Ars Moriendi Vol. 1: Stepping Sideways and Descending

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	1.	Parasomnia 03:46
	2.	Locust Dance 04:33
	3.	The Insidious Device 05:28
	4.	Anywhere but Here (An Untimely Arrival) 05:25
	5.	What Lurks Beyond the Fog? 04:48
	6.	Something Uninvited 05:12
	7.	Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things 05:40
	8.	A Cold Home Below 05:03
	9.	Awake in the Arms of Oblivion 04:32

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Necromancy: Conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events.

This all-instrumental recording is not intended to be listened to as a casual, plastic pop album. It is an audio abstraction, designed to construct an image in the listener's conscious and subconscious mind. Like any abstract work of art, these images are up to individual interpretation, but they are grounded in certain themes: Death, rebirth, and the perils encountered in between. This recording is as much a ritual as it is a work of art. It was conceived in the spaces between waking and dream. Many ghosts were conjured during its creation and lurk within the drones and dissonance found herein. Stimulate your pineal gland for an optimal listening experience.

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released April 1, 2016

All songs written, performed, and produced by Dominick Balsamo

Voice sample on "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things" by The Horror Youth Necromancy Corps

Cover art by Jeana Jane

Additional artwork and layout by Anomalies, Inc

Published by D. Balsamo for Devil's Advocate, LTD

Distributed by Discontent Multimedia Entertainment

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