The Irresistible Force ‘Nepalese Bliss’ (unused)

Mix Master Morris logo
Mix Master Morris logo variant (unused)
Mix Master Morris logo variants
12" cover (unused)
CD tray back (unused)
12" labels (unused)
CD on body (unused)
  • DESIGNED: Aug 1998
  • FORMAT: 12″ / CDS
  • LABEL: NINJA TUNE
  • CAT No.: ZEN1273 / ZENCDS73
  • DESIGN: Openmind
  • EXTRA ZEN: ninjatune page / BUY

I was sharing a flat with my friend David Vallade (amongst others) and we both knew Mixmaster Morris as he used to live nearby and come and play at our Telepathic Fish parties. When Morris signed to Ninja he asked for David to design the cover as he had previously seen his artwork on various releases for MLO, Worm Interface and Reflective and had had him paint his bathroom from floor to ceiling with his illustrations.

As I was doing 99% of the Ninja artwork at the time and rated Morris highly as a DJ I obviously wanted a crack at it too so we both did something. Mine was more graphic and mainly centered around a triple ‘M’ logo I’d already designed in a few different versions that Morris liked. Here’s what I had in mind although it only got so far because it became obvious that Morris wanted David to do it so I didn’t push on … David’s version with the serrated ‘roach filters’ card cover for the CD single is much more exciting.