Noteworthy album covers of 2012

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love that intelligence one! kind of a vintage vanguard vibe

what is that sisi?

image properties sez its the new Swans

cool photo

though i don't like the new trend of having no writing on the cover, feels lazy

― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, May 29, 2012 11:28 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i remember it used to seem such a power move when some huge platinum act would do that, but yeah now it's just something any old chump can get away with

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cool photo

though i don't like the new trend of having no writing on the cover, feels lazy

― wack nerd zinging in the dead of night (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, May 29, 2012 11:28 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i remember it used to seem such a power move when some huge platinum act would do that, but yeah now it's just something any old chump can get away with

― some dude, Tuesday, May 29, 2012 2:45 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

agreed, it's kinda cliche in its own way and doesn't really have much impact anymore

yeah, as much as people itt bitch about typographical woes, it's usually better than the alternative

xx-post
Just sought out that Ilaiyaraaja/Tamil synth-funk thing - it's pretty nuts in a fun way.
10 minute sampler:
http://soundcloud.com/experimedia/ilaiyaraaja-fire-star-synth

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I want to see this one irl. I like this band and I like this album.

nice idea, could have been executed so much betetr

reminds me of the field mice 7" on caff

suum cuique cover is tremendous

cool cover bro: crocodiles - endless flowers NSFW

lol, i like those guys

having said that, I'll probably cringe a little when buying that. not because of the nudty, because its p awful.

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deep

Is that the singer on the right? It seems like they've been around forever...

deep

― mookieproof, Monday, June 4, 2012 11:30 PM (Yesterday)

I lol'ed

derp

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The Alchemist - Russian Roulette
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Big KRIT - Live From the Underground
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I like that alchemist one. What is the music like?

Not out yet, but he's a New York based hip hop producer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM-kvV4pJ2Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA-QpkVpuAQ

http://www.resident-music.com/productdetails&product_id=20593

^ Eye-catching but ultimately sort of silly. Have no idea who Human Woman are.

um oops

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^ quite low-key but I quite like this, it's Doldrums - Egypt

Like, the VHF Doldrums?

doldrums one is great

No, it's not the VHF one, it's some guy from Canada doing weird lo-fi psychedelic dance music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDfeRagKo6Y

Sounds like a cross between Ariel Pink and Caribou

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Michael Pisaro/Toshiya Tsunoda - crosshatches

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para one - passion

That looks like the "Before" of the first Masters of Reality cover.

No, it's not the VHF one

Do people not Google their band name ideas or is it just cool to not care now? Cool album cover though and I even kind of like the song, except the vocals.

Do people not Google their band name ideas

Short answer? No.
Long answer? I think we're about out of suitable names if the hundreds of horribly named bands I come across at work every day are any indication. I'd rather have two artists named Doldrums than even one named Stony Danza or Forever The Sickest Kids.

i'll take unique over suitable any time. i'd rather someone call themselves shitfuck mcgillicuddy than be the 53rd band to call themselves spindrift

I'd say the first band to call themselves Spindrift fucked up.

probably

Doldrums in this case is prolly an Ariel Pink ref no? but yeah it is bone idle and it's not like you even came up with a killer name or anything come on man

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Fur - Cocoon ...I'm a sucker for this sort of landscape painting, wonder who did it?

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^ this shit is the worst though (Debruit - From The Horizon)

I mean, just look at that fucking glass horse

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man, that grass widow is terrible

dig the alchemist

human woman and doldrums are p nice, too

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Kandodo- s/t

what's so notable about that waka album cover?

Notably crap obviously.