:Autechre - Amber But my absolute favourite is the cover of Aphex's "I care ...". What brushstroke, what genius, yep I'm lying. ;) -- __ _____ _____ _____ __| | | ___| | ___| | ___| email: jeftow@dcs.warwick.ac.uk | | | | ___| | ___| | ___| web : http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~jeftow/ \_____/ |_____| |__| |__|

I'd pick just about any design by Designers Republic. ____________________________________________________________________________ Paul Rafanello ambience@delphi.com "We learn to love and when we learn to give." ____________________________________________________________________________

quoted 1 line I'd pick just about any design by Designers Republic.

> I'd pick just about any design by Designers Republic.

I thought they where great in the start, but now I think they repeat themselves too much. And what a horrible cover they made for the Biosphere "Patashnik" album! Well, maybe not horrible, but it suited a 4AD guitar band more than it suited Biosphere. The Origo Sound cover is much cooler. Check it out on the BSMO web-page (http://login.eunet.no/~beatserv/bsmo.htm) ----- Vidar Hanssen, label manager Beatservice Records // // Arctic Techno Ambient Electronic Listening Music // // Box 5299 fax (+47) 77 67 66 88 // // 9024 TOMASJORD e-mail: beatserv@dataconsult.no // // NORWAY http://login.eunet.no/~beatserv // // ELECTRIP-C "Peace Machinery" CD out now //