Album cover research (house music)

I have looked at one of my favourite dj's recently released album. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike does house music as well as deep house, trance and electro, therefore this is the same genre as my music video.

So looking for the different genre conventions first thing I have noticed is the choice of colours, it is pretty dark, with the two dj's on the cover. This breaks the original genre conventions as usually house music album covers do not have dj faces on them, however the choice of colour pallet is conventionally right.

They have used layering two images together in order to get the effect of them both being on top of the world. They have used the picture of lights of the city, the picture was probably taken from the plane. However it is a brilliant way to portray the whole world, as when you are in the plane you feel like the whole world is underneath your feet, this is the feeling they are going for. 

Moreover they have got a small globe as another representation of the world.

The name of the album 'Bringing the world the madness' is actually the name of the festival that Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have every year, therefore their fans would be aware of that fact, they would relate it to their music straight away.

Also the dj on the right side always wears hoodie and the sunglasses during their sets, therefore it has become like their own iconography.

The posture of both djs gives out that they are feeling cool and chilled out, this is the feeling they want audience to experience when listening to their music.

The back of the album only contains the songs which are inside, as well as where the album has been distributed and produced, moreover it has web addresses for real fans to visit for more information. On the right bottom corner we can see the record label logo (they have used it at the front as well, so audience would be aware of who produced it, who the dj's have a contract with).

At the back, the small plane on the top middle represents flying around the world, therefore I was right about where the picture came from.