2 cover stories in our archive
Behind the Covers' archive includes 2 album covers documented under the "anonymous" design theme, spanning the 1990s, 2000s. These covers sit within the electronic tradition and feature work by Burial, 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.
A blurry, ghostly photograph of a hooded figure barely visible in darkness — like surveillance footage or a half-remembered dream. At release, the artist's identity was unknown, making the faceless cover a literal representation of musical anonymity.
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.