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An overview of how work shown elsewhere on this site has appeared on record sleeves and book covers. See the individual project folders for the originals and for other related pieces.
With thanks to Steve Goodman, Marcus Scott, Mark Pritchard, Sara Abdel-Hamid, Mike Paradinas, James Burton, Lionel Skerratt, Alex Wilson, Piers Martin, Tommi Grönlund, Jason Goz and Alex Pilkington.
We are destined to repeat the same mistakes... again, and again.
The fourth panel was used on the cover of the Kode9 & The Spaceape album, Black Sun. The preceding three images were made for the Optigram exhibition at the 2011 Unsound Festival.
Some work here uses waves of shifting tones to investigate changes in colour dominance, whilst other pieces employ subtle displacement to create optical effects.
The Supremacy project was started as a result of a commission for Harmonic 313’s Battlestar single on Warp. Work has since also appeared on the Citinite extended player, Fast Life by Drive Me Home, and on the Hyperdub singles, Hylo by LV & Quarta 300, and Bellion by Ill Blu.
An attempt to graphically interpret synaesthesia.
This project was for use on releases by DVA on Hyperdub; his album Pretty Ugly and the accompanying single, Polyphonic Dreams. It is thematically similar to previous work created for the DJ Nate album released by Planet Mu, Da Trak Genious, a version of which is shown here.
’70s psychedelic sci-fi soul.
This artwork was created for use on the album by footwork producer, Traxman, entitled Da Mind of Traxman, released on Planet Mu. We chose this direction as a way of connecting some of his musical inspirations with his own productions.
“Hey, Einstein, I’m on your side!”
Responding to a brief from Ikonika saying that she liked paper planes, I combined that with the aesthetics of Star Fox to come up with this artwork for her I Make Lists EP on Hum+Buzz.
Patterns used for camouflage and deception have become part of an urban visual language disconnected from their original purpose. Whilst most patterns are intended to conceal, some are designed to confuse.
Disruptive work has been created for Hyperdub’s compilation album, 5, and Steve Goodman’s book, Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear, published by MIT Press.
Exploring the interplay of gradients against each other, often using incremental rotation and repetition.
Work from the Gradius project has been used on Ikonika’s album for Hyperdub, contact, love, want, have, Harmonic 313’s album, When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence, released on Warp, a Kode9 vs Martyn mix album released in Japan, and in the Red Bull Music Academy newspaper, Daily Note.
Op art patterns in pop art colours... it was inevitable.
Pop Op work has been used by Hyperdub on the single, Acid, by Terror Danjah.
Creating depth and a sense of space whilst using a limited colour palette.
Fields work has been used on Harmonic 313’s Dirtbox single released on Warp, the Terror Danjah single You Make Me Feel released on Hyperdub, and for a Citinite x LuckyMe event.
Initially taking inspiration from Chris Foss and evoking the work of David Pelham, this work was based on feelings of strength in isolation.
This series was created for the Hyperdub releases by Terror Danjah, Bruzin and Undeniable.
Manipulated photography. Not available to buy as prints.
Press photos for Kode9 & The Spaceape, including a shoot commissioned by XLR8R magazine for their final issue.
Yoni is a Sanskrit word that means “origin of life” or “sacred space”. The original meaning of yoni was “divine passage”. As a stylized representation of the female genitalia, in Hinduism yonis are a sign of generative power.
The Yonospheres project was initiated for Ikonika’s Sahara Michael single on Hyperdub but has also been used on other projects, including a single by Villa Nah, and more recently for the single, Clapper, by Ill Blue.
Some work inspired by the Vorticists and dazzle camouflage.
Images have been used on Hyperdub releases by Funkystepz, DOK and Walton. Also included in this set is artwork for the Villa Nah album, Origin.
Two-dimensional marks dreaming of a three-dimensional world.
Work here includes the ? single by Mark Pritchard, elements used for the I’m That Alley single by Sweat.X, released on Citinite, and a logo concept for Villa Nah.
The ’80s science and science fiction magazine, Omni, has been a longtime inspiration, as has commercial erotic art.
Some illustrations have been used on the Citinite releases by Gosub, Watchers from the Black Universe and The Last Time..., and on the LD extended player, Electric. Also included is an image used on the cover of the Citinite compilation, Some Walk By Nite.
...and pieces.
A logo excursion for Bleep; t-shirt designs for Warp, The Wire magazine and Adidas Originals; and a pixel camouflage pattern for Maharishi. Unfortunately the t-shirts are no longer available to buy and the Maharishi pattern is not available as a print.
Many 12" releases do not have a custom sleeve and instead arrive in a generic disco bag. Here are the A-side label artworks for those releases.
A couple of these designs may not be available as large prints so please ask for confirmation.
A selection of sleeves that I designed before Optigram. The last page includes a Model 500 EP which was the first record cover I ever designed – alas it’s pretty rubbish but thought it might be of interest.
Some of the work here is collaborative so please check the credits for the correct info. Labels include Rephlex, R&S, Warp, Lex and Citinite. With the exception of the Citinite releases, none of these covers are available to order as prints.
You can order prints of artworks from all projects on this site, unless otherwise stated. For works that have been used on record covers, you may order with or without the text. Prints are giclée fine art prints on high quality 300gsm paper using archival inks and are usually made at either 50cm or 100cm square, but other sizes are possible.
Please email one@optigram.net for a precise quote, specifying the size of print you would like, which work(s), and the country you live in. As prints are made to order please allow between two to four weeks for delivery. The following prices are offered as a guide only and do not include postage:
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