the contrast works for me, what can i say? i like a little bit of pop in my graphics.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Monday, 2 April 2012 20:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
2nd version is much, much better though
i think the font works, its just the color is really wrong
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 2 April 2012 20:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
you have to imagine it as a foil stamp, knowing southern lord
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Monday, 2 April 2012 20:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
looks like they're already committed to that logo
― shur fine (am0n), Monday, 2 April 2012 20:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
Actually, that top is amazing.
― Conan The Asshander (Doran), Monday, 2 April 2012 20:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
See, to me, the font evokes something good-natured, friendly, and somewhat futuristic. But it should evoke something mysterious, elaborate, hallucinogenic, and vaguely threatening. This was better communicated by the font on "Sleep's Holy Mountain," though even that album's art looked somewhat amateur and probably could have been greatly improved.
― Poliopolice, Monday, 2 April 2012 22:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's retro-futuristic, as is the album title. Very 70s, fits the sound of the band just fine.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 2 April 2012 22:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
album title font, I should say. Smoking dope is timeless.
xp: feh, the holy mountain art is magnificent and requires no mortal "improvement":
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vY8I5HvOvk8/SoR_vu6XCjI/AAAAAAAAIL8/NJ8gdb7STXE/s400/Sleep%2520Holy%2520Mountain.jpg
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Monday, 2 April 2012 22:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
^ for those too stoned to click links
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Monday, 2 April 2012 22:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
love how the 'ee' the new logo looks like a pair of lidded eyes glancing thataway
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Monday, 2 April 2012 22:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
half want to read it as "bloop" though
otm
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 2 April 2012 22:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah I like it a lot.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Monday, 2 April 2012 22:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
T-shirt also awesome.
philistines.
― Poliopolice, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 00:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
i like the foldout even more
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 00:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
stonarz on tattoine
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 00:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
chewbacca approved
otoh you gotta give these guys credit for finding new reasons to design covers for the same album
fwiw, i have no idea where that second one came from, fan made?
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 00:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
So it turns out it's part of a bigger painting:
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol
― og (admrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
o rly?
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Weedian on the Edge of Time
― I will transmit this information to (Viceroy), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah that image badly needed an odd sailboat-shaped spacecraft. I was really worried for a moment there
― og (admrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
the cover is a fractal that can be infinitely zoomed out
― diamonddave85, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
IIRC the second cover was by arik moonhawk roper
― the late great, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
who is no doubt a fan but i think more to the point kind of a "band bro"
― the late great, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
if roger dean is an honorary member of yes then arik roper is an honorary member of at least half the good stoner metal bands out there
― the late great, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
sadly it looks like he's removed a ton of his illustrations from his website, it's a much fancier website now but has way less of his art and a lot less of his early hand-drawn work which appeals to me more than his new oil painting style
― the late great, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
― the late great, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think this new cover must be by roper, too. craggy peaks, loose brush for the lines, basic look of those overgrown jawas and their weird dromedary. couldn't be anyone else.
way less of his art and a lot less of his early hand-drawn work which appeals to me more than his new oil painting style
yeah, feel the same, but he probably gets sick of people saying they liked his early stuff better. my favorite moonhawk:
http://image.musicimport.biz/sdimages/upc07/690989000421.jpg
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:43 (1 year ago) Permalink
I wish the second Sand Person wasn't doing the River Dance.
― Conan The Asshander (Doran), Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
man, bummer to realize that Ned has me killfiled and didn't see my post four before his.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
best thing
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, i thought that was a bit weird myself. his is bigger though.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
yes its roper
better w/out the text
― Disco Bob & MC Criminal (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
thanks for the update, HOOS
i've never understood wtf this is thiough
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 5 April 2012 21:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think it's much worse w/out the "Sleep" text (dull painting, basically), but much improved w/out the retro-computerized "DOPESMOKER"
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
it is a picture of a mystical guy burning HEMP and also a HEMP sweater that you could wear while smoking HEMP and following the smoke to the RIFF-FILLED land
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Image loading is turned off for me so I admit I did not see the earlier post of same.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
in defense of the text on the new cover, this is pretty kick-ass on its own. sharp, simple and very strong. most graphically dynamic part of the design, imo.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 5 April 2012 22:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
it was intended as sarcasm, i had posted the full version of the whole foldout just before you did.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 6 April 2012 02:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
― am0n, Friday, 11 May 2012 14:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's like tablature only more cryptic.
I also like hearing what Matt Pike said about playing in Sleep vs High on Fire. "I count a lot more when I play Sleep."
How's the remaster? I only have the "legit" release with the burning bush/hemp sweater cover.
― Matt M., Friday, 11 May 2012 15:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
I've just ordered the CD + T-shirt + Poster combo. Am tempted to get a vinyl copy for the awesome artwork too.
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Friday, 11 May 2012 15:38 (1 year ago) Permalink