Finn Coren – The Blake Project
Record covers – Bard Records 1997–1998
Made in Subtopia
Record covers – Bard Records 1997–1998
Made in Subtopia
I’ve had the pleasure of designing all Finn Coren covers since we met on this project back in 1996. Most of his output consists of interpretations of great poets. What makes Finn stand out among other musicians doing this, is his ability to make the texts sound like they were made to measure his music, like song lyrics.
Apart from the first single - “The Fly” - all covers are based around the original “illuminated scripts” by William Blake. But I set out to frame them in a personal way, creating an atmosphere through a collage consisting of old books, paint, and other physical objects. Jo Michael's portrait photos of Finn were a great inspiration for the design direction, and I ended up incorporating textures from his photos into the designs.
"Spring" CD album – front cover
"Spring" CD album – back cover
"Spring" CD album – opened jewelcase
"Spring" – CD album – booklet spreads
Left: "The Fly" CD single —— Right: "The Ecchoing Green" CD single
"The Ecchoing Green" CD single – label and back cover details
"Spring: The Appendix" CD mini album – front cover
"Spring: The Appendix" CD mini album – back cover
"Spring: The Appendix" CD mini album – opened jewelcase
Finn Coren – The Blake Project releases:
"The Fly" CD single (BACDSX-1) — Bard Records, March 24 1997
"Spring" CD album (BACD-1) — Bard Records, May 5 1997
"The Ecchoing Green" CD single (BACDSX-2) — Bard Records, June 18 1997
"Spring: The Appendix" CD mini album (BACD-2) — Bard Records, May 25 1998
Illuminated scripts and self portrait ("Spring" cover) by William Blake —— Blake portrait ("Spring: The Appendix" cover) by John Linnell —— Finn Coren portraits by Jo Michael —— Kookoo Bulemic font by Michael Worthington —— "The Fly" cover photos by Kirsti Aasheim (stills from Thomas Flor's video) —— Art direction by Stein J. Øvre & Finn Coren —— Design by Stein J. Øvre, Subtopia
More Finn Coren designs:
Nordiske lyrikere (Nordic poets)
