[kj] New Topic-Single/Album covers

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

The new Killing Joke LP cover looks like some late 90s Photoshop
abomination; puts me in the mind of the computer game "Myst" from that era,
but with enough weirdness to also put me in the mind of bad 70s prog rock
LP covers. The skull on it is cheesy.

The single cover I like better, but it's not brilliant, either.

As far as the Hosannas LP cover -- I quite like it! I don't likethe KJ 2003
Insane Clown Posse looking dyglo orange cover. Ugh. In fact, a lot of KJ
covers don't hold up well, save for the first LP and Extremities.
"Democracy" is also a horrid LP cover.

-0liver

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:


> I must disagree, although i do have a rather strong emotional attachment

> to Mike's artwork from

> the early days, in particular all the covers for the singles. And as soon

> as I saw the In Cythera artwork

> it just felt and looked right - I don't think it would have looked out of

> place on one of those early singles.

> And it echoes his designs for KJ for Beginners and Chaos for Breakfast

> (and even the Nervous System

> EP) - the return of the creepy blond cherub. I think Mike's designs gave

> the band a mysterious identity

> and continuity and, it's worth saying yet again, they were stupid to drop

> him! Compare WTF..! (still one of the

> strangest record sleeves I think I have ever seen) to later efforts.

>

> As for people being actively put off a band because of some artwork, I

> find that unlikely - I have some records I

> love with some terrible/awful/cheesy artwork but it never stopped me

> buying them if I liked the music.

>

> I agree the new LP looks worryingly generic and do wonder if Mike was

> given free rein on that or was

> told what to do.

>

> n

>

>

> On 27 February 2012 04:49, sade1 <saulomar1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>

>> That's as close to my actual feelings as I will go - by referencing your

>> reply, shrinking violet that I am.

>> Oh, what the hell..

>> I don't like either the cd or (even less) teh single cover. I don't think

>> it does anything accurate (much less, useful) as far as communicating the

>> band/song to the listening public. It seems very disjointed and

>> non-sequitur-ial/-ish to what KJ are and in such a colorless manner, too. The

>> black-n'-white aspect further makes it inaccessible/'unconnecting' with the

>> present listening public and even verges on (mis-)representing the

>> song/sound/band as an anachronism.

>> In other words, who ever would pick up that cd-single (or album) and

>> think "I just might be holding in my hands one of the most powerful,

>> influential, and r/evolutionary bands ever", hm? Jaz, really. That's it.

>> Hear the band + look at the cd sleeves = huh???

>> God, even the OTG cover was more relevant and in keeping with the band

>> than these.

>>

>> Not that I'm aiming for KJ to sell millions of copies, I just think the

>> covers may actually turn people off a bit from buying it. I've sold

>> enough things in my life to know that these (sleeves & the band) do not

>> fit.

>>

>>

>>   ------------------------------

>> *From:* ADRIAN WASON <adrianwason at btinternet.com>

>> *To:* Ana Madani <madanistan at gmail.com>

>> *Cc:* "gathering at misera.net" <gathering at misera.net>

>> *Sent:* Sunday, February 26, 2012 12:20 PM

>>

>> *Subject:* Re: [kj] New Topic-Single/Album covers

>>

>> i just think its repetitive and reminiscent of lots of other images from

>> killing joke artwork in a annoying yawn way

>>

>>   *From:* Ana Madani <madanistan at gmail.com>

>> *To:* ADRIAN WASON <adrianwason at btinternet.com>; A list about all things

>> Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>

>> *Sent:* Sunday, 26 February 2012, 19:29

>> *Subject:* Re: [kj] New Topic-Single/Album covers

>>

>>

>>

>> On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 4:26 AM, ADRIAN WASON <adrianwason at btinternet.com

>> > wrote:

>>

>>  am i the only person to think the in cythera cover is shit?ok ill get

>> my coat!

>>

>>

>> I wasn't exactly thrilled either, but then again, consider the KJ 2003

>> cover ....

>>

>>

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