Mysterious Works

Mysterious Works

Discovery

Mysterious Works is an independent, vinyl-only label founded by myself and musical collaborator Jon Iliffe. The ambition was to create a label rooted in underground dance culture.

Services

Music

Creative Direction

Print

Year

2018

Client

Mysterious Works

Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.

Design

The visual identity was driven by surreal collage. Vintage imagery was fused with space-age references, mirroring the music itself, sampling fragments of the past and reshaping them into dancefloor-ready records.

Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.
Modern home office setup with a monitor, ergonomic chair, keyboard, and indoor plants near a window with blinds.

Delivery

The label gained recognition across the underground dance scene, earning support from DJ Mag and Mixmag, alongside radio play from stations worldwide. The artwork was also featured in Leicester’s LOOP Graphic Design & Illustration exhibition.