Jun 16 2009
I’ve really enjoyed to made this. I think Clivester’s The Odd American Gangster concept is great and saucy. Bootlegging the most famous bootlegger is something like paying homage in his style, if you know what I mean. Here is the story in nutshell. Dangermouse, the hairier one from the Gnarls Barkley, is a musical genius. Years ago he made an album by mixing the Beatles’ White Album with Jay-Z’s Black Album. The Grey Album became a milestone in the music history and kickstarted/catalyzed the mashup culture. So, when Clive asked me to make the artwork for this I decided to make something mashy too. My artwork is a visual mix of the two original covers (at the bottom). My aim was to create something which helps to identify the album and its content without even listening it. I think it works ;)  Make sure to grab the album with the full design pack.

I’ve really enjoyed to made this. I think Clivester’s The Odd American Gangster concept is great and saucy. Bootlegging the most famous bootlegger is something like paying homage in his style, if you know what I mean. Here is the story in nutshell. Dangermouse, the hairier one from the Gnarls Barkley, is a musical genius. Years ago he made an album by mixing the Beatles’ White Album with Jay-Z’s Black Album. The Grey Album became a milestone in the music history and kickstarted/catalyzed the mashup culture. So, when Clive asked me to make the artwork for this I decided to make something mashy too. My artwork is a visual mix of the two original covers (at the bottom). My aim was to create something which helps to identify the album and its content without even listening it. I think it works ;) Make sure to grab the album with the full design pack.