I'm a big fan of cover art, as many of my readers know, but something I talk about less is good music art. Whether it's vinyl album art or a CD case, or just promo art to go with streaming or Internet radio, concept art can be a powerful tool for conveying an artists ideas or mood. I find that ambient music and so- called New Age music is especially rich in awesome cover art, but progressive rock and other forms of music also have great examples.
So I thought I'd share some of my favorite pieces of album art, and while electronic music is well represented I tried to draw from as many diverse sources as I could. Let me know in the comments which are your favorites or share your own.
I do like the surreal art on these covers, they give a certain calm feeling. The Bill Douglas one is especially calming and I like it.
ReplyDeleteThese days, I listen to digital music so I don't often see the cover, just once when I buy it. I really do think album covers like book covers is a art form like movie posters.
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Hmm I don't know this music but I like the Savitri cover and the Bill Douglas cover best.
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with any of this music, but I love all of the album artwork.
ReplyDeleteThese cover arts look so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful, Greg! Reminds me of back when album covers were almost as important as the music!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I love the first two covers! Definitely stunning and mind-blowing as well as inspiring :D
ReplyDeleteI almost thought these covers were from scifi books! My favorite is the Bill Douglas one, deep peace it is indeed. Kitaro's music I discovered last year, thanks to you. Off to check out the other artists here!
ReplyDeleteThese covers look so peaceful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI used to love album art, back when I bought actual albums. The Bill Douglas cover is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous art on these covers! I love them. :D
ReplyDeleteDeep Peace image is totally evocative of the title as is Desert Vision but I think my fave is the first one, Valley in the Clouds. Great art.
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These are gorgeous. I love how much goes into album art.
ReplyDeleteI love album art, too. I'm one of those people who likes illustrated books better than ones that are not illustrated.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, just like book covers, album covers are equally meaningful. I can't help being drawn to the one for Kitaro... It feels so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteI don't pay that much attention to music art, especially now that I don't buy CDs anymore, but it is a cool thing to look at! You chose some cool, surreal ones here.
ReplyDeleteI love all of these. 😍
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