Ill Considered & Vincent De Boer Ill Considered 10 - The Stroke

The drawings of the film 'The Stroke' are used for the 10th vinyl release of Ill Considered. All 338 records come with 12 unique drawings: one second of the film. One of the 12 drawings serves as the cover; the remaining drawings can be seen in a bundle that is inside the box. This way, 338 people share an artwork that took Vincent and his collaborative partner Hans Schuttenbeld nearly 1,5 years of preparation and 9 months of drawing.

One Second

All 4056 drawings of the animation film are divided between 338 LP boxes. One of the 12 drawings serves as the cover; the remaining drawings can be seen in a bundle that's inside the record cassette. This way, 338 people share an artwork that took Vincent and his collaborative partner Hans Schuttenbeld nearly 1,5 years of preparation and 9 months of drawing, including many long days and nights spent in Vincent's isolated studio in the forest.

The Stroke sprang from the urge for a creative exchange of artistic energies. Vincent has created all Ill Considered album covers in response to the music and when he changed the order of the process, new challenges and possibilities arose. The Stroke tells the story of a brush stroke: a trace of a movement performed by the artist with his instrument, the paint brush. As the only non-musician member of Ill Considered, Vincent invites both the viewer and the musicians into a realm of strokes while exploring whether an album cover can transform into a music video. This has led to a multi-sensory artwork that connects the musician with the audience and the artist.

"It was almost a relief to finally see the animation Vincent had been working on for so long. We’d had a lot of anticipation for this day and you can hear the release of tension in all the takes. It was great to be able to try a few different approaches and they all seemed to work well with the visuals as Vincent is so attuned to what we do. Definitely a memorable experience."

In addition to the first take of the recording session, two extra improvised takes are included on the record; both very different and reacting to the film in unexpected ways. It is possible to view the film to all takes: simply play the record and the (muted) video at the same time.

- The vinyl cassette contains 12 original drawings from the animation film.
- The vinyl cassette contains IC10, a limited 12" EP. Only 338 copies, no repress.
- The cassette is a high quality carton box, including protection foam and a blind embossed print.
- The record allows you to view the film to all takes: simply play the record to the (muted) video at the same time.
- The artwork of the boxes is mostly minimalistic

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