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The Human Fear – Franz Ferdinand – Matthew Cooper

 

Matthew Cooper was asked by Domino Records to once again work on the design for Franz Ferdinand’s new album ‘The Human Fear’. This marks the 6th time Matthew has worked with the band on their album packaging and promotional design.

 

More of Matthew’s work can be viewed here https://www.debutart.com/artist/matthew-cooper


Hanbang EP Artwork by Léon Moh-Cah

Phosphor's latest signing, Léon Moh-Cah, has created the artwork for Hanbang's new EP. The artwork depicts a mountain scene created from collaged layers of fabric painted with watercolours.

Hanbang, real name Lee Jihoon, is a keyboardist-composer and member of the band Yangbans. This solo project is a meditation album featuring music he composed himself using recordings he made in nature. Three more albums are expected to follow, which will form a 24-song composition representing the 24 seasons of the Chinese calendar. Léon will be illustrating the three other albums too, in this same style, exploring the different colours and landscapes of the seasons.

Find more of Léon Moh-Cah's work in her Phosphor portfolio or contact Trina to discuss commissioning her for your next project.

James Taylor – The Go! Team ‘Rolling Blackouts’ 10th Anniversary Reissue

A decade old but still feels fresh. James Taylor created all art and type for The Go! Team’s 2011 album ‘Rolling Blackouts'. The album has been reissued as picture disc, worth it for the cover alone. The A0 size collage (the album cover features only a fraction of it) involved James cutting and sticking over 200 images.

More of James’s work can be found at https://www.debutart.com/artist/james-taylor

Frances Castle: CD Packaging for Jetsam and Gareth E. Rees ‘A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes’

A Dream Life of Hackney Marshes is another beautifully crafted, limited edition album designed and illustrated by Frances Castle for Clay Pipe Music. Frances' atmospheric images are a perfect foil for Gareth E. Rees' words about the landscape of the Hackney Marshes and it's mix of ancient wetland, overgrown Victorian ruins, wild flower meadows, pylons, railway sidings and reservoirs. Ree's spoken word in collaboration with Jetsam's orchestration, takes us on a journey through this troubled dreamscape.

Frances Castle is represented by Arena

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Dirty North

These punchy drawings for Manchester's 'Dirty North' are by pen and ink master Ben Tallon. Working with the band, Ben has produced  gritty artworks for the single and album inlay. Ben says "'The Blues' is the new single from Dirty North, a three piece from Wythenshawe, Manchester fusing reggae with rap and guitar music...... I met the boys in Wythenshawe, Europe's biggest council estate. We toured the local hangouts where the boys grew up, providing much fuel for the lyrics and musical identity. I photographed everything from graffiti on the underpass to melted wheelie bins, attracting attention from a few bystanders. The results delighted the band and The Blues is out now on Corporate Records." Dirty North are also rumoured to be supporting The Stone Roses at Heaton Park.

Ben Tallon is represented by Illustration

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