Vocal Synthwave Retrowave

Past Life - Archer, Ian Dempsey

Mirror

Listen/download ➤ https://ffm.colortheory.com/thisbrightcircumstance

This song is about the need to experience things for yourself instead of relying on hearsay and assumptions. And also, tigers.

I’ve been told this one is “classic Color Theory,” whatever that means.

WHERE TIGERS ARE SAID TO ROAM
©2024 Brian Hazard (ASCAP)

They say that tigers roam free
In these lands
You wonder how that could be
When you’ve never seen one
Legends of mist-covered hills
Perilous thrills

The mighty roar
The savage gore
Rumors and idle folklore
Map out a route
Remove all doubt
Only one way to know for sure
Set out for the great unknown
Where tigers are said to roam

Don’t be content to rely
On hearsay
To confirm what you deny
Explore every region
Seek out the cat in its den
Time and again

It may be dangerous
Who knows what you might find
Embrace the wilderness
The courage to face
The nature of your own mind

You must do this on your own
Set out for the great unknown
Where tigers are said to roam

COLOR THEORY
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Where Tigers Are Said to Roam

We Know Each Other, But Now We're Strangers. 
- Familiar Strangers

The Sunrise That Brings Me Hope

With a hypnotic pulse, a drive that burns on the dance floor, Red Mecca is back with their latest single, a dark and captivating track that echoes of neon-lit streets and moving shadows.
After a series of critically acclaimed releases, Red Mecca solidifies their position as one of Sweden's most idiosyncratic electronic acts. With this new single, they deliver an atmospheric explosion of cold synths, sweeping melodies and a voice that gets under your skin. It's music for the night - for those moments where light and darkness meet on the dance floor.

From the forthcoming album to be released fall 2025

Red Mecca - I'm On The Outside

Deny

Listen/download ➤ https://ffm.colortheory.com/thisbrightcircumstance

Why does realizing something is almost over make it impossible to enjoy? The moment you see the finish line, the spell is broken, and the present slips away into the inevitable future.

NEAR THE END
©2025 Brian Hazard (ASCAP)

The pages running out
The final words approach
Anticipating how
The plot comes to a close
Why must I rush ahead
And interrupt the flow
Near the end?

As morning light invades
And dances through the blinds
Though knowing better
I give in and check the time
Why does awareness steal
The peace I hope to find
Near the end?

Tugging at the clock hands
Tying up the loose strands
Can’t stand them

A chance to see the world
A time to get away 
But every traveler
Must go back home someday
Why does it feel like
I’m already on my way
Near the end?

Haunted by intrusion
Longing for conclusion
Resolution

Time is my opponent
Lost in the next moment
Postponement

As twilight deepens
And my numbered days decrease
To toil and suffer
In the throes of some disease
Will I still hunger for
The moment of release
Near the end?

COLOR THEORY
@colortheory
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Near the End

Dimensions - Single

Dimensions

Close the Door EP

Close the Door

Residual Light

Phantom Battles

Orphée 53

I'm Still Here

Listen/download ➤ https://ffm.colortheory.com/volatile

Following the success of their single “The Curve,” Second Complex and Color Theory return with a nostalgic yet modern 4-track EP inspired by 2000s synthpop icons like Camouflage and De/Vision.

COLOR THEORY
@colortheory
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Volatile Emotions

Out now on bandcamp: https://radicalbicep.bandcamp.com/album/dazzling-glaring
 everywhere else 5/2/2025

Dazzling Glaring (feat. Diamond Ace)

new lil synth pop electronica ting. written/prod me Jill. Mixed by Alex Poeppel and mastered by Jack Mullin

When I Grace Yr Mantelpiece

"Inept Apollo" (Release Date: May 15, 2025)
Order Single / Stream Now: https://ffm.to/nationoflanguage_ineptapollo

Nation of Language: https://www.nationoflanguage.com
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On Tour: https://www.subpop.com/tours/nation_of_language

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Inept Apollo

Nation of Language - Inept Apollo

Listen/download ➤ https://ffm.colortheory.com/volatile

People seemed to like our recent single “The Curve,” so we’re back with a 4-track EP which includes “Surrender.” It harkens back to the classic synthie-pop sounds of the 2000s from bands like Camouflage, De/Vision, and Wolfsheim.

SURRENDER

Devotion
Is not an easy mission
To accomplish when
Heart and mind seem unaligned
And in a sad condition

Stay committed
Be true to your mind
When the gut feeling fails
And everything you thought was right
Will turn you blind

The higher you climb
The harder you fall
The balance is wrong
On the wall

Emotion
Is all you’ve got to live for
The perfect spice for living
Even if it sometimes feels like
Another mind war

The higher you climb
The harder you fall
The balance is wrong
On the wall

The higher you climb
The harder you fall
The balance is wrong
On the wall

Surrender to the real
Emotions from within
It’s a liberating feeling
Not a sin

COLOR THEORY
@colortheory
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Surrender

Listen/download ➤ https://ffm.colortheory.com/volatile

People seemed to like our recent single “The Curve,” so we’re back with a 4-track EP which closes with “Follow Your Own Fire.” It harkens back to the classic synthie-pop sounds of the 2000s from bands like Camouflage, De/Vision, and Wolfsheim.

FOLLOW YOUR OWN FIRE

The wisdom of ages  
Carved in my mind  
Will help you satisfy  
Your questioning tongue  
I hope you'll find the  
Answers you seek  
And believe me I know  
That nothing is wrong  

Lay down your head  
On the pillow of my bones  
Take a deep breath  
And close your beautiful eyes  
My whispers in your  
Subconsciousness will  
Help you escape  
The dark side of life  

The eclipse of your shadow  
Is fading away  
But try to hold back  
The demon you hide inside  
Torturous images  
Darken your mind  
But fight your way back  
Into the light  

Follow your own fire  
Face the consequences and  
Listen to what I say  
Follow your own fire  
Leave your memories behind  
And follow your own way back  

Face the mirror and  
Try to redeem yourself again  
And vanish into  
Where the world has no end  
Try hard to love  
The reflection that you see in there  
You're not alone  
So don't try to pretend

COLOR THEORY
@colortheory
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Follow Your Own Fire

'Home Arcade' is your ticket to an alternate '80s universe where chiptune, synthwave, and other electronic genres fuse into a nostalgic-futuristic soundscape. Dive into a world reimagined through the iconic sounds of the Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, Game Boy, and experience retro-futurism at its pixelated best! 👾✨️ 

Album peaked at #16 on the UK Official Album Downloads Chart on 15th May 2025.

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https://fanlink.tv/homearcade

Written, produced, mastered by LukHash
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Album artwork: AbueloRetroWave
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Vocal Synthwave Retrowave

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