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Man Forever – ‘Pansophical Cataract’

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:53:47 +0000

If Steve Reich ran a drum line, it might sound something like Man Forever. With John Colpitts (aka Kid Millions of Oneida) at the helm, this drum ensemble bangs out Colpitts’ abstract compositions with beauty and precision. Sparingly assisted by other instrumentation, the five drummers on these recordings chart the undulating rhythm — trance-like — of the universe.

Pansophical Cataract will be out soon on Thrill Jockey Records.

Inside joke: the type on the back cover is comprised of every weight of the typeface DIN overlaid atop one another. ‘Din,’ meaning an awkward sound for us english speakers, is also a common arabic term for faith or more specifically the way you live your life through faith. For Germans, it’s an acronym for their national board of standards and shorthand for the famous type endorsed by that board for their license plates. If you put all that together we think it’s an apt metaphor for this project.

‘Koozies & Woodies & Beers’ – Brah Records

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:23:07 +0000

This digital compilation offers a rare peak inside the Brooklyn underground. Like an inversion of it’s namesake, the Ocropolis was Oneida’s subterranean studio hidden in the basement of Monster Island in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Brooklyn underground…get it). From the avant garde(Emily Manzo) to dub(DubKnowDub), and country rock(Oakley Hall) to experimental pop(Akron Family), this comp covers some pretty amazing territory. Recorded at the Ocropolis by Brah Records. The download is accompanied by the art as well as a booklet containing exclusive photos of the sessions by Zach Lehrhoff of Knyfe Hits.

Koozies & Woodies & Beers will be out soon on Brah and Jagjaguwar. All profits from this release will be donated to Ashinaga http://www.ashinaga.org/en/ and JOICFP http://www.joicfp.or.jp/en/, two Japan Relief agencies recommended to Brah by Shinji Masuko.

People of the North – ‘Steep Formations’

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:07:13 +0000

2 tracks. 2 LPs. 2 brahs. 2nd album. 2 words…Steep Formations.

Following Deep Tissue, our art for Steep Formations pairs some not-quite photography with some not quite platonic structures. I like to think the art can’t quite be appreciated without listening to the records, so check them out (when it hits the stores anyway!).

Oneida – ‘Absolute II’

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:57:59 +0000

The Thank Your Parents trilogy comes to an end with Absolute II — the soul of the project. Following the singularity of Preteen Weaponry and the breadth Rated O, Absolute II carries on to a quiet, nebulous meeting place. We only tried to bring the design with it.

Sightings – ‘City of Straw’

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:28:18 +0000

We worked with New York noise rock outfit Sightings to design the cover for their latest Brah Records release, ‘City of Straw.’ We got our hands dirty on this one….yes, we actually punched out all of those holes. The result is a design that illustrates the tension of the music as it skirts edge between chaos and melody.

People of the North – ‘Deep Tissue’

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:40:22 +0000

People of the North is Oneida members Fat Bobby and Kid Millions. This is their first album, released as vinyl only on Brah Records.

Oneida – ‘Rated O’

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:44:53 +0000

Oneida’s tenth full-length studio album is a 3xLP/3xCD behemoth. As part two in their ‘Thank Your Parents’ triptych of albums we wanted the design to follow the direction we created for part one, Preteen Weaponry.

‘the triple-gatefold Rated O is undoubtedly a beautiful package.’ – Pitchfork

Oneida – ‘Preteen Weaponry’

admin — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:02:27 +0000

The first installment of Oneida’s ‘Thank Your Parents’ triptych of albums, Preteen Weaponry is all one song. Inspired by a t-shirt we designed for the band, the album is wrapped in an illustration of a cascading waterfall. Intertwined and inexhaustive, it’s a little like their music.

Oneida – ‘Happy New Year’

admin — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:13:52 +0000

For the design of Oneida’s Happy New Year, we were inspired by the unusual mix of scientific illustrations of reproduction and seafaring vikings.

Kemado Records – sampler

admin — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:39:09 +0000

Design for a Kemado Records sampler.