Many music lovers share a moment in common. On a cloudy evening, you put on a record. Hopefully, it was Rush’s
Hemispheres. Most likely, it was Pink Floyd’s
Dark Side of the Moon. The LP sleeve rested in your lap. The receiver’s meters bobbed gently, and the lights were dimmed just enough so your eyes could transfix on the junction of prism and light that refracts into a rainbow wrapped in black. As those guitars and synthesizers roared, the artwork and its melding with the music allowed you to transcend conceptual planes by uniting abstract visuals with word, rhythm, and melody. For just a moment, the world wasn’t so bland.
The Gralbum Collective are trying to recapture this enlightening experience with the Gralbum, or
graphic album, a packaged release of image, word, and song for iPad and iPhone.
