Archive for the ‘commentary’ Category

Revized Minimalism at Sleevage

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Great article at Sleevage.com: Sleevage: The Modernist Editions

Revized 4AD Remasters, hypothetically

Monday, April 6th, 2009

heidi berry

heidi berry

This Mortal Coil

pale saints

lonely is an eyesore

colourbox

the wolfgang press

the birthday party

colin newman

4ad7

I was wondering what a “conventional” 4AD remaster reissue might look like. What I came up with was a clear outer sleeve with the logo and word “REMASTERED” on the front, and then the barcode and fine print on the back. Each would be a lavish two-disc digipak set–with loads of rare bonus tracks, of course–with newly revized v23 artwork, too, metallic inks and all.

One can dream.

Anni Rossi’s Rockwell, Revized

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Anni Rossi

rockwellClearly, Ms Rossi wants you to focus on the music and not the dreadful cover art she has apparently chosen for her debut album on 4AD. Is this possibly a statement on 4AD’s aesthetic reputation? Sure to be hotly debated by diehard fans of the 4AD label…

Gandhi 25th Anniversary DVD, Revized

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Gandhi

Dead GandhiSeriously, is this a joke?

The 25th Anniversary DVD artwork is just awful. Gandhi looks dead (or at least dozed off) on the DVD. This is really unfortunate and inexplicable, for such an award-winning film. This is one of the worst DVD covers ever: I’m simply stunned this got approved…which makes it a natural for the Revized treatment.

Britney Spears, Revized As Gangsta Rap

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Yet another parody of the NWA classic. I know, I know, leave Britney alone.