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Originally Posted by guest
how is it possible for you guys to listen to both o'rourke and fennesz yet not understand that black humour is central to both their work Jesus fucking Christ
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I understand that. It's more true of O'Rourke than it is of Fennesz, but yes, I get it. Completely. And yet, the artwork for Insignificance and Eureka doesn't even make me bat an eye. Mostly because it's illustrated, and entirely fanciful.
The cover of "...Sorry" is neither of those things. For all I know, it could just be a pic someone snapped of Jim (or Christjan or whomever) playing with a beloved family pet. But it could just as easily be something much more sinister. But either way, what it's a picture of is less relevant than what it presents, and this album cover aims to present an unsettling image of (implied) animak abuse.
You can have "black humor" shooting out your asshole and be dark as fuck your entire life without ever alienating the very people who support you most.
Not trying to turn this into a bigger deal than it is, but the fact is that the photo is fucking unsettling as hell, and I don't have to not be grossed out by it just because I happen to like (and "understand") the artists.