Dead Tibet Records

Rapper and sound engineer Axiom, from Austin Texas, needed a logo done for all of his merch and business collateral. 

I cannot recall how he arrived at Dead Tibet Records but I did want to ensure that I was doing another culture outside my own some justice with any references.

I looked into the Bardo Thodol, the “Tibetan Book of the Dead” as it’s called here in the west. The text is focused on the navigation between death and rebirth, a very interesting piece of work. 

I looked at a lot of the artwork, where there were many stunning images. I came across images called “Citipati Thangka” featuring two skeletal deities dancing together. They had fangs and third eyes with big smiles.