Dyslexicon

     Starting in 2002 when I moved to Portland with my good friends Paul and Elena, Paul and I began the Dyslexiss (formally spelled disslexis, dislexiss, and probably a few other ways) project.   After high school and the dismantling of our band Hanky (a tragic day for our many fans), Paul and I began recording music on a four track.  We recorded through our time at Illinois State.  By 2000 we had a small collection of music and played live a few times under the name Cathedral of Hope.  Cathedral of Hope ended when I graduated in 2000 and moved to Utah.  The collaboration was off until we moved to Portland together in 2002.  We then started formulation the Dyslexiss idea.
     In the years after 2000, Paul and I become semi-obsessed with buying cheap vinyl, and we loved album artwork, especially seeing bands with funny and stupid album covers and titles (here and here for example).  Paul and I then began creating album covers and artwork in my sketchbook.  During the next few years we created several album covers.  Tragically the original notebook went missing when Paul and I moved out of our apartment on Holgate.  I started a new notebook, and redrew some of the album covers, and asked Paul to do the same for his most memorable creations, but some have never been recreated.  Since this time we have added to the album collection.
     Below I will try and compile the album titles, the year they were created, and a few words that demonstrate the conceptual framework of each cover.  If there are two dates, it means that the album was recreated in the new notebook.  All the albums with a date prior to 2005 were in the original lost notebook.  Because of the lost notebook, there were many that are forgotten, I will attempt to remember and capture the essence of the lost classics.

Dislexiss I (2002) - abrasive, high contrast, pronunciation guidance 

Huntin' Wabbits (2002) - 1st person pov, serene, elmerfuddian

Doom Fist (2002, 2007) - apocalyptic, nihilistic, crushing, plodding 

Severed Ties (2002, 2007) - business, middle class, pun, heartbreak

Severed Ties back cover (2007) - escape, space, disappearing point

Art Rock (2002,2008) - souvenir, fine art, pun, part of "rock" trilogy

Math Rock (2002, 2008) - multiplication, addition, subtraction, division, pun, part of "rock" trilogy

Pizza Rock (2002) - anthropomorphizing, party!, frozen pizza, lost part of "rock" trilogy

The Hard Way (2002) - confusing, sexual, cluttered, lost concept

Ska-mmunion (2002-2009) - skankin, rude boy, sacrilegious

Fuck God (2002, 2009) - fast, pissed, shocking, sacrilegious

Dyslexiss presents: The Planets (2008) - solar system, mystical, conceptual, pretentious, series

Face Off! (2008) - bionic, visual pun, skeletal

Brain Storm (2008) - science fiction, chaotic, tangled

Soaked In Death (2009) - cowboy, cattle, meat, death, politically confused

Hard On (2009) - household, electrical, visual pun, bright

Shamanology (2009) - mystical, ancient, mind blowing, rockin

Metal Garden (2009) - epic, giant, from the earth, distance

Black Map (2009) - blank, lost, dark, nihilistic

Pick Your Own Title! : Operatin Abandon Earth, D-Bomb, Fall Down Go Boom, Eat Your Vegetables  (2009) - atomic, annihilation, interactive

Rock Candy (found sketch) - hard, peppermint, classic, satan christmas

Space Age (found sketch) - science fiction, invasion, abduction, u.f.o.