“Out Among the Stars, I Find Peace.”
Amidst the Dark tells the story of a young wanderer who feels that his home calls to him from the stars. He leaves everything he knows behind in pursuit of his real home. A cosmic storm interrupts his journey and sets him adrift on the far side of the galaxy. Floating among the stars, he finds peace and solace in the fact that he's not alone on his journey to discover the place he truly belongs.
About Amidst the Dark
The focus of this project is on the emotions that occur in the months following a break-up as told through an allegory about traveling through space and into the unknown. In true programmatic fashion, each track tells a different part of the story. The combination of synthesizers and organic orchestral elements helps to develop a variety of styles that will give the project a complete and intricate feel
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Track Artwork
This piece represents the prelude “Opportunity Awaits the Bold” and the second piece “Don’t Let Me Go”. It depicts the launch of the rocket into space at the beginning of the journey.
We also used it for artwork for the Bandcamp Exclusive version of the album. Click the link to find that version.
Designed by Esther Malone
This depicts the third track “Anomaly” as well as the title track “Amidst the Dark”. We went a little simpler and depicted the rocket flying to a super stylized anomaly with the hero floating all alone on the other side of the anomaly for “Amidst the Dark”.
Designed by Esther Malone
This piece represents the final two pieces of the album, “Edge of Oblivion” and “Dreaming of a Distant Star”. We captured the planet that our hero finds himself on at the end of the piece and the star that represents the home he used to know and the future that lies ahead.
Designed by Esther Malone
This was an alternate art piece for the first two tracks of the album.
Designed by Esther Malone