Enter shikari a flash f lood of colour

Digipak AnalysisEnter Shikari- A Flash Flood Of Colour

Front Cover

Back Cover

Inside

Covers

• The title of A Flash Flood of Colour was intended to describe the album's music, and Reynolds noted its colourful blend of musical genres. He said that the band wanted a title with a "big sound" which was positive and forward-thinking, and it derives from the lyrics of "Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here".

• The cover art is a reversal of society's hierarchical structure based on social stratification. Although it was introduced to Enter Shikari as a set design for their live shows, they thought it would be a "solid symbol" for the album. Guitarist Rory Clewlow described the cover art: "Our society is often depicted as a pyramid, with the few at the top with all the wealth and the masses at the bottom with no wealth, but supporting the pyramid for the few at the top. Our upside down triangle represents this system being flipped on [its] head.“

• The colourful pyramid symbol completely contrasts the dim forest background, literally introducing a “flash flood of colour” onto the background, this could also be metaphorical: Stating the band is a flash flood of colour introducing music onto the world or the music's meaning and political statements could be flooding “colour” of these statements onto our minds.

• The band has chosen not to be on the cover, I believe this is so their image doesn’t take away from the music and its meaning, they don’t do this for fame and for them to be the symbols, they want to create an image to inspire others.

• This cover is very different to previous album covers, but this is perhaps due to the newly adopted Political stances the vocalist:Reynolds has adopted.All previous albums have very illustrative, drawn covers, whereas this is photographic, and introduces more colour.

Alternative Cover• This cover doesn’t stand out as well to me,

as well as the colour being ultimately different, the light looks more in place being among the metallic objects(Very undistinguishable), whereas the light in the original cover looks contrasted and more like a FLASH flood of colour onto the backdrop, it feels very much more literal and a better image of the album title and band.

Tracklist and Meanings • All Songs are Studio recorded in Thailand, and

Phenakistoscope a documentary is also included with the album as well as a general bonus features.

• The theme of A Flash Flood of Colour is politically progressive. The album's treatment of current affairs and environmental issues takes aim "at the failings of capitalism, the hypocrisy of modern politics and the blatant disregard of human health and happiness" and has been compared to the calculated approach of the Occupy movement, rather than an ensuing class conflict. Despite its political themes, Reynolds denied that the album was politically motivated: "This album is anti-politics. We say that politics is an outdated system. It is time that we embrace technological developments and no longer have to rely on a rule. Our lives should develop according to scientific findings." He described A Flash Flood of Colour's recurring theme as "perspective": "We're not trying to think subjectively." The Real News, Democracy Now! and journalist John Pilger have all influenced Reynolds' political views.[

Inside Images• Similar to the front cover but seems more sombre, mimics

the album content of which the tracklist begins heavier but then once you get into it, the later songs seem more sombre.

• The same pyramid symbol is repeated from the cover and set decoration, giving synergy.

Bonus Image Included of the band

Photo of the band is included so we can get an eyeful of who they are, just 4 normal guys.This adds a sense of relatability and can draw more audience in if they see the icons they are listening to are just like them and not some drawn up popstar character creation.As well as this some members of the audience just like having extra content and pictures, so this was included