Seances - Power Is A Phantom
After seeing the band The Chameleons in 2023, songwriter Eric Arsnow (Devil’s Teeth, Fight Dice) was inspired to create his own new wave album. Influenced by bands he grew up with, including The Cure and Joy Division, Arsnow’s new recording project, Seances, needed artwork that tapped into the spiritual and personal elements he had infused into his music.
Eric approached me about creating the artwork in fall of 2024, after seeing a piece I made inspired by litho prints, and Mexican “papel picado” (punched paper). He felt the symbolism of it, and other work I had done, would fit the album’s overall tone and themes.
We discussed pagan and gothic imagery, as well as other cultural touchstones, and he tasked me with trying to come up with an idea for the first single “Fade”, as well as artwork for the full LP.
We went through a few rounds of revisions, particularly with the full album design, including incorporating runic borders, changing the direction of the ghostly figure, and playing with the transparency. For the singles artwork, I took inspiration from the lyrics, and try to fit them into the same motif as the whole album.
