Controversy - A Tribute to Prince

Following on from the Blue Note cover, comes something more purple in the form of Prince. K7 Records / Rapster commissioned me back in September to do an illustration for their forthcoming compilation: Controversy - A Tribute to Prince. Its out next month (Feb 5th 2008). The tracklist is good with some great cover versions on there. Favourite tracks for me are The Dynamics and Hefner (Plastic People Family!) here's the full tracklist:

D'Angelo - She's Always In My Hair
Stina Nordenstam - Purple Rain
Blue States - Alphabet Street
Susanna & The Magical Orchestra - Condition Of The Heart
Osunlade - Crazy You
Hefner - Controversy
The Dynamics - Girls & Boys
Broadway Project feat. Jeb Loy Nichols - The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
7 Hurtz with Peaches - Sexy Dancer
Soulwax - Starfish & Coffee
Rob Mello - Critical
LB - The Future
Kode 9 & Space Ape - Sine Of The Dub

More info here from the Napster site:
Rapster Records

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Ali Augur

Cool Comp

My cover art for Blue Note Japan is out now. Sunday Blue is a compilation of chilled Blue Note tracks selected by Toshio Matsuura. Toshio contacted me back in June with a brief to do the cover. It was a refreshing experience working with a client that cares about how things look as well as contributing some good direction and ideas.

The tracklist is excellent and it was playing constantly while I put the image together. The Ronnie Foster track is the one that does it for me! Here's the complete list:

Gene Harris - Latinfunklovesong
Bobbi Humphrey - Please Set Me At Ease
John Lee & Gerry Brown - Love the Way You Make Me Feel
Ronnie Foster - What Happened To The Sunshine
Gene Harris - Beginnings
Donald Byrd - Places & Spaces
Eddie Henderson - Inside You
Marlena Shaw - Feel Like Makin' Love
Maxi Anderson - Let Him In
Bobby Hutcherson - Love Song
Horace Silver - The Mohican And The Great Spirit
Chico Hamilton - The Morning Side of Love
Moacir Santos - April Child
Also worth checking Toshio's Seven Eleven Radio show.

If you're in the UK you'll be able to get a copy of Sunday Blue through Juno Records.

A print of this illustration is available to buy now from my website:
Ali Augur