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For episode 80 I spoke with SFI Recordings label owner, musician, art director, printer, and designer Andrew Crawshaw!
Andrew and I talk about his creative origins, Broken Press printing, screen printing ALL their amazing record sleeves and cassette packaging, designers for SFI, his passion for tactile pieces, a harrowing health ordeal, the new SOMAFREE INSTITUTE release, and what else is coming up next! 
Thanks for tuning in!
Design Freaks on YouTube and wherever you get podcasts. 

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https://www.discogs.com/label/1646380-SFI-Records
https://brokenpressdesignandprint.com/

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Videos:
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Design Freaks 79 is a remix of episode 30 (published March 2021) on British graphic designer and musician, Julian House. I’m revisiting this and remixing with visuals because 1. JH is one of my favorite designers of all time 2. Warp Records has announced a pair of Broadcast demo collections, saying they will be the final releases from the duo (May and September, 2024).
I also focus on his work with INTRO (London-based design studio) for CAN, Ghost Box Records, and independent work for Broadcast and Stereolab. PLUS the origin story of "Cliff", Stereolab's cartoon mascot! 

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Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by Damaged Bug, courtesy of John Dwyer
Sources:
https://broadcast.warp.net/
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Arits/the_cover_art_of_julian_house/
https://www.fiveriserecords.co.uk/product/stereolab-margerine-eclipse/
https://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_intriguing_origins_of_cliff_the_cartoon_character
intro-uk.com/category/creative/julian-house/ 
https://youtu.be/2qHfoj6xTng?si=toaps-i-__WIRrec
https://youtu.be/SKOPh5ZEciQ
https://pitchfork.com/news/broadcast-demos-collected-on-two-new-albums-listen-to-follow-the-light/
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5GIk9buiQu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

CAN = "LIFE". In this mini DFCAC episode, I investigated the cover for CAN's 1972 release, Ege Bamyasi. Designed by the dynamic duo, Ingo Trauer and Richard J. Rudow, this is one of my favorite CAN records – it features Damo Suzuki and some of their most memorable songs. I go over two separate stories about the name Ege Bamyasi (Turkish for Aegean Okra), the recent Damo documentary, and what I was able to find out about Ingo.
Check out the youtube for companion visuals or listen wherever you get podcasts. Thank you for tuning in! 

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Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by Damaged Bug, courtesy of John Dwyer
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SOURCES
https://www.discogs.com/release/12469110-Can-Ege-Bamyasi
https://www.discogs.com/style/krautrock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ege_Bamyasi
https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/wie-ein-bremer-das-woodstock-festival-erlebte-doc7e4cstuxe2u4xjpm5bq
https://www.weser-kurier.de/ratgeber/ein-pures-vergnuegen-doc7e40b22xh8510jctg5ni
https://monolithcocktail.com/a-z/archive/can-ege-bamyasi/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat-Club
https://youtu.be/tKL_jZkJopA?si=Kpw0PIh_3rayeue5

LEARN MORE ABOUT CAN AND DAMO SUZUKI
https://youtu.be/B30OnElAv5o?si=MsZttXzxH3gR0gaX
ENERGY: DAMO SUZUKI DOCUMENTARY BY Michelle Heighway
Now available to watch on Vimeo – https://vimeo.com/ondemand/energythefilm
•Energy: A Documentary About Damo Suzuki - is now available as a limited DVD run of 500.•
Energy is a testament to an eternally inspiring and empathic artistic spirit.
https://linktr.ee/energythefilm

LIGHT A CANDLE FOR INGO TRAUER
https://trauer.weser-kurier.de/traueranzeige/ingo-trauer/gedenkkerzen

For episode 77 I spoke with poster artist and designer Federico “Fez” Moreno!
Fez and I talk about his creative origins, visual inspiration beyond the 60s, design process, passion for analogue pen and ink, his days in the Electric Church, light shows, Austin woes, and of course psychedelia. 
Thanks for tuning in!
Follow Fez @fezmoreno
fogwoodsounds.bandcamp.com
Spacemachine.bandcamp.com
Intensivecareunit.bandcamp.com
chromaticcurrents.bandcamp.com

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Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by Damaged Bug, courtesy of John Dwyer
“Cosmic Mystery” by Space Machine, courtesy of Fez Moreno

In this mini DFCAC episode, I dive into the cover for Janelle Monae’s ambitious 2010 concept album, The ArchAndroid. I discuss the story of her alter ego–time traveling android Cindi Mayweather, the art deco glory of her crown, references to Metropolis, the Matrix, Sun Ra, Afrofuturism, magick, creative talents Nate “Rocket” Wonder and Chuck Lightning! 
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SOURCES
https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/66012/
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/metropolis-workers-class-uprising/
https://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/a-short-guide-to-janelle-mone-and-the-metropolis-saga
https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-in-review-5-rb-trends-sza-summer-walker
https://www.mixonline.com/recording/wonder-lightning-meet-duo-behind-janelle-monae-and-deep-cotton-366458

It's my first show of 2024! For episode 75 I chatted with Jeff Kleinsmith, Adem Tepedelen, James Halada, and Shane Bastian – members of 90's Seattle band Stymie.
Jeff is VP of Creative at Sub Pop Records and he was also my guest for episode 46. This time we talk Toil & Folly, Stymie's new release on their label New Rage Records.
Hear about Jeff’s design process for this record, their other bands, New Rage, epic shows, and days at the Rocket Magazine–four of the six members of Stymie worked at the Rocket at one point!
From the band:
We raided the New Rage Records vaults to bring you Stymie’s first full-length effort, Toil & Folly. This is an unearthed Seattle gem from the early 90s, a perfect document of a band equally influenced by grunge, noisy indie rock and other heavy sounds of the era. Toil & Folly is a collection of (mostly) previously unreleased material recorded in Seattle between 1992-1995. The majority of the songs were recorded and mixed by noted indie rock producer/engineer Phil Ek (Built to Spill, Earth, Truly, Big Business) and all tracks were freshly remastered in 2021 by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering.
Take a trip into Seattle's underground past and learn about how this record came to be. Design Freaks on Youtube and wherever you get podcasts. 
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@stymie_band
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Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by Damaged Bug
All other music by Stymie