Retro Synthpop Playlist

escape

Crowdfinding

Maybe I'll Stay in a Different Shadow

Bliss

ICON

Shades of Blue

Sugar

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Why do new ideas come wrapped in self-doubt? Every act of creation is an act of courage, a delicate balance of ambition and anxiety.

PROOF OF CONCEPT
©2025 Brian Hazard (ASCAP)

The craziest notion lurks inside my mind
(Come to the fore greatness)
The dream of a dying afterthought
(Light the fog)
Got nothing to prove to anyone but me
(Some of you may hate this)
A pioneer has to walk the walk
(Should I fall)

The here and now (ever after)
The why and how not yet aligned (twisting)
The strings we pull (tying knots our)
Conceptual visions defined
Enshrined

A novel idea becomes a prototype
(Here is my grand vision)
A complex machine of gears and cogs
(Interlocked)
With beaker in hand, wearing a white lab coat
(Chemical magician)
I beg that you won’t think me a fraud
(Should I fail)

COLOR THEORY
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Proof of Concept

September

Wait Until Midnight

Written and performed by Marci Elizabeth and Jimmy Deer
Produced by Jimmy Deer

From The Blue

Bound 2 The Rhythm

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I lost my father last year to Alzheimer's and my mom is in the advanced stages. If I’m to befall the same fate, at least I left instructions.

WHEN I CAN'T REMEMBER YOU
©2025 Brian Hazard (ASCAP)

In the gathering dusk
I will fade to a husk
Vital systems will fail
Trains of thought will derail

What you think of as me
[in a healthy body]
Will in time cease to be
[promise]
Can you give me a clue
When I can’t remember you?

Every name, every face
[every precious moment]
Getting harder to place
[over]
Like a verse left unsung
On the tip of my tongue

We all end up as dust
[out of love or duty]
So we do what we must
[help me]
Hold my hand, guide me through
When I can’t remember you

“You’re going to lose it all”
A whisper in the gloom
Feel like I should apologize
For what I’ll put you through
The faithful will testify
That true love never dies
But nobody knows for sure
What’s going on behind those lost eyes

Recollection recedes
[in the final stages]
Strangers tend to my needs
[helpless]
Play this song in my room
When I can’t remember you

COLOR THEORY
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When I Can't Remember You

Ghosts of the Tsunami is the driving and intense new single from Isaac
Howlett, the charismatic singer/songwriter behind the internationally-
renowned UK synth-pop band, Empathy Test, now making waves as a solo
artist.

After three consecutive #1 singles on the German Alternative Chart (DAC) with
House of Cards, Endless Night and most recently Eggshell, which also peaked at
#13 (Germany), #15 (Sweden) and #31 (Spain) on the iTunes Alternative Chart,
Howlett continues to explore dark terrain with Ghosts of the Tsunami. Vocally, it has
the same anthemic, haunting quality as its predecessor, but here the beats and
driving bass provided by co-producer and mixer Daniel Myer (Liebknecht, Architect,
Covenant etc.) give the track a greater energy.

"Lyrically, Ghosts of the Tsunami was inspired by the 2017 non-fiction novel of the
same name, by Richard Lloyd Parry", says Howlett, "it’s about the aftermath of the
Japanese tsunami and some of the dead not knowing they were dead. The song
draws a comparison to the loss of feeling amongst the living."

Like Eggshell, Ghosts of the Tsunami already has some buzz around it, having been
performed live several times by Howlett at his solo shows earlier in 2025, but also
this September to December he is performing it with Empathy Test on their biggest
European tour to date.

A full EP, featuring the two original tracks, Eggshell and Ghosts of the Tsunami, a
“radio edit” of Eggshell, plus remixes by genCAB, Clan of Xymox and Suzi Sabotage,
will be released digitally and on CD in November. There will also be a 7” picture disc
featuring the two original tracks and artwork/photography by Bernd Schwinn.

Ghosts of the Tsunami

It's time I begin to believe
Believe what I can't see
Believe in my dreams
Believe in me

I know I can do this
I know I can stay strong
I know I can achieve
For I've been all along

To

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Others may ignore you
But that's okay
They're dealing with
Problems
Right before their face

If you believe
If you trust
Allow yourself to see
If you believe
If you trust
Allow yourself to believe

With

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Others may ignore you
But that's okay
They're dealing with their
Problem
Right before their face

If you believe
If you trust
Allow yourself to see
If you believe
If you trust
Allow yourself to believe

With

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal Confidence, Over External Approval

New Arrangements

Elegance & You

Dark and dreamy vibes for late night drives

From The Blue

Girl As Wave

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