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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Unfolding Shady Maples
I listen to a lot of music. It gets me motivated, keeps me in the zone, and at times even inspires new work. No surprise then that the album covers I've worked on rank amongst my favorite projects. This time around I got to work with my long time friend Greg Peters and his super gifted cohort Owen Roberts on their combo effort Shady Maples.
One of the best things about doing album covers is getting early release tracks. I spent a lot of time listening to their Unfold album and the design is reflective of where my head was while I had it on repeat. Shady Maples music is multi layered and each time through I picked up something new I didn't hear before. It's expansive under the surface and that was the driving force for the art. The paper cover seems to literally unfold and reveal a vast landscape. While I tend to opt for illustrated focal points, this album really warranted much more atmospheric elements so I chose to use a photo I took in the Fall of last year. It encompassed how the music felt to me much better than anything I could have drawn by hand. Props to the Owen and Greg for putting out a great album.
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