Dork Art: Mondo's Vinyl Halloween

In the last year or so, Mondo has been trickling out a rather varied array of vinyl releases.  Stuff like The Deadly Spawn, Oblivion, the recent Maniac, and Drive have all seen their soundtracks blessed with the Mondo exclusivity treatment.  I haven't bothered in the past, but I may make an exception for their upcoming release of John Carpenter's Halloween.  Apparently this is the first time the entire score has been provided on vinyl, and considering it's a masterpiece of simplicity akin to John Williams' JAWS, I'm shocked by that very notion.  Naturally, the record will hit the internet on October 31st.  The art is supplied by Phantom City Creative, We Buy Your Kids, and Jeff Proctor.  It's doubtful you'll be able to score one from Mondo, but I'm sure ebay will have them for a few hundred dollars seconds after Twitter announces the random sale time.  If you want a more detailed rundown, check out GQ.  Yes, Mondo is so popular now that GQ writes about their releases.  So bizarre.

--Brad

Dork Art: Mondo's Oblivion Vinyl

Mondo just announced that they'll be releasing the Oblivion soundtrack on Vinyl come April 26th.  I haven't dipped into Mondo's vinyl collection yet , and I'm not really sure this is the place to start.  I did attempt to score their Drive LP but I was too slow on the shopping cart clicking.  You know the drill, follow their Twitter closely and cross your fingers.

Killian Eng supplies the art, a touch reminiscent of Mondo's John Carter print.  Hope that's not an indicator of the film's final product.  Matt's got a lot of hope riding on Oblivion.  A new wave of big Sci-Fi films could be made or broken on the back of Joseph Kosinski's latest venture.

Here's what Eng had to say about his piece:

"When I was given the honor to create artwork for the Oblivion soundtrack, I wanted to convey the feeling of a world that was left behind; a place full of traces and remnants of a civilization long gone. An environment that truly makes the person exploring it feel small is a theme I often come back to in my artwork. For the front cover I wanted to describe this in a peaceful way. The warm colors of a sunset, or sunrise, adds an air of tranquility, providing the image a nice balance against the sharp, dark silhouettes in the foreground."

--Brad