An 8-panel jacket showcasing the beautiful artwork of Peter Vaughn, perfectly evoking the psychological gothic/noir theme of the album. In the sleeve you'll find a mesmerizing booklet of marbled pages, overlayed with lyrics from the album. Remove the disc and only the shadow of the man in the portrait remains.

Introspecter (implying both “one who looks inward” and “a ghost within”) explores the darker side of human nature. Against the backdrop of workaday life, it grapples with those insidious impulses that most of us hide or perhaps refuse to acknowledge altogether.

Tracklist:

1. Incision 01:45

2. Opheliac 04:56

3. For Someone Not so Old 05:37

4. Mad in the Night 03:56

5. Taciturn and Many Things 05:23

6. Imagine Breathing Heavily with Your Eyes Closed and Your Chest Open (Ta-Pocketa-Pocketa) 01:41

7. In the Stones 04:05

8. Wicked Sinner with the Blues 07:14

9. Birmingham 02:58

10. Promise of Walking / Premise of Waking01:53

11. Façade 1 (I Want You Around) 04:59

12. You Can't Be What You Say All the Time 03:01

13. Intermission (Let's Step Away for a Moment and Give Ourselves a Break)01:25

credits

released November 2, 2018

Copyright 2018 Yellow Racket Records

All songs by Ben VanderHart (ASCAP) except

"Façade 1 (I Want You Around)" by Ben VanderHart and Dave Hess

Telemonster is:

Ben VanderHart - Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Keyboards/Synths, Programmed Drums, Hand Percussion

Dave Hess - Piano, Keyboards/Synths

John-Michael Forman - Bass Guitar, Miscellaneous Percussion

Josh Barrett - Drums, Miscellaneous Percussion

Additional performances by:

Sam Miller - Violin

Hannah Lutz - Viola

Noah Barnett, "Barn Owl Cello" - Cello

Grady Dickinson - Clarinet, Tenor Sax

David Henry - Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Micah Davis - French Horn

Produced, engineered, and mixed by Ben VanderHart in Chattanooga, TN

Mastered by David Barbe at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, GA (with thanks to Jason NeSmith)

Artwork by Peter Vaughn

Special thanks to North Shore Fellowship and St. Elmo Presbyterian in Chattanooga for letting us use your space to record drums and piano (respectively). Thanks to Esther and Grady for facilitating.