This is Not a Pirate

This weekend, we entered the brand new facility of The Kennel Studios, while simultaneously stepping back in time a few decades. We've done all analog sessions before, but not on 1" tape and all vintage gear- needless to say, we got some very cool, retro sounds. We'll have a full post detailing the whole session with pics & video asap.


I was extremely pleased to see two new additions to the CP book gracing my inbox when we got back, both from Jason Ralls. Jason is not only an amazing illustrator and expert designer, he's family (to me and John that is). If you know anything about Dada and Surrealism, you may recognize the Magritte piece he is appropriating in the clip above. Throw in the "This is Not" reference from our first single, and the fact that he is currently living in Denmark working for Lego... the image is an appropriated pièce de résistance. Thanks cuz!

Babylon x Haloz

This piece comes from NYC's Steven Lew, aka Kidlew for Madeinchorea™. One of the first illustrations he showed me was marker'd on a Priority Mail address sticker. I thought it was kind of an ingenius way to acquire free canvases. On my walk back to the New Yorker hotel that evening, I must have passed at least 3 or 4 of his pieces stuck to scaffolding, mail boxes, and other random places. Lew has such a distinct style and creates super simple, yet very iconic characters, all with a Sharpie or two. Huge props to Kidlew- this is the first completed piece for the book. While he finishes up his new website, check out his flickr page.

Culture Triteness

Here's a glimpse of what Jesse DeStasio is working on, the Cliché Bot. Not only does it steal from cultures, but each cliché attachment makes it stonger...! Is there a specific term for finding words within words (ie, the che reference)? If there is, I'd totally use it here.

I met Jesse a few years back at one of the New York Comic Cons. After seeing his range of work- illustration, sculpting, painting, photography, karaoke- there is not much he can't do, and kickass at it. Thanks for the sneek peak!

It starts...

Culture Pirates sets sail! Boris Savic of Rocket North/Banimon comics sent over a lil piece of what he is cooking up. If you are not familiar with his work do yourself a favor and pick up the first two Banimon Comics at his store here. It's amazing how much action + story can be packed into each page using only 3 colors. We're stoked to see what this turns into...

Culture Pirates!

Culture Pirates is record + book project created by Destroy Babylon. The new single will be pressed on 7” vinyl, packaged in the centerfold of a 7x7” book featuring a dozen artists interpretations of a Culture Pirate.