Behind the Covers

anonymous

1 cover story in our archive

Behind the Covers' archive includes 1 album cover documented under the "anonymous" design theme, all from the 1990s. The cover sits within the electronic tradition and features work by Aphex Twin. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin — album cover art

Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin (1992)

The debut album that launched ambient techno featured one of electronic music's most minimalist covers—just the Aphex Twin logo floating in stark white space. This radical simplicity perfectly matched Richard D. James's anonymous, mysterious persona and became a template for countless electronic releases.

Label
R&S Records
Genre
Electronic
Decade
1990s
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