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November 20, 2006
CD Cover Design to Raise Climate Change Awareness
U2, Sting, Radiohead, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Jack Johnson and others have contributed songs to the album Rythms Del Mundo: Cuba (due out Nov 20, 2006 from Universal Music). The surviving members of Cuban group Buena Vista Social Club have remixed each track, giving them traditional Cuban/Latin feels and instrumentation - listen to samples here. The album cover features a 1950s Cuban automobile photo, taken by the cd's producer, Kenny Young. The Sheffield-based company MM Design was given an opportunity to pitch the design.
The cd packaging, which includes a 20 page booklet, is made from a material that is carbon neutral. Proceeds from cd sales are donated to the project's Natural Disaster Relief and Climate Change Awareness programs.
Track Listing:
1 Clocks - Coldplay
2 Better Together - Jack Johnson
3 Dancing Shoes - Arctic Monkeys
4 One Step Too Far - Dido & Faithless
5 As Time Goes By - Ibrahim Ferrer
6 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - Coco & U2
7 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
8 Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs
9 Killing Me Softly - Omara Portuondo
10 Ai No Corrida - Vanya & Quincy
11 Fragilidad - Sting
12 Don't Know Why - Vanya
13 Hotel Buena Vista - Aquila Rose & Idana
14 The Dark of the Matinee - Coco & Franz Ferdinand
15 High and Dry - Lele & Radiohead
Bonus track
16 Casablanca - Ibrahim & Omara
cd design cover design Climate Change Rhythms Del Mundo
November 08, 2006
Album Art Wars - video
Artists and characters from famous album covers battle it out in a well animated movie. Rock, Rap, Metal, Pop, Punk - they're all represented here in an all out brawl to the death!
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November 01, 2006
Beck's Favorite Album Cover Designs
The cover design for The Information, Beck's 2006 cd release, is customizable. The packaging contains a sheet of stickers so fans can create their own cover designs. A very cool idea, if not a bit cost prohibitive for most independent musicians. Beck has always been inspired by album cover art. As he discusses in this article by James Montgomery, while growing up he would buy albums from thrift stores and swap meets based solely on their "wild" cover art. In the article Beck discusses his 10 favorites:
The Beatles |
The Beatles |
France Gall |
Os Mutantes |
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Captain Beefheart |
The Rolling Stones |
Toncho Pilatos |
Pool-Pah |
David Bowie |
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Here's a site with The Information cover design variations by fans. Thanks alfie!
Beck The Information Cover Design
