Windfall Light: The Visual Language of ECM

Müller, Lars (ed.)

ISBN 10: 3037781572 / ISBN 13: 9783037781579

Published by Lars Müller Publishers, 2010

About this Item

First edition; first printing. Paperback original. Soft covers; French flaps. 448pp. Slight rubbing to spine ends. A near fine copy. *** Windfall Light presents the CD covers created by the Munich record label ECM since the earlier publication Sleeves of Desire from 1996.With essays by various authors. Edited by Lars Muller. The design of ECM's record covers is almost as unique as its music.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Windfall Light: The Visual Language of ECM
• Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3037781572
• ISBN 13: 9783037781579
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art & Photography
  • Music
  • Rock & Pop

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Synopsis

Following the success of "Sleeves of Desire", a second publication is now being devoted to the cover art of the label ECM, Edition of Contemporary Music, focusing above all on sleeve design from 1996 to the present. Since its founding in 1969, ECM has been dedicated primarily to jazz and contemporary classical music and is a leading international label in both these fields. ECM has also received acclaim for its unique cover designs, which have always been an integral part of its productions.

Over the years, the collaboration between Manfred Eicher, the label’s founder and producer, and designers including Barbara Wojirsch, Dieter Rehm and Sascha Kleis has produced an aesthetic of the cover that initiates a dialogue between the photographic image and the music. The search for a cover motif from a storehouse of possible images is presented in a few examples that shed light on how these visual worlds are created and trace their significance for the music. An illustrated catalog of all of ECM’s releases completes this publication.