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!

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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.

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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