Sleep - "Jersulam"/"Dopesmoker" - C/D?

you have to imagine it as a foil stamp, knowing southern lord

looks like they're already committed to that logo

http://weedian.com/files/products/23054_th_94.png

Actually, that top is amazing.

i think the font works, its just the color is really wrong

See, to me, the font evokes something good-natured, friendly, and somewhat futuristic. But it should evoke something mysterious, elaborate, hallucinogenic, and vaguely threatening. This was better communicated by the font on "Sleep's Holy Mountain," though even that album's art looked somewhat amateur and probably could have been greatly improved.

it's retro-futuristic, as is the album title. Very 70s, fits the sound of the band just fine.

album title font, I should say. Smoking dope is timeless.

xp: feh, the holy mountain art is magnificent and requires no mortal "improvement":

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vY8I5HvOvk8/SoR_vu6XCjI/AAAAAAAAIL8/NJ8gdb7STXE/s400/Sleep%2520Holy%2520Mountain.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vY8I5HvOvk8/SoR_vu6XCjI/AAAAAAAAIL8/NJ8gdb7STXE/s400/Sleep%2520Holy%2520Mountain.jpg

^ for those too stoned to click links

love how the 'ee' the new logo looks like a pair of lidded eyes glancing thataway

half want to read it as "bloop" though

it's retro-futuristic, as is the album title. Very 70s, fits the sound of the band just fine.

otm

Yeah I like it a lot.

T-shirt also awesome.

philistines.

http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SleepCoverSpreadArt-e1333384672854.jpg

i like the foldout even more

stonarz on tattoine

chewbacca approved

otoh you gotta give these guys credit for finding new reasons to design covers for the same album

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bOj1v_BgW2s/SoMs137RC2I/AAAAAAAAAN0/02l9I4-Rksw/s1600/Sleep+-+Jerusalem.jpg
http://www.remnantsofreason.com/temp/images/reviews/Sleep_Jerusalem_cover.jpg
http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/s/sleep/album-dopesmoker.jpg

fwiw, i have no idea where that second one came from, fan made?

So it turns out it's part of a bigger painting:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/528504_10150799941128689_728803688_11693890_610822546_n.jpg

lol

o rly?

Weedian on the Edge of Time

Yeah that image badly needed an odd sailboat-shaped spacecraft. I was really worried for a moment there

the cover is a fractal that can be infinitely zoomed out

IIRC the second cover was by arik moonhawk roper

who is no doubt a fan but i think more to the point kind of a "band bro"

if roger dean is an honorary member of yes then arik roper is an honorary member of at least half the good stoner metal bands out there

sadly it looks like he's removed a ton of his illustrations from his website, it's a much fancier website now but has way less of his art and a lot less of his early hand-drawn work which appeals to me more than his new oil painting style

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lntt4140321qc95xvo1_500.jpg

i think this new cover must be by roper, too. craggy peaks, loose brush for the lines, basic look of those overgrown jawas and their weird dromedary. couldn't be anyone else.

way less of his art and a lot less of his early hand-drawn work which appeals to me more than his new oil painting style

yeah, feel the same, but he probably gets sick of people saying they liked his early stuff better. my favorite moonhawk:

http://image.musicimport.biz/sdimages/upc07/690989000421.jpg

http://image.musicimport.biz/sdimages/upc07/690989000421.jpg

I wish the second Sand Person wasn't doing the River Dance.

man, bummer to realize that Ned has me killfiled and didn't see my post four before his.

http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/SleepCover300dpi-RGB-e1333384944852.jpg

best thing

man, bummer to realize that Ned has me killfiled and didn't see my post four before his.

yeah, i thought that was a bit weird myself. his is bigger though.

yes its roper

better w/out the text

thanks for the update, HOOS

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bOj1v_BgW2s/SoMs137RC2I/AAAAAAAAAN0/02l9I4-Rksw/s1600/Sleep+-+Jerusalem.jpg

i've never understood wtf this is thiough

i think it's much worse w/out the "Sleep" text (dull painting, basically), but much improved w/out the retro-computerized "DOPESMOKER"

it is a picture of a mystical guy burning HEMP and also a HEMP sweater that you could wear while smoking HEMP and following the smoke to the RIFF-FILLED land

Image loading is turned off for me so I admit I did not see the earlier post of same.

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj242/donaldparsley/newsleeplogo.png

in defense of the text on the new cover, this is pretty kick-ass on its own. sharp, simple and very strong. most graphically dynamic part of the design, imo.

Image loading is turned off for me so I admit I did not see the earlier post of same.

it was intended as sarcasm, i had posted the full version of the whole foldout just before you did.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/veracd/img025.jpg

It's like tablature only more cryptic.

I also like hearing what Matt Pike said about playing in Sleep vs High on Fire. "I count a lot more when I play Sleep."

How's the remaster? I only have the "legit" release with the burning bush/hemp sweater cover.

I've just ordered the CD + T-shirt + Poster combo. Am tempted to get a vinyl copy for the awesome artwork too.

The remaster sounds pretty fantastic on CD, it's tastefully done. Hope to hear the LP soon.

gotta say i'm not that into the reissue. it does sound a lot clearer but i think that basically just accentuates matt pike which pushes it into HoF hesher territory as opposed to the plodding doom territory the early mix sits comfortably in.

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