I love the thought of a band on a major label making such an effort to play to their fans who might not be able to get to their shows, which often take place in the major cities of Scotland.
People who know me will know that I'm quite fond of FR; I consider their second album 'The Midnight Organ Fight' to be a genuine modern classic. So when it came to inspiration, I had a lot of ideas at the ready.
Firstly I wanted to have references to their lyrics and themes tackled across their albums; the sea, isolation, faith and lack thereof and combine it with the idea of the band heading up into the unknown wilderness to play these shows.
Here is a quick printing process of the day I spent screen-printing them.
Firstly, the screens are coated with a chemical called Azocol.
Here are the transparencies, which will make up the two layers / colours of the poster.
They are transferred to the screens, using UV light.
The screen is then clamped into the bed place and the first colour has been pulled through with a squeegee.
Hanging out on the drying racks.
The second screen in place, with the imminent brown to complete the print.
Here is the final cropped version of the poster, which I think came out pretty well.
I printed 130 in total, 100 for the band and 30 for me. They're now available in my online shop and if you want one, then get to it, as I understand they were pretty popular on the tour. Also, for one week only I'm offering free p&p within the UK.
Big thanks to the band and their management for letting me do these and also to Alice Munks, who helped get the ball rolling with the band about 18 months ago...
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