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Expect a bouncy, soul-infused, emotional mix – The perfect balance of light and dark, pulling from a range of genres. Enjoy!!!
Tracklist:
Tour-Maubourg
– Inaptitude
Sex and the Married Frog
– Genesis P. Orridge & Dave Ball
Jean Jacques
– 2People (Dr Packer Accapella)
Richard H. Kirk
– Freezone
Liquid People
– Son of Dragon
Helium
– Try Me
Dorisburg & Fabian Bruhn
– Miru
Samo DJ
– Tai Po Kau
Paul Oakenfold
– Skunk Annie/Brazen(Weep)(Perfecto Mix)
Eris Drew
– Time To Move
Inigo Vontier
– Magic
Snap!
– Rhythm is a Dancer (Novy Remix)
Afro-Cube
– Muevete Mama (Broder Mix)
Dinosaur L
– Schoolbell/Treehouse (Walter Gibbons Mix)
Eden Burns
– Hopeless Beat
Ciel
– Rain Dance
John Kongos
– I’m Dreaming
Axel Boman
– Klinsmann
Massimiliano Pagliara
– Sitate (Alex Kassian’s Reprise)
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Tracklist:
trickpony
– Pillow Talk
DJ Python
– TMDD (IMMMD)
Saphileaum
– Kaf
Glue Boy
– snakes with human traits
Piska Power
– Floha
Yuseemi
– Double White Rum
Viiaan
– Esther
Daddy Hyphen
– METTA
Ponty Mython
– Panta Mei
Kaap
– Razor
DJ F16 Falcon
– You Make Me Feel So Good
Mr. Ho
– 000 Baby (Om Unit remix)
Okzharp & Manthe Ribane
– Never Say Never
Golden Teacher
– Rave Instigator
Xhz
– Intro to Triumph
newworldaquarium
– Avon Sparkle
Jump Source
– Empathy Dub 3 (feat. Patrick Holland & Priori)
L.B. BaD
–Just Don’t Stop the Dance
BT
–Godspeed (Hybrid mix)
Jorg Kuning
– Quirl
WOST
– Eu Vicio Rapido
Syntrovert
– Mantente Enfocada (Syntrovert Edit)
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The Flying Lizards, covering James Brown
— Sex Machine, Statik 1984
Grace Jones, covering The Normal
— Warm Leatherette, Island 1980
Japan, covering the Velvet Underground & Nico
— All Tomorrow’s Parties, Hansa 1979
Magazine, covering Captain Beefheart
— I Love You You Big Dummy, Virgin 1978
Rowland S. Howard, covering Ted Daryll & Greg Richards
— She Cried, Reliant 1999
Giddle & Boyd, covering Suicide
— Rocket USA, Discriminate 2008
Cabaret Voltaire, covering Isaac Hayes
— Theme from Shaft, Les Disques du Crepuscule 1987
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, covering the Velvet Underground
— Waiting for the Man, Dindisc 1980
Roxy Music, covering John Lennon
— Jealous Guy, EG 1981
The Fall, covering Sister Sledge
— Lost in Music, Cog Sinister 1993
Shocking Pinks, covering Arthur Russell
— You Can Make Me Feel Bad, Flying Nun 2007
Tortoise, covering Joy Division
— As You Said, Hut 1995
The Young Gods, covering Suicide
— Ghost Rider, PIAS 2008
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In 2013 the rise of services like DistroKid led to a proliferation of independent music on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music.
Distributors like DistroKid allow the artists themselves to assume the role of a music label. Traditionally, one of the responsibilities of the label was to create and design an album cover. Designed covers can feel stale, old, and try-hard.
In a genre that constantly reinvents itself, what do artists do left to their own devices in 2024? They simply use photos of themselves, effectively rejecting the entire premise of an album cover. And that’s harder than anything a label could come up with.
Tracklist:
Rx Taliban137, Bp
— Thumbin
Nevlo, TYMPESO
— Volvic
Spaceli Vietnam
— Your Body
Rx Taliban137, Raq Baby
— Instagram Skeeza
Bugszy Citglo
— 8 Block Phenom
Glockboybobo
— Dont Front Yo Move
Bugszy Citglo, Scooter Love, Hoey Citglo, Liek Dinaro
— Drip Talk
AMARI ROSE
— Trap GO Brazy
Sira Faal, KazOnDaBeat
— Oh mein Gott
D30
— Bussing
Ys
— Enemies
King K.O
— Touch 100
BrittGang Rambo, 100k
— Working
4lquan
— Cant Blame Em
HottyboyzStitch
— Out The Box
Cristo4L, Quan 4L
— Shells
Gola Gianni
— MVP
Freemyswag, Nettspend
— hateu
Swagg2100
— What’s the price
Hbkswift
— Risky
Lil Scoom
— Still Sippin
Layin Low
— C Glizzy
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Above:
Plastikman
Consumed ↗
1998
Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin, Seth, Jani Anderson
Heartthrob
Dear Painter, Paint Me ↗
2008
Painting:
James Nares
FUSE vs. Plastikman
Epok ↗
1999
Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin
JPLS
Twilite ↗
2009
Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin
Joran Van Pol
Edge ↗
2018
Design:
Jason Patterson
Marc Houle
Licking Skin ↗
2009
Design:
Jason Patterson
Niederflur
DIN ↗
2007
Design:
Matthew Hawtin
Various Artists
min2MAX ↗
2006
Design:
Matthew Hawtin
Gaiser
Pullpush ↗
2009
Painting:
James Nares
False
2007 ↗
2007
Design:
Will Calcutt
Richie Hawtin
Concept 1 - 96:CD ↗
1996
Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin
Minus
Enter Ibiza: DJ Mix ↗
2012
Design:
Ben Slater
Plastikman
Artifakts ↗
1998
Design:
Richie Hawtin, Matthew Hawtin
👽
ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ™
(All tracks by michael king)
camden hills lights
14_1229_demo_01
20_0704_fireworks
16_1003_demo_01
unknown 01
unknown 02
unknown 03
harriman park stream
15_0922_demo_01
15_1122_demo_01
18_0910_ableton_01_mix_01
woodford lake stream
15_0719_demo_01
16_0909_demo_01
16_0619_demo_01
16_0805_demo_02
18_0805_ableton_01_mix_01
15_0730_demo_01
16_0728_demo_02
17_0823_ableton_01_mix_01
16_0517_demo_01
15_0222_demo_04
15_0620_demo_01
16_0110_demo_02
15_0714_demo_demo_01
15_0206_demo_01
20_1110_ableton_01_mix_01
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A lift gate to a landscape of techno, bass, and percussion. Expect nods to some staples and plenty of ear candy along the way.
Tracklist:
Chris Watson
— El Divisadero
Drexciya
— Drifting into a Time of No Future
Karenn
— Cloy
CoH
— Mad
Plebeian
— Cassone
XRA
— Bee Track
Tano
— Where Did You Go?
Marco Shuttle
— Vanishing Point
Susumu Yokota
— Paxil
The Chemical Brothers
— Free Yourself (Paranoid London Remix)
Polito
— Wallis Axiom
Ploy
— Sala One Five
Microhm
— Combustión (Reimagination x KOI)
exael
— Demon Love
Uman Therma, Yetsuby, Yeong Die
— 152
Hassan Abou Alam
— Shalfata (3Phaz Remix)
Commodo
— Eyewitness
Sir Spyro
— Topper Top (Instrumental)
Parris
— Skeletal
OACEM
— Sawt
Massive Attack
— Backward Sucking (Heat Miser)
Evar
— Petre Inspirescu
J. Albert
— tdU_du_tdu_tdu
Ntel
— Resin
Psyk
— Some [NON043]
Shackleton
— Blood on My Hands
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Heartfelt ballads and sparkly vintage love songs interspersed with 80’s dance cuts and gut-wrenching electronica. A soundtrack to love of all kinds - curated by a dear friend of the pod Jak Tedesco ;))
The Dixie Cups
— Chapel Of Love
Crystal Castles
— Their Kindness Is Charade
Grimes
— Sagrad Прекрасный
Deee-Lite
— Bittersweet Loving
Sally Shapiro
— I’ll Be By Your Side
Mike Sharon
— Away - Original Mix
Martin Dupont
— Inside Out
Ladytron
— Seventeen
Everything But The Girl
— Five Fathoms
Delroy Edwards
— Numbnuts Hymn
Moby
— Alice
AIR
— Grieve Not the Spirit
Everything But The Girl
— Before Today
Kornél Kovács, Kamohelo
— Castles
Moby
— Love of Strings
The Little Dippers
— Forever
Arca
— Time
Boy Harsher
— Country Girl
Télépopmusik
— Dance Me
Gerd
— Seduce Me
Portishead
— It Could Be Sweet
James K
— Ultra Facial!
The Supremes
— You Send Me
Tempers
— In And Out Of Hand
Boy Harsher
— R. O. V. - New Beat Edit
Insides
— Relentless
Black Marble
— It’s Conditional
Dolly Parton
— Gonna Hurry (As Slow As I Can) - Demo
Flying Lotus, Laura Darlington
— Auntie’s Lock/Infinitum
— Chapel Of Love
Crystal Castles
— Their Kindness Is Charade
Grimes
— Sagrad Прекрасный
Deee-Lite
— Bittersweet Loving
Sally Shapiro
— I’ll Be By Your Side
Mike Sharon
— Away - Original Mix
Martin Dupont
— Inside Out
Ladytron
— Seventeen
Everything But The Girl
— Five Fathoms
Delroy Edwards
— Numbnuts Hymn
Moby
— Alice
AIR
— Grieve Not the Spirit
Everything But The Girl
— Before Today
Kornél Kovács, Kamohelo
— Castles
Moby
— Love of Strings
The Little Dippers
— Forever
Arca
— Time
Boy Harsher
— Country Girl
Télépopmusik
— Dance Me
Gerd
— Seduce Me
Portishead
— It Could Be Sweet
James K
— Ultra Facial!
The Supremes
— You Send Me
Tempers
— In And Out Of Hand
Boy Harsher
— R. O. V. - New Beat Edit
Insides
— Relentless
Black Marble
— It’s Conditional
Dolly Parton
— Gonna Hurry (As Slow As I Can) - Demo
Flying Lotus, Laura Darlington
— Auntie’s Lock/Infinitum
♡ Love you ♡
Tracklist:
mu tate
— they’re with you always
express rising
— neighborhood
chaos in the cbd
— trust is key/luxury motivation
skee mask
— session add
slauson malone
— challenger
bing & ruth
— as much as possible
shinichi atobe
— so good so right 2
king krule
— wednesday overcast
concave reflection
— lethal crush
ulla
— something i cant show
james blake
— not long now
farben
— so much love
supreems
— soft spring
cousin
— padda
steve sobs
— walking the cow*
tim hecker
— amps, drugs, mellotron
duke hugh
— butterflies
helion
— i’ll see it when i believe it
mount kimbie
— carbonated
jonny greenwood
— back beyond
terekke
— 2 the world
beatrice dillon
— halfway
the field
— from here we go sublime
al wootton
— doxa
mica levi & oliver coates
— say goodbye to everyone
elori saxl
— wave iii
aspetuck
— concussion protocol
salamanda
— mirror mirror
animal collective
— banshee beat
cicada ensemble
— murmuration clip
gas
— konigsforst 6
rozi plain
— conditions
dj healer
— love.
physical therapy
— male tears
persuasion
— pure delusion
ben bondy
— ayymos
spencer zahn
— ost
ezekiel honig
— between bridges
nina simone
— twelfth of never
ulla
— blush
being left undone
— IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
mica levi
— tears
with my hands out
— mount eerie
— wave iii
aspetuck
— concussion protocol
salamanda
— mirror mirror
animal collective
— banshee beat
cicada ensemble
— murmuration clip
gas
— konigsforst 6
rozi plain
— conditions
dj healer
— love.
physical therapy
— male tears
persuasion
— pure delusion
ben bondy
— ayymos
spencer zahn
— ost
ezekiel honig
— between bridges
nina simone
— twelfth of never
ulla
— blush
being left undone
— IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
mica levi
— tears
with my hands out
— mount eerie
Tracklist:
Bel Cobain
— Awakening
March 13
— Baby
Psyche
— Elements
Errortica
— Get Down (Kovyazin D Remix)
Irradial
— Untitled 3 (version)
Fletcher
— Mechanical Garden
Pepe Bradock
— Deep Burnt
Akufen
— Installation
Cándido
— Paper Boy
Glonti.Mak
— Apaya (Cable Toy Remix)
Moloko
— Forever More (Francois K & Eric Kupper Dub Mix)
Pedro Bertho
— Tornei feat. Mariana Gehring (Feel Fly Ecstatic Danzante Remix)
Physical Therapy & Davis Galvin
— Sugaring
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A recent evening out with friends landed us at a listening bar in Alphabet City. As we arrived, the atmosphere was mellow and the space was calm, a live DJ spun an assortment of records in the corner. I wasn’t familiar with the music but something about the rhythmic tempo and light percussive accents stood out to me. The bar, called Studio 151 ↗, had the DJ booth tucked in the corner in front of vinyl filled shelves.
Above image
Cartola – Verde Que Te Quero Rosa ↗
Cartola – Verde Que Te Quero Rosa ↗
The back of the bar had various large figures on the wall, which I didn’t think much about. I snapped a few shots and posted an image of one. A friend would point out who was in the image, which lead me to discover the life and music of Angenor de Oliveira or Cartola.
An iconic look, so I put together some covers and images that stood out, enjoy…
Some wonderful backstory…
In 1963, eager to bring the favelas’ samba to a broader audience, Cartola — with Zica and Eugênio Agostine — opened the famous Zicartola bar and restaurant in downtown Rio de Janeiro; it became the most important samba establishment of that time, providing a link between the traditional sambistas and the incipient Bossa Nova movement.
— Wikipedia
Related note:
Learning about the sounds of Cartola reminded me of Andre 3000, another iconic look, and his new album New Blue Sun ↗. I especially enjoyed the video music titles by Sally Thurer, and logo by Bráulio Amado. 👏
Shout out to everyone who inspired the post:
Ben Ferman-Lee
Sally Thurer
Joel Evey
Bráulio Amado
Thank you! ;)
Shopping at my favorite neighborhood vintage store last week, I was stoked to find an 80’s era airbrush instruction manual by Badger. Initially drawn to the layout and art direction in the manual, but as I looked through it I fell in love with the soft, ethereal quality of airbrush imagery.
The vintage store in question ↗
Above + Images 1 – 6 are scanned from Badger’s Airbrushing Techniques for Custom Painting Vol. II
This led me down the rabbit hole – I went digging for the airbrush aesthetic from all eras, high and low art, advertising, music and fashion. Here are some of my favorite things I found.
(Left)
The New Yorker
Buh-Bye, Plastic Bags
Design: Na Kim
(Right)
Harihara Takuya
The New Yorker
Buh-Bye, Plastic Bags
Design: Na Kim
(Right)
Harihara Takuya
Dewaere
Slot Logic
Design: Braulio Amado
Slot Logic
Design: Braulio Amado
Larry Levan (of New York’s late legendary club Paradise Garage) airbrush shirt by Bianca Chandon
“Blurry” airbrushed Paramore shirt
Source unknown
Purelink
Purelink (UWU001)
Design: Helena K
Purelink (UWU001)
Design: Helena K
Alexis Jamet
Pierro
Pierro
Michel Polnareff
Michel Polnareff
Design: Bob Defrin
Michel Polnareff
Design: Bob Defrin
The Silent Message of X
Design: Eiko Ishioka
Design: Eiko Ishioka
A.G. Cook
Apple
Design: Timothy Luke
Apple
Design: Timothy Luke
Source unknown
GiGi FM
Magnetite
Design: Dimitri Erhard
Magnetite
Design: Dimitri Erhard
Source unknown
Tracklist:
Le Frit
— Wood Wide Web (World Loading Interface)
Sepehr
— Diaspora Cocktail
Terrain
— Corners
Piezo
— Wacky Water Kooler
Polygonia
— mùgōng
Small Crab
— Bengal Spice
Maara
— Spiral 2 the Other Side
Awo Ojiji
— Woodpecker
Lurka
— Space
Heritage
— Snakes and Ladders
Suh+Moon
— Burn the Rain
Oshirijima
— Two Door
Yaleesa Hall
— Third Cullen
Teqmun
— Odonata
Millia
— Untitled Dub (Original)
CONCEPTUAL
— Time is Over
Frequency
— Turn The Light (dub)
Sputnik One
— Skindrum
Ehua
— Venom
Mercy System
— Procedures
Vina Konda
— Shadow’s Shelter
Parsec
— Solar
Cornelius
— Omstart
Reflective downtempo for the new year. A mix of new and old tunes peppered with rich sound design, field recordings and moments of surprise.
Curated by Dom @ A – Z.
Tracklist:
K-Lone
— The Falls
Jan Jelinek
— Them, Their
Julie Byrne, Laugh Cry Laugh
— Entropy Increasing
Maara
— Yearning
Tosca
— John Tomes
Popp
— Salbnuß
Cibo Matto
— White Pepper Ice Cream
Solange
— Sound of Rain
Moon Diagrams
— Blue Ring
Valerie Dore
— Guinnevere
Dinamarca
— Fantasilandia
Minor Science
— Summer Diary
Geoffrey Landers
— Say You’ll Say So
Thievery Corporation
— Indra
Slauson Malone 1
— Half-Life
Boards of Canada
— Happy Cycling
Bardeaux
— When We Kiss
Yosi Horikawa
— Bubbles
Bread
— Baby I’m-a Want You
Wordcolour
— (drift)
Les Sins
— Bellow
Ludwig A.F.
— Microplastic
Playboi Carti
— Yah Mean
ML Buch
— Dust Beam
gossiwor domestic saga #2 (all is lost) + zimmers of southall 2
Valley
— Justin Bieber talks about Selena Gomez (First Real Love)
Namasenda
— rosa
Coco & Clair Clair
— U + Me (Club Eat Remix)
basic enlightenment + 2002 camry
Aya, BFTT
— Up And At Them!
Ivy Hollivana, Kavari
— Burrowing
20042004 (rat section + petter solberg, phil mills, ouninpohja
Eev Frances
— Castrati
Serwed
— Technics
acércate amor, certified trapper
jackapplepeople
— 心连心
Ak4yla
— i
Elusin
— Valley love
Roger Doyle
— Spring Is Coming With A Strawberry In The Mouth
Little Annie
— I Think Of You
Eden777
— Ma’im Yada’im
Workdub
— Caravan
Bot1500
— Ocean
Juan Ram
— Ship to Shore
Bark Psychosis
— Big Shot
grain
— Strangeness of the Kind
Molima
— Think’in Bout U
Tomas
— Mind Song
James K
— Ultra Facial!
Tifra
— International Waters (Roza Terenzi Remix)
Wendy & Bonnie
— I Realized You
Art Garfunkel
— Waters of March
— Spring Is Coming With A Strawberry In The Mouth
Little Annie
— I Think Of You
Eden777
— Ma’im Yada’im
Workdub
— Caravan
Bot1500
— Ocean
Juan Ram
— Ship to Shore
Bark Psychosis
— Big Shot
grain
— Strangeness of the Kind
Molima
— Think’in Bout U
Tomas
— Mind Song
James K
— Ultra Facial!
Tifra
— International Waters (Roza Terenzi Remix)
Wendy & Bonnie
— I Realized You
Art Garfunkel
— Waters of March
This was recorded on Nov 10, 2023
[Event Details]
DJ sets by Brandname™, Plushie, YiXiao and friends.
Tracklist:
Aleksi Perälä
— NL-L56-19-08690
Morten B.
— Agnostic
Royal Crown of Sweden
— Mälaren
Monobox
— Rectangle
No. 5
— No. 5
Luigi Tozzi
— Yavin 4
J.S.Zeiter
— Transition
STL
— From A Distance
Grad_U
— Sequence 5
Aleksi Perälä
— GBLFT1740065
Shifted
— Control
DVS1
— Black Russian
Gradient
— Iteration 2
Rod Modell
— Psychic Attack
Arktapes
— Untitled - Arktapes 002 A2 - Space Version
Mind over MIDI
— Walls of Silence
Morten B.
— Herabgehen - Long Version
Recorded on the street at (eavesdrop) ↗ in Greenpoint to cheer for the runners, with a lineup of DJs.
Presented by
(eavesdrop)
Sloped Systems
House Under Magic
a–z.radio
Featuring
Hanzo Soundsystem
Recorded on the street at (eavesdrop) ↗ in Greenpoint to cheer for the runners, with a lineup of DJs.
Presented by
(eavesdrop)
Sloped Systems
House Under Magic
a–z.radio
Featuring
Hanzo Soundsystem
Lineup —
Ruby
Loum
DJ Anton
Ruby
Loum
DJ Anton
We’ve been inspired by the diverse catalog of electronic music coming from IDM and Ambient powerhouse Warp Records (publishing artists from the likes of Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Autechre, and LFO). But almost just as cunning are the iconic visuals that pair with them – like the sinister grin on the cover of Richard D. James Album, the blue-washed faceless figures on Music Has The Right to Children, the flesh-like landscape of Autechre’s Amber.
As an exercise in compiling references for ourselves we enjoyed digging through the early Warp catalog to uncover some of their deepest and earliest cuts. Here are some of the most interesting covers we found. :)
(above image)
Various Artists
The Pioneers Of The Hypnotic Groove (Comp)
1991
Techno, Bleep, Acid House
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Cover Image:
Phil Wolstenholme
The Step
Yeah You!
1991
House, Techno
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Cover Image:
Phil Wolstenholme
DiY
Strictly for Groovers
1993
House, Electro
Design:
Iconography & DiY
Speedy J
Ginger
1993
Techno, Downtempo
Design:
Arno Asmus, Rene Van Der Weyde
Seefeel
Succour
1993
Techno, IDM, Ambient
Design:
Schadenfreudesigners Republik 14.2, Zoe Harris
The Black Dog
Spanners
1995
IDM, Ambient Techno, Acid Techno
Design:
Black Dog Productions, Richard Burridge, I Think
RAC
Diversions
1994
Electro, Techno, House
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
RAC
Structures
1996
Techno, Electro, Breaks
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Aphex Twin
Donkey Rhubarb
1995
IDM, Experimental
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Cover Image:
Richard D. James
Aphex Twin / The Black Dog
In-Store Ambients (Compilation, Promo)
1995
IDM, Ambient
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Autechre
Quaristice
2008
Glitch, IDM, Ambient
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Sweet Exorcist
Retroactivity
2008
Bleep, House, Techno
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Plaid
Not For Threes
1997
Leftfield, IDM, Electro
Design:
Think1
Squarepusher
Big Loada
1997
DnB, Jungle, Experimental
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Squarepusher
Hard Normal Daddy
1998
IDM, DnB, Breaks
Design:
Johnny Clayton
Ko-Wreck Technique
Ko-Wrecktion EP
1999
IDM, Hip-Hop
Design:
Struggle Inc.
Various Artists
Warp 103 Remixes
1999
Leftfield, Techno, House, Downtempo, IDM
Design:
Johnny Clayton
Richard Devine
Lipswitch
2001
Abstract, IDM
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Two Lone Swordsmen
Tiny Reminders
2000
IDM, Techno, Electro
Design:
James Woodbourne, Tom Ludewig
Tortoise
Standards
2001
Post Rock, Electronic
Design:
The Designer’s Republic
Sophie B. Hawkins
— Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
Beyoncé
— Me, Myself and I
The Sundays
— Goodbye
Third Eye Blind
— I Want You
Romeo Santos
— Odio (feat. Drake)
Crystal Castles, Robert Smith
— Not In Love - Radio Version
Ace
— How Long
Say Anything
— Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too
Kate Bush
— This Woman’s Work
Art Garfunkel
— Waters of March
Pixies
— U-Mass
702
— You Don’t Know
Fox the Fox
— Precious Little Diamond
Stevie Nicks
— If You Ever Did Believe
Thelma Houston
— Don’t Leave Me This Way
Foreigner
— Waiting for a Girl like You
Gwen Stefani
— Luxurious
— Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
Beyoncé
— Me, Myself and I
The Sundays
— Goodbye
Third Eye Blind
— I Want You
Romeo Santos
— Odio (feat. Drake)
Crystal Castles, Robert Smith
— Not In Love - Radio Version
Ace
— How Long
Say Anything
— Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too
Kate Bush
— This Woman’s Work
Art Garfunkel
— Waters of March
Pixies
— U-Mass
702
— You Don’t Know
Fox the Fox
— Precious Little Diamond
Stevie Nicks
— If You Ever Did Believe
Thelma Houston
— Don’t Leave Me This Way
Foreigner
— Waiting for a Girl like You
Gwen Stefani
— Luxurious
A study in how the absurd can dominate a music art subculture, the Houston design firm Pen & Pixel produced thousands of covers for southern rap projects at the turn of the century. Though their style has recently seen a resurgence (you can now find P&P bootlegs of your favorite pop stars at your local Urban Outfitters), it can never be truly replicated. We compiled some of their most imaginative covers here:
(above image)
Pluto
Players Like Us Takin’ Over
1995
Pluto
Players Like Us Takin’ Over
1995
Spice 1
1990 – Sick
1995
1990 – Sick
1995
Snoop Dogg
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
1998
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told
1998
Murder Inc.
Let’s Die 2-Gether
1997
Let’s Die 2-Gether
1997
Tela ft. Eightball and MJG
Sho Nuff
1996
Sho Nuff
1996
J-Dawg
The Dawg House
1997
The Dawg House
1997
Mercedes
Rear End
1999
Rear End
1999
Lil’ Flip
The Leprechaun
2000
The Leprechaun
2000
Silkk the Shocker
Charge It 2 Da Game
1998
Charge It 2 Da Game
1998
2 Live Crew ft. Ice-T
The Real One
1998
The Real One
1998
Eightball
Lost
1998
Lost
1998
E.S.G.
Ocean of Funk
1994
Ocean of Funk
1994
Eightball and MJG
On Top of the World
1995
On Top of the World
1995
Tracklist:
Don Toliver (feat. Toro y Moi)
— Cinderella
Alain Goraguer
— Terr et Tiwa dorment
Piero Umiliani
— Chaser
Radiohead
— Blow Out
Jay Worthy, LNDN DRGS, The Alchemist
— Lost My Lex
James K
— Ultra Facial!
The Sundays
— On Earth
Surprise Chef
— Rosemary Hemphill
L'éclair
— Suite
L'éclair
— Dallas
Apifera, Nitai Hershkovits, Rejoicer, Amir Bresler, Yonatan Albalak
— Énék Hamaguro
DJ Shadow
— Midnight In A Perfect World
Nosync
— Dembow Boost
DJ Spanish Fly Memphis
— Cement Shoes
Electronic
— Getting Away with It
MJ Cole, Nova Caspar, Jaydee
— Sincere - Re-Cue’D
1 9 0 5, Former City Records
— Recorddeals
Stephanie Cooke, Mood II Swing
— Holding On To You Love -
Mood II Swing Dub
ML Buch
— High speed calm air tonight
Caroline Polachek
— Welcome To My Island
Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams
— Yummy
Dean Blunt, Tyson
— Pressed
Kessler
— Kindred Spirit
Big Bud
— State of Mind
Scratcha DVA, Lady Lykez
— Muhammad Ali - Original Mix
Gafacci, Amaarae
— Like Water
Good Luck
— Think abt me
99GINGER, DJ Lycox
— Underwater
Kendrick Lamar
— unititled 02 | 06.23.2014.
Jacque Greene
— Dakou
Duval Timothy, Lil Silva, Melanie Faye
— Fall Again