I like Boards of Canada. Not everything they do mind, cos a lot of it is twiddly fiddly nonsense, but they have done some real killers, and their recent artwork is nice too. After their initial "sci-fi" look of the 1st two LP's, they seem to have gone for a retro graphic look. This is definitly a thing I want to find out how to do (because you can do some great graphic things in Adobe Illustrator, but they always look pristine. Where's the retro button?). This retro thing is also refelected in the videos for "Dayvan Cowboy" and "Trans Canada Highway".
This retro graphic style is also used to fantastic effect on the Vitamin Reel
My music partner in crime Matt "Watkins" has pointed out the fact that all the footage they use in their videos is royalty free retro stuff, which anyone can use, which is nice! (although i dare say there is an art to matching it to the music so well). Luckily I have one skill from my previous work that ought to come in handy.......
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