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A space in time album cover8/21/2023 ![]() In visual arts, I usually enjoy what we could call « illusion arts », especially when we don’t know exactly how things are done. I sometimes work on sound this way and it was the case on my last album. The same holds true for Aries Mond’s music, which splices and cuts to create unexpected vistas. Rotterdam photographer Claire Droppert has produced an entire series of this ephemeral creatures, whose beauty is in the breaking apart. We fell in love with this image the moment we saw it. Together, they represent 2021’s best pairings of sight and sound.Īries Mond ~ Gaps and Shortcuts (Self-Released)Īrtist: Claire Droppert, “Gravity and Sand Creatures ~ Goat 5” The ten releases below back up visual art with aural treasure. If someone has paid this much attention to the art, the music must be worth hearing, if only to satisfy our curiosity. They signal that an artist is a maverick, an originator, an auteur. The best album covers make us want to hear what is inside. Without name brand recognition, a generic cover has no chance. Now most people buy their music online after scrolling through hundreds of images and short descriptions. In the old days, one might peruse the bins at the local record store, seeing if something caught the eye and hopefully the ear. Album covers were never more important than they are today.
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