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Deathbed Tapes Contagious Orgasm- The Dream of a Fetus In Heavy Oil (2022) Cassette tape packaged in black norelco case around which a small fetus doll is wrapped with iron wire Contagious Orgasm 2019 tape The Dream of a Fetus In Heavy Oil on Deathbed Tapes got reissued in a special edition package 3 years later in 2022 and augments the artwork of the original tape by providing a physical touchable object. Indeed Deathbed Tapes’ head Alex Ford design concept was rather straightforward based on the title of the tape, as he told me in a short interview I did for this article that “the title made me think of a fetal medical specimen so i found a good pic and xeroxed the hell out of it”. Alex continued telling that “for the special edition i wanted the art to come to life in a sense. the squishy fetus is meant just as a more tactile version of the j-card artwork. something to look nice on a shelf and something you can hold in your hand while listening.” While indeed the presentati...
