Umbramancer, by Thomas Woodham

Umbramancer

by Thomas Woodham

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1.	Odyssean 02:45
2.	Nebular Encompass 05:12
3.	The Divine Haptician 06:22
4.	A Hopeless Oneiromantic 06:02
5.	Saurian Mindscapes 03:20
6.	Hunters 04:21	lyrics
Hunters lurking in my mind, firing blackened arrows upon the sky Never waiver, the quiver locks a lever to this prison I reside As their hits impale me, my memories assail me Falling under predation, I am victim to each passing thought Hunters--they mock and stare Adorned with feathers, I lie in wait, broken and shattered beyond repair Who could deign to love me? A mosaic of failure I am Beads of shame; porcelain regret Here I am, searching for beauty to fill these cracks, hoping the dust I sow will one day form a mountain
7.	Fleeing Ever Unto Blossoming Radiance 11:04
8.	Nafs, the Liberator 05:30
9.	Nafs (Acoustic) 02:26

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Umbramancer does not hide, lie, or conceal. This is me at my rawest, from crushing depths to roaring heights. Overall, Umbramancer is a journey through recovery in mental health. I have struggled for several years with trauma and its effects on my wellbeing and my relationships. Umbramancer captures a lot of the successes and failures I've encountered in therapy and in my own personal development. I am a different person now than when I started writing it, and the journey throughout the album is just as variedly human.

At the very least, I am grateful that I could creatively journal my experiences in recovery. The road has not been straight, but I have never held my head higher. Umbramancer carries a certain candor and unrestrained sense of self that perhaps was not entirely communicated in my previous work. From track to track, some are celebrations of breakthroughs, some are grieving who I used to be, and others are terror at the voices which have haunted me for too long. This is the most challenging album I've ever made, and I have held nothing back.

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released December 4, 2020

Thomas Woodham: guitars, fretless bass, fretless guitar, saz, mandolin, synth, no-input mixer, circuit bent toys, voice, lyrics; sound design, production, mixing, mastering; cover art

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