This track is a result of my highly valued and close collaboration with Wojciech Makowski, who is still my dearest friend since elementary school. It started with a few lines of text in which Wojciech described his loneliness, sitting for hours in an empty room. This feeling reminded me of my childhood trauma and several drastic scenes that I experienced as a victim of domestic violence from my father, all of which happened behind the closed door of an empty room (although there were unwritten neighborhood agreements and social consent for this type of practices). We somehow put these things together and this sad song came out smoothly as some sort of mash-up. Enjoy!

Kamil Walczak (feat. Wojciech Makowski) - EMPTY ROOM (Alt.)

Em & Double-U - A BIRD IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH

Em & Double-U - MEANINGLESS

Em & Double-U - IRRESPONSIVE

Em & Double-U - BAR PARADISE (Kapitan Nemo Cover)

"In The Hanging Graveyard" is the sixth and final track of the A-side studio album "Bloody Rituals" released in June of 2025 by Hanging Graveyard (duo of two brothers: Michael Walczak and Kamil Walczak). Their music is described as gothic metal, while guitar-driven compositions are carried by instrumental parts blended with lyrical essentialism. The lyrics of this song refer to a vision of the hanging graveyard, where emotional turmoil and existential suffering can find an end in a ritual act of suicide: "In the hanging graveyard / Bloody rituals… / In the hanging graveyard / Creepy animals…".

Hanging Graveyard - IN THE HANGING GRAVEYARD

The Spirit Of The Forest

The Sound Of Heaven

Makowski Solo - THE SOUND OF HEAVEN (Melodic Piano Song)

Honesty

Makowski Solo - HONESTY (Melodic Piano Song)

Vector Collapse — Dead Reckoning Club
Metalwave forged in salt, steel, and starlight. Dead Reckoning Club is a navigator’s chronicle: compass-rose riffs, storm-dark synths, and drums that hit like heavy seas. Each track charts a different leg of the voyage—from first light on the horizon to the night where you steer by feel alone.

What it sounds like
Retrosynth glow over serrated guitars, cinematic low end, angular hooks, and big choruses. Nautical noir, adrenaline, and midnight resolve.

Themes
Wayfinding without a map • Grit over doubt • Signals in the static • Courage in bad weather • The discipline of the crew, the instinct of the helm.

Credits
Written, performed, produced & mixed by Vector Collapse (Chris Morley).

Release notes
Mastered for punch and clarity. Turn it up, let the needles swing, and hold your line.

Hashtags
#VectorCollapse #DeadReckoningClub #Metalwave #Retrosynth #Synthwave #DarkAesthetic #NightSail #NewMusic

What We Leave Behind

Apparent Wind

Sandstorm

Em & Double-U is a Polish-American darkwave band, formed online in 2019 by two childhood friends: Wojciech Makowski [a.k.a. Em] (vocals, synthesizers, samplers, programming) and Kamil Walczak [a.k.a. Double-U] (guitars, bass, drums, vocals, programming). In 1992-93, they were co-founders of the Polish coldwave band, A Herd Of The Rushing Vises, which broke up after recording a demo tape “The Bad Place” (1993). Since then, their musical paths have diverged to merge again during the Covid-19 pandemic due to their unwavering friendship and their intact passion for music. Since the very beginning, the band has been associated with the Metronome School of Music and Recording Studio in New York City. So far, they have released 4 full-length studio albums: "A Lethal Dose Of Sadness" (2002), "Beacon Of Hope" (2003), "Phantoms" (2004), and "Stolen Dreams" (2025). Presently, they are working intensively on their 5th album "Silent Suffering" (with original material from 2003). Wojciech Makowski is a prolific creator of piano and ambient music, while Kamil Walczak is an enthusiastic creator of gothic music.