escapist's lair

Following the publication of Khomatech’s interview on the Studio site, Karol provided the extensive commentary on his artwork, created especially for the latest Blood Of Heroes album. ‘Nine Cities’ isn’t only an album, it also comes with epic drawings depicting each city, which were implied on previous BOH albums. Turns out Khomatech wasn’t hinted how…

Five in-depth interviews with visual artists shaping the drum & bass imagery

Being a fan of hard drum & bass, you obviously know Cooh. It’s likely you were fascinated by one of the covers he created for his own releases, which are also often related to other genres, such as ambient, IDM/glitch, and folktronica. Amazingly detailed, visceral and otherworldly, they certainly convey the atmosphere of his music.…

If you are a fan of dark, hard drum & bass then you’ve definitely seen one of his covers for Tech Itch Recordings. Adam is capable of creating realistic sci-fi themed works as well as bizarre, beautiful abstract images. Something many don’t know is that he also experiments with animations — the ones that are…

There is an awful lot of energy and colour in each artwork Trinyo creates. He has been designing covers for Eatbrain monthly for nine years already, and he shows no signs of stopping. Somehow he finds time for working for other labels, like Korsakov and Black Hoe Never Say Die. Characters and scenes on his…

Uno, real name Rostislav, started his career in 2015 with covers for Exit Records, and he has been keeping the bar high ever since. Very early he developed his own style, proving that minimalist art can be interesting and beautiful, you just need a bit of creativity and wit. Having been a graduate of the…

Khomatech, also known as Karol Lasia — the man responsible for the significant amount of Ohm Resistance and Vision covers. You can’t put his artworks into a certain category, but that’s only a sign of his excellence, as he tries to create something new every time. However some of the epithets that come to my…