{"id":34913,"date":"2020-12-15T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/?p=34913"},"modified":"2023-10-02T14:56:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T18:56:39","slug":"top-20-record-covers-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"dossiers","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/dossiers-360\/top-20-record-covers-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Record Covers of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The art of the excellent record sleeve is definitely not dead in the digital age, particularly given the resurgence of vinyl. Photography, collage, computer magic, and good old hand-drawn delights add essential visual flair to our 20 picks for the most remarkable record covers of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-KoShinMoon-Miniatures.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34824\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Ko Shin Moon<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong>Miniatures 1 EP<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (Independant)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French duo Ko Shin Moon\u2019s first of four EPs in its <em>Miniatures<\/em> series recently saw the light of day, affording four journeys to the East on magic carpets woven of featherweight space disco and grooving electro-folk. There\u2019s an Arabic tilt to this EP, perhaps later iterations will alight in Turkey, India, or even Indonesia. On that note, the gracefully strange cover art, expanded on in the luscious video for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F0AFZ1o7ZOw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the first single \u201cAntelias\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, is by Jakarta\u2019s celebrated Ardneks \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/interviews-panm360\/ardneks-jakarta-astral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>read our profile of the artist here<\/strong>.<\/a> <em>\u2013 Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4HpDH8QDyRee57dhbHYj8Q\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-DDWD-AuDela-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34809\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Double Date with Death<\/strong><em> &#8211; <strong>L\u2019Au-Del\u00e0<\/strong><\/em> (Howlin Banana\/Sexy Sloth\/Resurrection)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Montreal band\u2019s decision to ask the Belgian artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elzodurt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Elzo Durt<\/strong><\/a> to illustrate their album was a wise one. As soon as the first single was released, our curiosity was piqued, and the rest was up to the task. We recognize Durt\u2019s style and technique, but the subject matter is different from his familiar work and gives this release a special aura. And what can we say about its variations! A cover that drives one to discover Elzo Durt as much as Double Date with Death. <em>&#8211; Patrice Caron<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2184199548\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doubledatewithdeath.bandcamp.com\/album\/lau-del\">L&#39;Au-Del\u00e0 by Double Date with Death<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-GaslampKiller-HeartMath-1024x990.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34815\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>The Gaslamp Killer<\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong>Heart Math<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (Cuss)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abetted by the likes of The Heliocentrics and the ubiquitous Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, L.A.\u2019s Gaslamp Killer \u2013 heir apparent to DJ Shadow \u2013 delivered this year a third album of lethally potent, instrumentally inclined downtempo. The esoteric artwork by TANT, one quarter of the amazing Israeli street-art crew <a href=\"https:\/\/brokenfingaz.com\/works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Broken Fingaz<\/strong><\/a>, complements the record\u2019s creepy, curious vibe with its sorcerous symbolism. <em>\u2013 Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1328058781\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thegaslampkiller.bandcamp.com\/album\/heart-math\">Heart Math by The Gaslamp Killer<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Disques-Arca-Kick-I.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22755\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Arca<\/strong><\/strong><em> &#8211; <strong><strong>KiCk i<\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong>XL Recordings<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cover of <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/kick-i-arca\/\"><strong><em>KiCk i <\/em>by Arca<\/strong><\/a>, alias Alejandra Ghersi, is a striking queer-futurist extrapolation of humanity on the road to transhumanism. Not only does the electronic artist illustrate her own transformation from masculine to feminine, but she also artistically evokes the changes to come by donning stylized prostheses, with stainless-steel claws and stilts. We probably won&#8217;t look like this in the next century, but&#8230; it&#8217;s a good bet that we won&#8217;t be exclusively made of organic matter anymore. <em>&#8211; Alain Brunet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6fumIfDEAppI5NCGHQEBSr\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-Denzel-Curry-Kenny-Beats-UNLOCKED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34811\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Denzel Curry &amp; Kenny Beats<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong><strong>UNLOCKED EP<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong>Loma Vista<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The images created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowbrimstudio.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>artist Chris M. Wilson<\/strong><\/a> are inspired as much by the world of comic books as they are by hip-hop and hardcore punk aesthetics. For the cover of Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats&#8217; <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nFs1ACrfGVOFPZHNiDmxRPdTf-1t1PZj0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNLOCKED<\/a><\/em><\/strong> EP, he has imagined a post-apocalyptic world that\u2019s a perfect match to the explosive music concocted by the duo. In a city disfigured by a detonation, the cyborg DJ works out a plan on his laptop, while the mutant MC brandishes a fistful of fluorescent energy, ready to deliver radioactive punches to anyone who blocks his way. <em>&#8211; Steve Naud<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3622939414\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/denzelcurrymusic.bandcamp.com\/album\/unlocked\">UNLOCKED by Denzel Curry \/ Kenny Beats<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-Inventions-ContinuousPortrait-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34822\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Inventions<\/strong><\/strong><em> &#8211; <strong><strong>Continuous Portrait<\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong>Temporary Residence<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we sleep, meditate, or listen to the hypnotizing latest album from the band Inventions, we produce different types of brain waves invisible to the naked eye. The cover illustrates this with a drawing from the book <em>The Principles of Light and Colors<\/em>, an occult treasure of pseudo-science written by Edwin D. Babbitt, one that\u2019s fallen into oblivion since its release in 1878. <em>&#8211; Louise Jaunet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2995051774\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inventions.bandcamp.com\/album\/continuous-portrait\">Continuous Portrait by Inventions<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Spinch-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26544\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Thesis Sahib<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Spinch (Original Game Soundtrack)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong>Materia Collective<\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thesis Sahib\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/spinch-original-game-soundtrack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>superior batch of chiptune jams<\/strong><\/a> and playful but substantial electronic dream-pop made a fine accompaniment to the independent, made-in-Canada video game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akuparagames.com\/game\/spinch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Spinch<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. The game brings to life an \u201cecosystem\u201d envisioned by Hamilton, ON graphic artist and award-winning comic creator <a href=\"http:\/\/onemillionmouths.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Jesse Jacobs<\/strong><\/a>, and the soundtrack\u2019s totemic cover is a perfect example of his renowned style, suggestive of fluorescent spaghetti in outer space. <em>\u2013 Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3732394279\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/akuparagames.bandcamp.com\/album\/spinch-original-game-soundtrack\">Spinch (Original Game Soundtrack) by Thesis Sahib<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Disques-Idris-Ackamoor-The-Pyramids-Shaman-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25897\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Idris Ackamoor &amp; Pyramids<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em> &#8211; <strong><strong><strong>Shaman!<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong>Strut<\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a quick glance, the cover of San Francisco saxophonist <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/shaman-idris-ackamoor-the-pyramids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Idris Ackamoor\u2019s outstanding free-jazz excursion<\/strong><\/a> might be mistaken for the work of the late, great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matiklarweinart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mati Klarwein<\/strong><\/a>, whose exquisite wonders adorned classic LPs by Miles Davis, Santana, The Last Poets, and more. No, it\u2019s in fact the work of Japanese painter and muralist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tokio-aoyama.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tokio Aoyama<\/strong><\/a>, whose visionary canvases vibrate with a love for Black American music and ideas (remember Georgia Anne Muldrow\u2019s gorgeous <a href=\"https:\/\/someothaship.bandcamp.com\/album\/umsindo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Umsindo<\/em><\/strong><\/a>?). <em>\u2013 Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3175501341\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idrisackamoor.bandcamp.com\/album\/shaman\">Shaman! by Idris Ackamoor &amp; The Pyramids<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Disques-Drew-McDowall-Agalma-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32517\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Drew McDowall<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Agalma<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong><strong>Dais<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">True to his habit of surrounding himself with talent, the seasoned Drew McDowall here has called upon American multimedia artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolineschub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Caroline Schub<\/strong><\/a>, whose work is featured on the cover. Fascinating on its own, it brilliantly depicts the dichotomy between elevation and depth that <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/agalma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>runs through the album<\/strong><\/a>. <em>&#8211; Genevi\u00e8ve Gendreau<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2311043797\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drewmcdowall.bandcamp.com\/album\/agalma\">Agalma by Drew McDowall<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-GuidetoBirdsong-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34820\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Various Artists <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em>&#8211; <strong><strong><strong><strong>Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America &amp; the Caribbean<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong><strong>Shika Shika<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second such fundraiser compilation overseen by Shika Shika\u2019s Robin Perkins, aka El B\u00faho (the first, in 2015, was for rare birds at risk in South America), is <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/2020\/06\/25\/friends-of-the-feathered-the-benefit-album-a-guide-to-the-birdsong-of-mexico-central-america-the-caribbean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>an all-around great album<\/strong><\/a>. It has a cohesive principle, excellent tunes, a worthy purpose, and to tie it all together, the bold and beautiful artwork by designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jevaart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Scott Partridge<\/strong><\/a>. Check it out in the sweet video for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XBt8igEETiU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Garifuna Collective\u2019s \u201cBlack Catbird\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, the best track of the bunch. <em>\u2013 Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2208937504\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/shikashika.bandcamp.com\/album\/a-guide-to-the-birdsong-of-mexico-central-america-the-caribbean\">A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America &amp; the Caribbean by Shika Shika<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dany-Placard-astronomie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dany-Placard-astronomie.jpg 800w, https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dany-Placard-astronomie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dany-Placard-astronomie-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dany-Placard-astronomie-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Dany-Placard-astronomie-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Dany Placard<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>J\u2019connais rien \u00e0 l\u2019astronomie<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong><strong><strong>Simone<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marcotteboislard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sarah Marcotte-Boislard<\/strong><\/a> has several album covers in her portfolio, and this is her second collaboration with Dany Placard (she also designed the cover of 2012\u2019s <em>D\u00e9mon Vert<\/em>). She knew how to perfectly illustrate the psychedelic inclinations of <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/jconnais-rien-a-lastronomie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Placard&#8217;s proposal<\/strong><\/a>, with an almost hypnotic use of colour. She totally nails it. <em>&#8211; Patrice Caron<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=674991664\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danyplacard.bandcamp.com\/album\/jconnais-rien-lastronomie\">J&#39;connais rien \u00e0 l&#39;astronomie by Dany Placard<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DDD-Fiebre-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30372\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Dengue Dengue Dengue<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em> &#8211; <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Fiebre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong><strong><strong>NAAFI<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like the Berlin-based Peruvian production duo\u2019s music, the fascinating cover image for <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/fiebre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Fiebre<\/em><\/strong><\/a> suggests something at once abstract and algorithmic, and also implacably organic. It\u2019s in fact a detail from a sculpture in Australian artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicholasmangan.com\/selected-works\/termite-economies-phase1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nicholas Magnan\u2019s <em>Termite Economies<\/em><\/strong><\/a> series, which draws though-provoking connections between ecology, technology, and human society. <em>\u2013 Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1618714\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/denguedenguedengue.bandcamp.com\/album\/fiebre\">Fiebre by Dengue Dengue Dengue<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-VacantLots-Interzone-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34830\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>The Vacant Lots<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Interzone<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Fuzz Club<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For their third album, the excellent New York synth-punk duo The Vacant Lots once again called upon the artist Ivan Liechti, who creates minimalist op art covers with maximum visual distortion. Be careful not to stare at it for too long, you might fall into a hallucinogenic zone with no possible return\u2026 <em>&#8211; Louise Jaunet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3036998174\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevacantlots.bandcamp.com\/album\/interzone\">INTERZONE by THE VACANT LOTS<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-Darkos-Jonquera-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34807\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jonquera &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>DARKOS LP<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <\/em>(<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Bamboo Shows<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By way of an unlikely but effective, beat-heavy dark-ambient approach, Jonquera, a producer out of Lyon, France, evokes an iconoclastic medieval morality tale across <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bambooshows.bandcamp.com\/album\/darkos-lp\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>his new album <em>DARKOS LP<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s summarized by the pseudo-woodcut cover image by Toulouse-based artist <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alisonflora.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alison Flora<\/strong><\/a>, an investigator of esoteric enigmas, ancient mysteries, and ruptured taboos\u2026 who painted the piece in her own blood. How gloriously dark is that? <em>\u2013 Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1607176276\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bambooshows.bandcamp.com\/album\/darkos-lp\">DARKOS LP by Jonquera<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-PapiChulo-Ritmo-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34826\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Papi Chulo<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Ritmo de lo Habitual<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Ind\u00e9pendent<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serbian artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mkalabic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Mihailo Kalabi\u0107<\/strong><\/a> gives form to some very imaginative cybernetic organisms, in an eerie, quasi-Soviet style. For the cover of his second album of sizzling, sinister tropical futurism, Montrealer Mariano <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/interviews-panm360\/un-nuevo-capitulo-papi-chulo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u201cPapi Chulo\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Franco recounted a particularly revelatory magic mushroom ride of his to Kalabi\u0107, who provided an apparently quite accurate illustration. <em>\u2013 Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3559251026\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/papichuloysugrupoinvisible.bandcamp.com\/album\/ritmo-de-lo-habitual\">Ritmo de lo Habitual by Papi Chulo &amp; su Grupo Invisible<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disques-Erik-Hall-Music-For-18-Musicians-Steve-Reich.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19076\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Erik Hall<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em> &#8211; <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Music For 18 Musicians (Steve Reich)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Ind\u00e9pendent<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Erik Hall\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/music-for-18-musicians-steve-reich-erik-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>painstaking solo recreation<\/strong><\/a> of Reich\u2019s magnificent masterpiece of American minimalism merited a similar rigour in its packaging. <a href=\"https:\/\/aaronlowelldenton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Aaron Lowell Denton<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s reflection of Reich\u2019s 1978 work does it justice. It\u2019s a slight departure from the Midwesterner\u2019s usual, more representative style (see also his cover for Khruangbin and Leon Bridges\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/texas-sun-ep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Texas Sun<\/em><\/strong><\/a> EP), but as always, it\u2019s neat, simple, and satisfyingly resolved. <em>&#8211; Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3844552200\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erikhall.bandcamp.com\/album\/music-for-18-musicians-steve-reich\">Music For 18 Musicians (Steve Reich) by Erik Hall<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-Gruesomes-Someone-1024x1009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34818\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>The Gruesomes<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Someone Told a Lie \/ Make Up Your Mind<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>KOTJ<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montreal\u2019s \u201ctyrants of teen trash\u201d, The Gruesomes, have reigned over the global garage-rock scene since the \u201980s. Thankfully, they\u2019ve shown no significant signs of maturing over the decades, and <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/interviews-panm360\/garage-rock-thrills-and-comic-book-chills-from-the-gruesomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>celebrated 35 years with a 45 single<\/strong><\/a>. The best part is, it came with a bonus comic book, relating in Spanish two spooky tales for the band to get tangled up in. It\u2019s all in impeccable retro chiller style, of course, care of Spanish artists Furillo and Jorge Rueda, the pair behind the print shop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palmerasypuros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Palmeras Y Puros<\/strong><\/a>. <em>&#8211; Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=416815083\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kotjrecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/someone-told-a-lie\">Someone told a lie by The Gruesomes<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-Uniform-Awakening-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34828\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Uniform<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>\u00abAwakening\u00bb<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Sacred Bones<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have no use for God. God has no use for me. When there\u2019s nothing to lose, then you\u2019re finally free.\u201d One album after another, singer Michael Berdan always seems to be in search of a salutary revelation, or even a Christic redemption, illustrated on this single\u2019s sleeve by a montage made from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/294774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>a morbid and poetic photo<\/strong><\/a> dating from the Victorian era. <em>&#8211; Louise Jaunet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=2066077418\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unifuckingform.bandcamp.com\/track\/awakening\">Awakening by Uniform<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3185761c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Disques-Fairytale-of-Megabiodiversity-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34885\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Various Artists<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> &#8211; <em><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Fairytale of Megabiodiversity<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em> (<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>La Munia<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great source of Indonesian sounds, both new and old, Jakarta label La Munai assembled this <a href=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/fairytale-of-megobiodiversity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>intriguing and diverse selection<\/strong><\/a> of current psychedelic pop, rock, and beyond from southeast Asian archipelago. Designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/satrianurzaman_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Satria Nurzaman<\/strong><\/a> activates an intense colour scheme and a dash of op art for his wild digital collage of flora, fauna, and freaky stuff, a perfect accompaniment to the record\u2019s imaginative music. <em>\u2013 Rupert Bottenberg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4182627791\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lamunairecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/fairytale-of-megabiodiversity\">Fairytale of Megabiodiversity by La Munai Records<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/P-VinylWilliams-Azure-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34832\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Vinyl Williams<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em> &#8211; <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Azure<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <\/em>(<strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Requiem Pour Un Twister<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through a collage of 25 different artworks, Lionel Williams takes us into his transcendental, celestial, and heavenly visual universe, which comes to life in an immersive digital installation available on <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.vinylwilliams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>his official website<\/strong><\/a>. The artist invites us to explore different landscapes and to follow a mysterious spiral symbol that makes us travel from one 3D virtual painting to another. <em>&#8211; Louise Jaunet<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=257498991\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/requiempouruntwister.bandcamp.com\/album\/azure\">Azure by Vinyl Williams<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The art of the excellent record sleeve is definitely not dead in the digital age, particularly given the resurgence of vinyl. Photography, collage, computer magic, and good old hand-drawn delights add essential visual flair to our 20 picks for the most remarkable record covers of 2020. 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