Totally studly and macho flyer for the first Tooting Bizarre gig in Croydon, at the Scream Lounge . Vanessa’s excellent Euro-Prog band The K!Nights Of Rad (website/myspace to follow) support.
Todger launch their new record (see my album artwork below) at the Monto Water Rats on March 3rd. They are giving away a free A3 poster with each ticket, and I made a little web ad for it too:
Todger’s third album, and their first full-length album with the full-fat electric line-up is now available. Recorded by our good friend Anthony Chapman, I was struggling to come up with the right cover for this. Something humorous but rocking, evil looking but with a wink. After a number of false starts, I woke up one morning with a vision of this. Luckily I have some instantly game friends, and I thank Mr.W and Miss.P for their assistance.
Inspired in no small way by the recent Francis Bacon exhibit, I was excited to try a tryptic of my own and bring some narrative into the design in a way that I’ve not achieved before. Here is the front cover in context:
The back cover is particularly silly and makes a satisfying job of undermining any initial perceived seriousness in the front cover. The satanic halo I’m particularly pleased with…
I have cut together five clips of Tooting Bizarre bands live in the studio with Anthony Chapman in High Wycombe. My favourite is 50ft Panda, which you can watch here: