Airdie based Too Many Fireworks Records released some of the most exciting music to come out of Scotland in the years from its first release in 2002 until it's recent hiatus. As well as 2mf's Dialogue series of singles which featured the likes of Findo Gask, Errors and Macrocosmica, the label also released albums by Flying Matchstick Men (later to become One Records/SonyBMG artists Matchsticks), Laeto and Titus Gein, who's music has featured in games such as MotoGP 2006.

Retrograde Media worked with Too Many Fireworks on a number of projects, from Flying Matchstick Men's album Sleeping Sonqztq to publicity for the label's succesful clubnight fire:works.


Production, Artwork and Publicity - The Sleeping Sonqztq

Flying Matchstick Men's debut album was a bold move by both the band and the label, as the concept was to release a record that was as different from the band's live sound as possible.

grnr, also known as Retrograde Media's Gavin Thomson, was brought in to collaborate and the result was a hugely enjoyable mashup of '80s influenced Scottish indie-pop and skronky electronica which The Big Issue described as having "more ideas than most bands churn out in an entire lifetime."

As well as producing, recording, mixing and mastering The Sleeping Sonqztq, Retrograde Media was also responsible for the design of the album artwork and printed publicity, as well as a promotional website for the album, and a website for Flying Matchstick Men (find out more on the Flying Matchstick Men client page),





Artwork and Publicity - Advanced Techniques for Hands and Feet

When Titus Gein needed someone to bring their vision of the band as Retro-Electro Rock Warriors to fruition, Too Many Fireworks Records asked Retrograde Media to design the artwork for their album Adanced Techniques for Hands and Feet. Although their music features technically excellent guitar riffs and tight drumming, Titus Gein also exude 80s metal and 8-bit computer game kitch, and they wanted to reflect this in the artwork for their album cover.

The process started with a photo session to capture the band rocking out, the results of which where inserted into a specially created Tron-like scene. This artwork was then layed out with other elements such as a collage of live photos and some additional artwork supplied by the band. The unique end result captures the feel of the album, tracks from which have fiittingly been inlcuded in soundtracks for numerous successful computer games. As well as the print-ready album artwork, Retrograde Media also supplied 2mf with poster and flyer layouts for the album's puclicity campaign.



Artwork and Publicity - fire:works Club Night

For two years Too Many Fireworks Records also ran the successful fire:works club night in Glasgow which featured regular DJs from Flying Matchstick Men, life performances and guest DJs such as National Forest and The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. Retrograde Media designed much of the publicity material for fire:works, examples of which you can see below.

       
     
       


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