Em & Double-U - SHORTCUT

Em & Double-U - MEANINGLESS

Em & Double-U - UNCERTAIN OF THE DAWN

Em & Double-U - A DARKWAVE RESIDUE

Em & Double-U - IRRESPONSIVE

Em & Double-U - HOUNDED BY THE WORLD

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

Em & Double-U - THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE (Czerwony Tulipan Cover)

The Spirit Of The Forest

Exit

Makowski Solo - EXIT (Melodic Piano Song)

Lyrics by Nora Cola:

What was it all for?
What are we doing?
Don't you feel anything?
Don't you remember?

Where did you hide your heart?
Where did you hide your heart?
You finally discovered mine but
Where did you hide your heart?

What do you think about?
How much distance can we fit?
Does it feel safe yet?
Can you see me from there?

Where did you hide your heart?
Where did you hide your heart?
You finally uncovered mine but
Where did you hide your heart?

Where did you hide your heart?
Where did you hide your heart?
You finally untethered mine but
Where did you hide your heart?

Are you ever coming back?




Where (Rock Version)

An urban-wasteland hymn: serrated guitars over neon-ashen synths, pulse-driver drums, and bass that hits like rebar under concrete. Echoes of Ruin explores collapse and renewal—messages bouncing off broken architecture until they find a new rhythm.

What it sounds like
Retrosynth blaze + steel-toothed metal • cinematic grit • angular hooks • towering choruses.

Themes
Signal after the blackout • memory as scaffolding • rust, glass, and dawn • defiance you can dance to.

For playlists / mood
metalwave • dark synth • post-apocalyptic cinematic • night drive • training montage • adrenaline

Credits
Written, performed, produced & mixed by Vector Collapse (Chris Morley).
Artwork: industrial/ruin motif.

Suggested tags
retrosynth, synthwave, metal, metalwave, darksynth, cinematic, cyberpunk, industrial, VectorCollapse, EchoesOfRuin

Release notes
Mastered for punch and width. Play loud; let the skyline shake.

Hashtags
#VectorCollapse #EchoesOfRuin #Metalwave #Retrosynth #Synthwave #DarkAesthetic #NewMusic

The Crucible

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.

Em & Double-U - HOUNDED BY THE WORLD

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