• RELEASED: Mar 2002
• FORMAT: 2xLP / CD
• LABEL: NINJA TUNE
• CAT No.: ZEN64 / ZENCD64
• DESIGN: Openmind / Ollie Teeba
• EXTRA ZEN: ninjatune page / BUY

A form of Art Nouveau was order of the day here mixed with a soundtrack cover graphic of a tree forming a spindly hand inset with various intertwined bodies. I did tons of work on this but was never happy with it, I hadn’t drawn for years, maybe just a quick thumbnail sketch to lay something out, and I wish I had made the tree better. It works much better on the single version as the arm of the Ninja logo where is has more context and you’re not focusing on the details so much.

The back of the LP is more successful than the front as well with the Herbaliser logo transposed into an Art Nouveau carving and there are some nice instances with the type on the labels of the vinyl. Also check the woman’s face in the dead space in the crook of the elbow… Also included here are works in progress, alternate designs, colours and logos plus merchandise variations  on slip mats and shirts