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bbd_adonai

bbd_adonai_record sleeve

cover
vinyl mockup back 2
vinyl mockup
vinyl mockup back
vinyl label A
vinyl label B
cover wrapped in plastic 1
cover wrapped in plastic 2
_what
record sleeve for the los angeles-based band, big black delta.
_how
in february of 2022 jonathan bates sent caspar a 1921 painting by wassiliy kandinsky called blue segment. jon asked that he use colours similar to those found in this painting for the new big black delta LP artwork. jon's synesthesia has often played a key part in the band's aesthetic, and when listening to his new record, adonai, he saw colours similar to these.

in february of 2025 the album came out. the artwork is caspar's attempt to talk visually about what the record is like to listen to, both musically and lyrically. the cover image is a science-fiction-tinged salvador dali, takashi murakami, wassily kandinsky and max ernst-esque digital painting, and was made with particular reference to the songs you are not alone and say hi to venus. the genesis of the artwork came from trying to break adobe illustrator's "revolve" tool. after that came a bunch of drawing, painting, printing and scanning and so forth.
_link
bigblackdelta.bandcamp.com/album/adonai
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