Quintessential Ephemera

Quintessential Ephemera is fifth full-length album by post-metal band Rosetta and their first recording as a five-piece.

Quintessential Ephemera
Studio album by Rosetta
Released	June 22, 2015 (2015-06-22)
Recorded	February 2015
Genre	Post-metal, post-hardcore, emo
Length	51:14
Label	Self-released
Producer	Rosetta
Rosetta chronology
Rosetta: Audio/Visual Original Score (2015) Quintessential Ephemera (2015) A Dead-Ender's Reunion (2016)

In stark contrast to the darker hardcore influenced sound of The Anaesthete, Quintessential Ephemera saw Rosetta moving into more upbeat and melodic territory, with greater use of clean vocals by Eric Jernigan as well as David Grossman. The addition of Jernigan as a second guitarist also saw the band experiment more with counterpoint guitar melodies. Matt Weed has frequently cited Oceansize as a major influence on the direction of Quintessential Ephemera.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"After the Funeral"	3:34
2.	"(Untitled I)"	7:06
3.	"(Untitled II)"	4:54
4.	"(Untitled III)"	6:35
5.	"(Untitled IV)"	3:03
6.	"(Untitled V)"	7:04
7.	"(Untitled VI)"	6:03
8.	"(Untitled VII)"	6:30
9.	"Nothing in the Guise of Something"	6:25

Personnel

Rosetta

• Mike Armine – vocals, electronics
• Dave Grossman – bass, vocals
• Eric Jernigan – guitar, vocals
• B.J. McMurtrie – drums, vocals, 'barsista'
• Matt Weed – guitar, piano, vocals

Guest

• Erik Osheim – additional vocals