just a stunning piece of emotive art. Vocals and music are off the charts amazing. I feel this!

Slips through my fingers like snow great lyric

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Horses in the Abattoir

Last Winter

Once upon the water
Seeking desert shores
Thinking 'bout arrangement
Spring joys

Flirting with the ocean
Turning sky in grey
Merging with the partner 
Spring game   

His warmth is spreading life in me  
Turns up my dreams in symphony
This silk is flirting with my toes
He keeps me tight, he keeps me warm, he keeps me loved   

Once upon the evening
Leaving dangerous road
Searching for some future
Some ploys

Driving through the desert
In a season turn
Waiting for some treasure
Sunburned

This maze is driving us in tears 
Turns up our time in fixity
Our swarm is flirting with them fools
it keeps me tight, keeps me warm , and keeps me loved

Distant spark

A song about the pain and struggle of addiction

Seeing Double

"...beautiful vocals and heartfelt lyrics" - Synthpop Fanatic 

Get ready for an early Christmas gift in the form of "Endless Night"; the mind-blowing follow-up to Isaac Howlett's hugely successful solo debut "House of Cards". It's set to release digitally on Friday 13th December.

An orchestral waltz in 3/4 time, "Endless Night" utilises a grand piano, sparse percussion and lush strings, slowing the tempo and ramping the "feels" up to eleven. Isaac's ever-poignant lyrics are lifted by a magical soundscape that builds to an epic crescendo under the deft hand of producer Walter Kazmier.

A physical release is planned for early in the new year, bringing together "House of Cards" and "Endless Night" on vinyl and CD for the first time, with remixes coming from DSTR (Daniel Myer) and Emmon, both slated to perform at the upcoming "Empathy Fest" in February. "Endless Night" can be pre-saved on Spotify and pre-ordered on Bandcamp now:

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZkujL1oem50v3zfw1x9G7?si=ZJPMMA1_TWGKqya115Wwng&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A3X7ETymSIHZ0b3mGWsbCLs

Buy on Bandcamp: https://isaachowlett.bandcamp.com/album/endless-night

Artwork can be downloaded here:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wqshdj9s8k6a2xd99mz5h/Endless-Night-Artwork.jpg

And a press shot here:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xekancoiqzwvk3h3qscj2/Isaac-Howlett-by-Raven.jpg

LYRICS:

Hope comes and goes
I hold her so close but I know
She slips through my fingers like snow

I flirt with disaster
Though she's not who I'm after
It's lady luck, picks up the slack again

And I sink
Deeper and deeper inside
My endless night

Life laid me low
She dealt me a blow but I know
I'll feed on these seeds when they grow

I spoke with my father and he told me hereafter
You're out of luck
Everything's downhill from here

And I sink
Deeper and deeper inside
My endless night

I thought I was broken beyond repair
You stepped from the shadows as if from nowhere
Although it soon felt, like you'd always been there
And I sink
Deeper and deeper inside
My endless night

I thought I was broken beyond repair
You stepped from the shadows as if from nowhere
Although it soon felt, like you'd always been there
And I sink
Deeper and deeper inside
My endless night

Endless Night

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Uateke (Reunion) is a song that is sure to get you moving. With its catchy beat and infectious melody, this song is perfect for any occasion.


Uateke (Reunion)

Feeling Good

Trying

Bright Air

paper – amateur theatre group

It All Ends Today

in your arms

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Track from EP#3 "Futures" out on Sacred Court, 24th of Feb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UJJXxcJ77s

Futures

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Skin Tense

Lines & Parallels

Extinguisher

release date 9th November 2018

https://mannequinrecords.bigcartel.com/product/mnq-098-life-in-sodom-the-stains-alessandro-adriani-remix

Mannequin Records is proud to announce the release of the Miami 80's synth/goth heroes Life in Sodom, with the repress of their rare first 12'' single "The Stains". This extended edition includes a bonus track - 'Phantasmagoria'- and a friendly dancefloor cut of the title-track by the label head Alessandro Adriani. 

Conceived by vocalist Gerrie Brand, the band was starting out as performance art, and quickly became more as Gerrie surrounded himself with some of the best musicians from the club and art scene in South Florida, including our dear Mystic Bill, who was playing the guitar with the band in the early stages.

Originally self-released in 1991, the single "The Stains" became an underground club hit and charted on many college radio stations, in both the extended and the original version. The single was distributed as a hard to get promo only release. The repress contains also the title-track of the single “Phantasmagoria" - another cult tune for early 90's goth djs - originally released in 1992. Mega tip!

Tracklist

A1 The Stains (Extended Version)
A2 The Stains (Original Version)
B1 The Stains (Alessandro Adriani Remix)
B2 Phantasmagoria 

Mastered by Rude 66, Amsterdam, 2018,
Graphic design re-arranged by Alessandro Adriani, Berlin, 2018.

Vinyl pressed on black 160 gram housed in a 12'' DJ black sleeve with a Life In Sodom glossy sticker attached on the front.

The Stains

B2 Phantasmagoria

Isaac Howlett is a British-born musician now living in Linz, Austria. He's best known as the singer / songwriter behind the internationally renowned synth-pop band, Empathy Test, as well as for his collaborations with Aesthetic Perfection ("Save Myself") and Bop x Subwave ("Storm in a Teacup").

Working with US producer Walter Kazmier, Isaac self-released his debut solo single, a synthwave-tinged, dance floor-ready track called "House of Cards", on 28th of February, 2024. It reached #1 on the German Alternative Chart (DAC) and #2 in the bestselling synthpop tracks on Bandcamp.

Isaac Howlett's second solo single, "Endless Night" arrived on 13th December 2024. It debuted at #2 on the DAC and #3 on the Klangwald Radio Chart. Synthpop Fanatic included it in their "10 best synthpop songs of December 2024", praising its "...beautiful vocals and heartfelt lyrics", while Blitzed Magazine described it as "an ethereal gem". 

Isaac is planning to release a third single, "Dreaming of Trees", in February 2025 and his debut solo album, "A Year Without Light" later in the year. He makes his solo live debut at Eastside Open Air Festival in Germany in July.

"crystal pure hypnotic vocals" NewRetroWave

"dreamy synths and buzzing bass” Obscure Sound

“upbeat and invigorating” - At Cost Magazine

"Stunning" - Synth City

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