Album Cover Analysis

 

 

 

This is a good example of a dance music album cover- simple yet effective. The bright pink and black colours help to represent the image in the background of the text. The image resembles graffiti, this complements and links to the genre of music (drum and bass) as graffiti is associated with young adults (dance music target audience) and is often used in dance music videos. The album title is emphasized by the plain background. The font used is also not your typical times new roman; block capitals are used to resemble graffiti, just like the background image.

 

This album cover from Ministry of Sound is a perfect example of an electronic dance music album. The bright multi colours represent the rave party culture. The background is a black and white image of a crowd in either a club or a festival of some sort. This instantly tells us what genre of music it is and where you are likely to hear it before you even listen to it, as party culture is stereotyped with dance music. The effect of black and white is seen as professional and simplistic, therefore this could be a technique Ministry of Sound are trying to use to capture their audience. The black and white effect is also shown in the media world to present a sense of realism because it captures the moment, something that is done perfectly on this album cover. The text on it says “Eat sleep rave repeat” the word “rave” instantly brings the idea of a party atmosphere. In addition, this cover does not seem  to follow the rule of thirds.

 

 

 

Avicii is a typical electronic dance music DJ. The lightening or electricity shocks at the top of the album cover Touching the text "Avicii" complement the genre of music being electronic. The Background shows multi coloured lights these lights suggest a party theme (dance) this instantly tells the buyer what genre of music this album is. The font used for the artists name is edgy and bold and instantly sticks out, Avicii also uses this font as his logo therefore it is used on all of his album covers. The font used for the word 'Levels' resembles paint, this links to the genre as graffiti is associated with the dance music genre. Furthermore, the word levels makes use of the right hotspots in the rule of thirds.

 

 

Sigmas album cover isn’t a typical dance music cover. The background image is a picture of a beach. This in a way complements the genre of music as dance music is often related with summer (holidays, festivals ect…). In addition, this album doesn't suggest the genre of music as well as the others however still has an element of it.




In conclusion, the majority of CD covers we have analysed include bright and contrasting colours. Therefore, when we create our own CD cover we shall aim to replicate this.