Paul Hierophant — Watching The Decoys

Conceived as a three part EP series (we are still waiting on the final part) inspired by Killing Joke (where the titles comes from), steelworks, space, The Hierophant, the occult and the Maria robot from the iconic science-fiction silent film Metropolis. The colours on the cover came from experimenting with imagery of heavy forges and molten metal and are the only element left from the initial front cover ideas which featured a steel foundry pouring molten metal framed within a silhouette of a head with sparks and steam breaking out. The robot direction took over after discussions with Paul Hierophant.

The back covers mix symbolism from The Hierophant with the idea of being always observed. The eyes are connected by a network of circuit board-like lines. The embers from the heat of the steelworks also tie it to the cover imagery.

Three interlocking circles comes from symbolism of The Hierophant, here each circle represents one of the trilogy

The robots are heavily retouched and stylised with various halftone effects, the originals are a couple of library photos — part one, part two