Hardformat - Reaching for the sublime in music design.
september 2008 by mottram
Does what it says on the tin. Well, less 'tin', more 'laser etched recycled cardboard sleeve with hand drawn tracing paper inserts'.
vinyl
typography
packaging
music
design
september 2008 by mottram
45 iPod Cases: Digital Meets Analog
february 2007 by mottram
There's a word for people who make iPod cases out of 7"s: cunts.
vinyl
45
singles
ipod
cases
february 2007 by mottram
Wear your heart on your sleeves | Review | The Observer
january 2007 by mottram
Mixtape/vinyl reminiscipackage.
mixttapes
vinyl
nostalgia
january 2007 by mottram
Kevin Kelly -- Street Use
august 2006 by mottram
"In... Eastern Europe in the 1950s underground night spots would play music pirated from the west. The only media they had were recorders etched into discarded X-ray film."
x-ray
film
records
vinyl
music
repurposing
august 2006 by mottram
Brian Joseph Davis | 10 Banned Albums
march 2006 by mottram
Banned records, burned then played. Some fantastic sounds, especially from the melted Stravinsky and 2 Live Crew discs.
banned
music
art
vinyl
march 2006 by mottram
EFF: DeepLinks
january 2006 by mottram
"There's a new trend underway among indie labels, dubbed "digital vinyl": offering free MP3 downloads for customers who buy albums on vinyl."
music
business
MP3
vinyl
interesting
indie
independent
labels
january 2006 by mottram
An Idea For Killing
september 2005 by mottram
"Spanish LP released 2002. Black and white pic sleeve. Available in black, red or white vinyl. Labels may be plain or have "Tension" and "Reaction" printed on either side."
music
vinyl
mine
punk
manchester
1970s
september 2005 by mottram
Boot Sale Sounds
august 2005 by mottram
A music blog , mainly featuring records and tapes found at boot sales, charity shops and flea markets. Mainly comedy, novelty and odd items that are hard to catagorise.
comedy
mp3
vinyl
music
august 2005 by mottram
RETRO PHILIPS PORTABLE RECORD PLAYER
march 2005 by mottram
Arse, I forgot to esnipe this sweet little record player.
ebay
vinyl
record
player
portable
march 2005 by mottram
7" storage boxes
november 2004 by mottram
Nice, made of wood with vinyl carry-handle, hold 200 (optimistic?) so would need two or three.
storage
vinyl
want
november 2004 by mottram
TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS
november 2004 by mottram
The one-sided 12"s with the silkscreened blank sides are just dreamy.
acoustic
drone
electroacoustic
improv
music
noise
packaging
vinyl
want
november 2004 by mottram
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