Japanese StreetSounds Electro album covers

Japanese StreetSounds Electro album covers

Jun 18, 2015 | Art work, Music

In the UK in the early 80’s, if you wanted to get your hands on the latest US HipHop and Soul club hits you’d usually have to pay US import prices. Then came the StreetSounds record label. They delighted many in the UK, hungry to get their hands on the latest vinyl, with their StreetSounds Electro compilation albums. Along with the StreetWave label, they licenced many popular US tracks producing over 23 compilations of full length version and mixes of the latest Electro and Hiphop mixes at UK prices!

Not only were the StreetSounds Electro compilations classic Hiphop albums, the album covers are also classic album covers. As a personal project we’ve created these Japanese versions of the first four StreetSounds Electro compilation album covers!

StreetSounds Electro Volume 1 – Japanese version

Electro 1 Album cover - Japanese version

StreetSounds Electro 1 Japanese album cover

エレクトロ1

The Packman  ザパックマン

West Street Mob <ウェストストリートモブ

G-Force  Ｇ－フォース

Captain Rock  キャプテン　ロック

Newclues  ニュークルーズ

K-9 Corp  Ｋ－９　コープ

Project Future  プロジェクト　フューチャー

C- Bank  Ｃ－バンク

StreetSounds Electro Volume 2 –  Japanese version

Electro 2 Album cover - Japanese version

StreetSounds Electro 2 Japanese album cover

エレクトロ 2

Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel グランドマスターフラッシュアンドメレメル

Hashim  ハシム

The B Boys  ザ　Ｂ　ボーイズ

Xena  エグゼナ

Two Sisters  ツー　シスターズ

Rammellzee vs K-Rob  ラメルジーとK-ロブ

StreetSounds Electro Volume 3 –  Japanese version

Electro 3 - Japanese album cover

StreetSounds Electro 3 Japanese album cover

エレクトロ 3

Divine sounds  ディバイン　サウンズ

Davy DMX  ダヴィ　ＤＭＸ

Imperial Brothers  インペリアル　ブラザース

Newcleus  ニュークルーズ

Boogie Boys  ブギーボーイズ

Pumpkin  パンプキン

Fresh 3 M.C’s  フレッシュ３ＭＣｓ

StreetSounds Electro Volume 4 –  Japanese version

Electro 4 - Japanese album cover

StreetSounds Electro 4 Japanese album cover

エレクトロ 4

Herbie Hancock  ハービーハンコック

Pumpkin and the profile all stars  パンプキンアンドプロファイルオールスターズ

Radio Active  ラディオアクティブ

Run – D.M.C.  ランＤＭＣ

Key – Matic  キーマティック

The VHB  ザＶＨＢ

Cybotron  サイボトロン

Bad Ass Hip Hop brands to be inspired by

Bad Ass Hip Hop brands to be inspired by

Mar 25, 2015 | Art prints, Art work, T shirts

I usually don’t pay much attention to other Hip Hop brands, or at least I try not to. Not following what others are doing has merits and drawbacks.

If you are not distracted or influenced by what others are doing, you can carry on, safe in the knowledge that whatever you make is all “you”. You can be blissfully ignorant of the fact that someone else may have the same idea. Worse still, someone may have the same idea and execute it more skilfully than you.

As any artist will tell you, what they see around them will probably creep into their work in some form or another, eventually, whether they are conscious of it or not.

Banksy - ConstableSometimes, it’s more deliberate. You may be inspired to take a sample from Marvin Gaye’s ‘Got to Give it Up’ and create a completely original ‘Blurred Lines’ single.

Or, like Banksy, use the Mona Lisa or a Constable to create great urban art with its own context. How many renditions of Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Can or his Marilyn Monroe screen prints are there?

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Looking for the perfect greetings card

Looking for the perfect greetings card

Jul 24, 2014 | Art work

Following the black and white T shirt colourways comes this full colour greetings card of Looking For The Perfect Beat. Watch out for the limited edition full colour A2 posters coming soon. After that, the even more limited edition screen prints. Watch this space.

Looking for the perfect beat greeting card

Rules greeting cards

Rules greeting cards

Feb 18, 2014 | Art work

Everyone knows someone who shares this sentiment and lives their life by it. It may even be you. 

Well said, Malcolm…

  "Rules" greetings card

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