Confront your demons.

Dutch artist and illustrator Stefan Glerum knows how to find the nerve, and his astute observations of the trappings of the vinyl addict probe deeper than we usually care to look.

While he’s worked for several major brands and clients, it’s this gorgeously absurd series of thirteen photos entitled Crate Digging, Don’t Do It! which really captured our attention. It won’t take you long to guess why.

Although some years now since he first shared them with the world, Glerum has given us the green light to present the series in its entirety. Like this psychological analysis of record collecting, sometimes it’s good to take a step back and consider what’s really going on. No judgements, we’re all friends here.

Over the Stefan for the…umm…satirical introduction: