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August 19, 2010

Broken Bells interactive video

I have to thank good friend and Seattle graphic designer Spencer Choi for giving me the heads-up on this brilliant interactive music video. Comprised of James Mercer and Danger Mouse, Broken Bells records heady space-pop that I imagine would make for a good soundtrack if you were strapped inside a capsule with a one-way ticket…

August 18, 2010

Flying Lotus video

The ethereal, psychedelic visuals (in combination with some Atari 2600-inspired pixel graphics) is what inspired me to create today’s post for “MmmHmm.” Flying Lotus is actually Steven Ellison, a multi-tasking producer, songwriter and “laptop musician” (the first I’ve heard of such a title) who is involved in some very interesting projects. Flying

August 17, 2010

MUSE live

My first MUSE “experience” was Absolution, and I was immediately hooked by their aggressive sound, powerful vocals and thick, crunchy guitar. It seems as though the band has taken a cue from their bold songwriting style and translated it into an impressive live performance to support their newest release, The Resistance. Playing atop massive towers

August 14, 2010

Arcade Fire digital album

An exciting new enhancement to the digital music file has arrived thanks to director and visionary Vincent Morisset, who has reinvented the way we interact with album artwork and lyrics in this age of ones and zeroes. Collaborating with designer Caroline Robert, and Arcade Fire’s singer, Win Butler, Vincent has developed “Synchronized Artwork.” Through Synchronized…

August 13, 2010

Asher Roth website

This site rocks. Well, no, let me take that back – this site actually raps. And it does so skillfully with a highly original aesthetic, fun interaction and plenty of personality. I can only assume the developers of this site spit code like Asher flows with rhymes. An XHTML battle anyone? Conceptually based on illustrations…

August 12, 2010

Jed Davis packaging

Two thousand ten is the new 1890, thanks to this “wax” (ok, they had to make it plastic) cylinder that contains Jed Davis’ new single, “Yuppie Exodus from Dumbo,” a passionate vintage pop tune with some jazzy ragtime cowbell flavor. Phonograph cylinders were the mp3’s of the late 19th century; they represented the cutting edge…

August 11, 2010

Fabrice Lig packaging

When designers collaborate, we all seem to win. This packaging for Fabrice Lig’s new album/CD, “Genesis of a Deep Sound,” benefits from a melding of the creative minds of EDIT, Sawdust and Andrew Moore. The results match the mood and feel of Fabrice’s digital beats and lighthearted mechanical rhythms. There’s a playful aspect to the…

August 10, 2010

Spike Press posters

Spike Press is the work of Chicago-based illustrator and designer, John Solimine. I’ve had this site bookmarked for quite some time, but recently rediscovered it as I was cataloging my resources for RB. I had forgotten two things: 1) how crazy talented this guy is and 2) how well Mr. Solimine has mastered color. What…

August 7, 2010

JAILL video

Thanks to Seattle’s SUB POP label (still alive and well, thank you very much) the world can now enjoy the musical contributions of Jaill, a Milwaukee-based “psycho-pop” combo. Jaill has recently unleashed their music video for “The Stroller,” which seems to prove that lo-fi will never go out of style, and neither will beach parties.…

August 6, 2010

Ivan Khmelevsky posters

Moscow-based graphic designer Ivan Khmelevsky has recently graduated from design school, but you wouldn’t know it thanks to his well-executed mix of gig posters. There’s a wide variety of influences represented here, and it serves Ivan’s portfolio well as each piece appears unique, focused and reflective of the artist it is promoting. Nice work.