Burito album art by Andrei Kovalev: a dreadlocked man grips a vertical pole under dramatic light.

Burito album art

In September 2015, the band Burito asked the stylist Tatiana Almond and me to create key visuals for their debut album.

Burito is an alternative electronic band. No, the name has nothing to do with Mexican food: it’s three Japanese characters, Bu (warrior), Ri (truth) and To (sword).

A Burito musician in black sits with a staff on a dark set bristling with poles.

A Burito musician in a black samurai-style jacket fastens his cuff among black poles.

A Burito musician in black sits with a staff on a dark set bristling with poles.

A Burito musician in a black samurai-style jacket fastens his cuff among black poles.

We made most of the costumes, props and sets from… whatever the nearest DIY store sold.

A woman in a woven hat with a trolley full of poles and boards in a DIY store.

Seen from above, black cloth and poles laid out on plastic sheeting on a studio floor.

Two people work on long strips of black, clear and hessian cloth on a studio floor.

Black cloth panels hang from a rail as a backdrop in a studio.

A woman checks her phone by a wall of samurai photos and prints, next to a camera on a tripod.

A bearded Burito musician in a black kimono rests his forearm on a ledge.

A man in a woven conical hat reaches a hand towards the camera.

A Burito musician sits with a staff across his knees among tall black poles.

A samurai with a long blade faces a giant mechanical Godzilla head among desert ruins.

A woman in a woven hat with a trolley full of poles and boards in a DIY store.

Seen from above, black cloth and poles laid out on plastic sheeting on a studio floor.

Two people work on long strips of black, clear and hessian cloth on a studio floor.

Black cloth panels hang from a rail as a backdrop in a studio.

A woman checks her phone by a wall of samurai photos and prints, next to a camera on a tripod.

A bearded Burito musician in a black kimono rests his forearm on a ledge.

A man in a woven conical hat reaches a hand towards the camera.

A Burito musician sits with a staff across his knees among tall black poles.

A samurai with a long blade faces a giant mechanical Godzilla head among desert ruins.

We worked with Burito again: in 2017 on the cover and album art for their White Album, and in 2019 on Buritō Kōsu, my wildest photography course.

A man in a cap holds two black staffs crossed in front of him.

The five members of Burito, barefoot and in black, on a dark set lit by one lamp.

A man in a cap holds two black staffs crossed in front of him.

The five members of Burito, barefoot and in black, on a dark set lit by one lamp.

Production crew

Client: Velvet Music, an independent music production agency · Stylist and character designer: Almond · Make-up: Elena Martynova · Assistant: Timur Ivanov

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A figure in a glowing hat sits on a ledge high above a neon city at night.

A figure in a glowing hat sits on a ledge high above a neon city at night.

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