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IllustratorLondon, United Kingdom
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Sophie Bass

IllustratorLondon, United Kingdom
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LevelSenior
AvailabilityFreelance
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  • Sophie Bass - Whole again Hooligan Record Sleeve, J-Felix
    Sophie Bass - Whole again Hooligan Record Sleeve, J-FelixJ Felix returned with his second album ‘Whole Again Hooligan’ in September 2019, a blend of ‘boogie, p-funk, disco and soul’. This record is warm and bright, ‘a retreat of positivity… with good times guaranteed’. Commissioned to illustrate this cover, Sophie drew on themes of Sun worship, nature, dance and summer-time atmosphere to reflect the fun and lightness in this record.
  • Album Campaign - Yazz Ahmed, La Saboteuse
    Album Campaign - Yazz Ahmed, La SaboteuseUNESCO Crossing Borders Institute - 'Album of The Decade' (The 2010's) Alex Award Nominee - 'Best Gatefold' (2017) The Wire - ‘Jazz Album of the year’ Bandcamp - The Best Albums of 2017 (All Genres - #18) Bandcamp - ’The Best Jazz Albums of 2017’ Bandcamp - ‘Editors Favourite Albums of 2017’ (Marcus J Moore) The Vinyl Factory - ‘Top 50 albums of 2017 (all genres) #15’ Stereogum - ‘The Best Jazz Albums of 2017’ (#2) The Bird Is The Worm - ‘Album Of The Year’ Contemporary Jazz Club - ‘Best Jazz A
  • Sophie Bass - Songs of our Mothers Record Sleeve, Kefaya and Elaha Soroor
    Sophie Bass - Songs of our Mothers Record Sleeve, Kefaya and Elaha SoroorReleased in May 2019, this record is a ‘fresh, vibrant take on Afghan folk music filtered through myriad forms’ including spiritual jazz, indian classical music and electronica. Elaha Soroor provides vocals, drawing on her own experience of fleeing Afghanistan as well as the difficulties faced by other female artists.
  • Yazz Ahmed - A Shoal of Souls, Limited Single Release on IXCHEL
    Yazz Ahmed - A Shoal of Souls, Limited Single Release on IXCHEL'I was already thinking about the migrants who perished at sea when I named the chapter The Shoal of Souls, and this new composition is dedicated to all the people who have lost their lives crossing the sea in search of a better future. I hope the music conveys the strength and power of the human spirit, the bravery to risk everything for their families, the anger I feel at the response of the West, a lack of empathy, a lack of compassion. They are not a swarm, they are us - humans.' - Yazz Ahm
  • Sophie Bass - The Black Peril, Soweto Kinch
    Sophie Bass - The Black Peril, Soweto KinchSophie was commissioned to illustrate ‘The Black Peril’ by Soweto Kinch in October 2019. The record is a bold piece, inspired by the 1919 Race Riots - a period of extreme violent disorder and racial conflict in the wake of WW1, spanning the UK and the US. To create this artwork, Sophie delved into 1920s cartoons that often described the 'infectious' effect of black music on white audiences. Her artwork also plays on the concept of the ‘Black Peril incarnate’. The illustration of the King-Kong-
  • Album Campaign - Ash Walker, Aquamarine
    Album Campaign - Ash Walker, AquamarineAsh Walker’s third album - Aquamarine - was released on Night Time Stories in July 2019, with IXCHEL heading up the creative direction and management of the album.
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