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Posterboy Mixtape: Sixty Minutes of Instrumental Cuts and Headnod Jazz

J-card design for the Posterboy Mixtape
Posterboy Mixtape Spring 2023 J-card

Posterboy Mixtape: Sixty Minutes of Instrumental Cuts and Headnod Jazz

While the audio cassette has enjoyed a niche revival, it simply can not recreate the culture that it once engendered. The act of lending, tape swapping, and recording duplicates was standard for countless informal peer groups. Mixtapes were a part of this broader cassette culture, and often enjoyed particular appreciation among enthusiasts. The playback of adjacent tracks gave listeners a way to consume a curated selection outside of demo, ep, and lp formats. Irrespective of one’s approach, most would likely agree that when either side of a cassette reaches the end, its final track ought to be a neat fit, and not abruptly cut or split.

Being that cassette culture flourished before the internet, the tracklist was not insignificant. For a listener interested in hearing more, knowing the artist and track title might be the only tangible lead. Usually visible through the transparent plastic case, the tracklist was typically written on the j-card. Beyond its practical function, this folded card is where many would attempt to make every cassette recognisable at a glance. Like amateur musicians who recorded live sessions to cassette, the mixtape embodied a DIY ethic, and personalised the sharing of music.

ArtistTrackTime
DJ MuggsLiquid Diamonds00:00
TeebsShells03:14
OhblivRaw Zeta05:42
Rejoicer feat. Sefi ZislingYesterday’s Forest Magic07:33
MedlineLa Planète Sauvage10:56
Prefuse 73Vikings Invade the Mediterranean But Don’t Leave15:50
Jahari Massamba UnitHommage À La Vielle Garde (Pour Lafarge Et Rinaldi)16:47
Stimulator JonesLa Mano21:22
Free The RobotsKaduwa25:43
Hidden OrchestraFirst Light (Nostalgia 77 Remix)28:29
AmmoncontactGood Life to Groove Merchant31:41
Karriem RigginsCia35:35
DabryeNova38:42
ShigetoField Day41:50
Flying LotusBlack Balloons Reprise (Instrumental)45:40
MadlibGat Damn (Instrumental)48:15
KnxwledgeMakeitliveforever50:58
Perched on the number 23, a lapwing bird holds a compact cassette tape in its beak.
Posterboy Mixtape 2023
J Card design for the Posterboy Mixtape
With an oboe held diagonally across her body, a young girl in a long red dress is poised to play. Illustrated poster artwork for World Music Day.
With a chisel-tip marker, a young girl pulls a line of red ink across the surface of an A4 drawing pad.
Shown in profile, the cross section of man's head reveals the lobes of the brain are an arrangement of brightly coloured carnations.
Lit by a warm glow, Posterboy wields the paste drenched brush he uses for hanging up his posters.
A sumi painting brush rests in the beak of a wayward gazing lapwing.
The creative thoughts of a young girl are augmented by the circuitry of an AI neural network.
Tucked in the beak of a bewildered homing bird, a hand-written list is flown through the air
An anthropomorphised tree stands smiling with red leaves abloom
Flying with wings raised, a white dove carries a slice of watermelon with its feet.
Sat amid the trees in his pull wagon, Posterboy uses traditional mark-making tools to draw up the new artwork to be hung.
A profile portrait of Posterboy, chin raised with his poster tube at the ready.
With corresponding eyewear and clothing print, three young kids embrace their chosen screen colours; red, green and blue
An anthropomorphised hotdog stands wearing a tennis headband and drizzled in mustard
A floral assortment emerges from an artist's palette and paint brushes.
With crayons in hand, a young girl uses an upright easel and canvas to draw a large picture of herself.
With a Palestinian flag held to its side, a white dove wearing an arabic kufiya casually smokes a cigarette.
An array of herbs and vegetables are sent flying from the colander of a headless chef.
A rooster stood upon the screen of an upturned smartphone crows in the dawn light.
A note whistled from Posterboy becomes a convenient perch for his feathered companion Lapi.
A double bass player taps on computer keys that lay where his bass strings would ordinarily be found.
An infant learns to play the xylophone.
Illustrated decorative poster depicting the profile of a daydreaming woodsman set amid a billowing foliage of herbal leaves.
A mallard stands poised in high heels and accessories.
A spectacled character with a back-turned cap holds up a giant computer pointer, arguably the most active icon in visual communication online.
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Editorial for Now Then MCR: Fresh Servings at Kim’s Kitchen

An array of herbs and vegetables are sent flying from the colander of a headless chef.
Fresh Servings. Editorial Artwork for Now Then Manchester (2021)

Editorial for Now Then MCR: Fresh Servings at Kim’s Kitchen

One of Manchester’s longstanding cafe restaurants, Kim’s Kitchen, is revived with a kitchen refurb and new menu. The following excerpt comes from an article written for Now Then Manchester.

To help realise its full potential the premises has been refurbished with a new kitchen, drinks counter, and at the time of writing is being redecorated. The refurbishment also includes a new sound system, laying the groundwork for future DJ sets and video streaming. The ethos of local cooperation informs which suppliers are chosen, and extends to fundraising initiatives for select charities. A phased relaunch began in early 2021, offering an updated menu for takeaway and local deliveries, and includes plant-based and gluten-free options.

“The people involved in the plan have lived and worked in the building and local area and have a true recognition of what the space and surrounding area means to the community.”

Bevon Manville (Kim’s Kitchen Co-owner).

As Manchester looks toward the easing of COVID restrictions, Kim’s Kitchen is poised to offer a community-orientated revival in Hulme’s increasingly gentrified landscape and, by doing so, serve a reminder of what has been achieved so far in this part of the city.

Read the full article at Now Then Manchester

J Card design for the Posterboy Mixtape
With an oboe held diagonally across her body, a young girl in a long red dress is poised to play. Illustrated poster artwork for World Music Day.
With a chisel-tip marker, a young girl pulls a line of red ink across the surface of an A4 drawing pad.
Shown in profile, the cross section of man's head reveals the lobes of the brain are an arrangement of brightly coloured carnations.
Lit by a warm glow, Posterboy wields the paste drenched brush he uses for hanging up his posters.
A sumi painting brush rests in the beak of a wayward gazing lapwing.
The creative thoughts of a young girl are augmented by the circuitry of an AI neural network.
Tucked in the beak of a bewildered homing bird, a hand-written list is flown through the air
An anthropomorphised tree stands smiling with red leaves abloom
Flying with wings raised, a white dove carries a slice of watermelon with its feet.
Sat amid the trees in his pull wagon, Posterboy uses traditional mark-making tools to draw up the new artwork to be hung.
A profile portrait of Posterboy, chin raised with his poster tube at the ready.
With corresponding eyewear and clothing print, three young kids embrace their chosen screen colours; red, green and blue
An anthropomorphised hotdog stands wearing a tennis headband and drizzled in mustard
A floral assortment emerges from an artist's palette and paint brushes.
With crayons in hand, a young girl uses an upright easel and canvas to draw a large picture of herself.
With a Palestinian flag held to its side, a white dove wearing an arabic kufiya casually smokes a cigarette.
An array of herbs and vegetables are sent flying from the colander of a headless chef.
A rooster stood upon the screen of an upturned smartphone crows in the dawn light.
A note whistled from Posterboy becomes a convenient perch for his feathered companion Lapi.
A double bass player taps on computer keys that lay where his bass strings would ordinarily be found.
An infant learns to play the xylophone.
Illustrated decorative poster depicting the profile of a daydreaming woodsman set amid a billowing foliage of herbal leaves.
A mallard stands poised in high heels and accessories.
A spectacled character with a back-turned cap holds up a giant computer pointer, arguably the most active icon in visual communication online.
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Faustian Pact

  • Pen and ink illustration of Mephisto bearing a signed pact between his fingers.
  • An opening spread introducing introducing pen and ink.
  • An opening spread introducing introducing pen and ink.

Faustian Pact

(2017) ImagineFX Magazine [issue 156 Traditional Workshop].

A walkthrough of how to prepare linework using traditional dip pen and black indian ink.

J Card design for the Posterboy Mixtape
With an oboe held diagonally across her body, a young girl in a long red dress is poised to play. Illustrated poster artwork for World Music Day.
With a chisel-tip marker, a young girl pulls a line of red ink across the surface of an A4 drawing pad.
Shown in profile, the cross section of man's head reveals the lobes of the brain are an arrangement of brightly coloured carnations.
Lit by a warm glow, Posterboy wields the paste drenched brush he uses for hanging up his posters.
A sumi painting brush rests in the beak of a wayward gazing lapwing.
The creative thoughts of a young girl are augmented by the circuitry of an AI neural network.
Tucked in the beak of a bewildered homing bird, a hand-written list is flown through the air
An anthropomorphised tree stands smiling with red leaves abloom
Flying with wings raised, a white dove carries a slice of watermelon with its feet.
Sat amid the trees in his pull wagon, Posterboy uses traditional mark-making tools to draw up the new artwork to be hung.
A profile portrait of Posterboy, chin raised with his poster tube at the ready.
With corresponding eyewear and clothing print, three young kids embrace their chosen screen colours; red, green and blue
An anthropomorphised hotdog stands wearing a tennis headband and drizzled in mustard
A floral assortment emerges from an artist's palette and paint brushes.
With crayons in hand, a young girl uses an upright easel and canvas to draw a large picture of herself.
With a Palestinian flag held to its side, a white dove wearing an arabic kufiya casually smokes a cigarette.
An array of herbs and vegetables are sent flying from the colander of a headless chef.
A rooster stood upon the screen of an upturned smartphone crows in the dawn light.
A note whistled from Posterboy becomes a convenient perch for his feathered companion Lapi.
A double bass player taps on computer keys that lay where his bass strings would ordinarily be found.
An infant learns to play the xylophone.
Illustrated decorative poster depicting the profile of a daydreaming woodsman set amid a billowing foliage of herbal leaves.
A mallard stands poised in high heels and accessories.
A spectacled character with a back-turned cap holds up a giant computer pointer, arguably the most active icon in visual communication online.
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