Artwork: Border Community

Border Community is another record label that has a very consistent style when it comes to artwork. A reoccurring image in their artwork is a panoramic shot of a rustic windmill located among some green hills. A lot of their artwork evokes feelings of nostalgia and gentle longing for the innocence and simplicity of childhood.

James Holden - A Break In The Clouds (2003)

For it's few releases, Border Community continued to use the same artwork. However soon, they started releasing artwork with a new a new take on the 'rustic windmill' imagery. 


Extrawelt – Soopertrack / Zu Fuss (2005)

The first variation on the 'rustic windmill' image was done in the style of a colouring book.

James Holden – The Idiots Are Winning (2006)

Holden's next release introduces some artistic chaos to the calm windmill imagery.

Ricardo Tobar – El Sunset (2007)

I love the contrast between the colours surrounding the windmill and the primitivist textures of the hills and the sky.

Luke Abbott - Tuesday EP (2008)

And we're back to contemplating the sunny memories of childhood.

Ricardo Tobar – Boy Love Girl EP (2008)

This is my favourite piece of artwork on Border Community. Completely twisted, but with a dash of humour. Is that a little cosmonaut climbing a confused looking hoodoo? Who are those geeky looking creatures in the background? I didn't know that they had windmills on Solaris.

A special mention should be made of the artwork on a series of releases by Nathan Fake. I am quiet fond of the flower filled sky and the soft kodachrome photography.

Nathan Fake - Silent Night (2005)

 
Nathan Fake - Drowning in a Sea of Love (2006)

Nathan Fake - Drowning In A Sea Of Remixes (2006)