A Sonic Resurrection
There’s something timeless about the analog pulse of the 1980s — a sound era where heart met hardware, and emotion spilled from machines that hummed with personality. With Future Frequencies, Lars Willsen doesn’t just revisit that sound - he resurrects it.
This 7-track release is not a nostalgia trip. It’s a restoration — a deeply personal recovery of music written in the 1980s but only now reimagined and recorded with the maturity, insight, and production edge of a lifetime lived.
Willsen’s sonic world is built on genuine synth rock and synthwave aesthetics — cascading arpeggios, rich analog pads, punchy retro drums — but the core of Future Frequencies lies not in the tools, but in the feel. This is music forged in the fires of experience, pain, survival, love, and reflection.
Each track is its own emotional novella — a short story dressed in synth textures and melodic precision. The songs don't just play — they speak.
Vertigo
You’re standing on the edge — the skyline buzzing below you, the wind howling in your ears. Vertigo is adrenaline and fear dancing in unison. It’s the thrill of height, of danger, of the surreal calm that comes from staring modernity in the face from above. This opener sets the tone: cinematic, tense, and utterly captivating.
I'll Be Your Angel
What if love doesn’t end with death? What if you could stay, unseen, to guide and protect the ones you leave behind? I’ll Be Your Angel offers comfort wrapped in shimmering synths — a ballad of devotion that transcends the grave. It’s as gentle as it is powerful, echoing through memory and the great beyond.
Without You
A planet turns, but something’s missing. Without You drifts through space — not physical space, but emotional isolation. It’s the soundtrack to a universe that no longer feels like home. Minimalist yet lush, lonely yet resolute, this track is the quiet anthem of anyone who’s ever had to find their footing again in a world turned upside down.
Rejected
Creative rejection is a wound most artists carry. Rejected wears that wound openly, not in bitterness, but in brutal honesty. The lyrics offer no sugarcoating — only the reassurance of one heart that never doubted: his wife's. The track balances vulnerability with strength, reflecting Willsen’s resilience and the steady hand that helped him hold on.
Dead On Arrival
Few songs dare to be this real. Dead On Arrival tells the story of a friend who died en route to the hospital — a moment etched in Willsen’s life and now in his music. It’s haunting without being morbid, respectful without being distant. The synths breathe and grieve with him, shaping an elegy that’s as honest as it is unforgettable.
Colorfill World
A protest song with laser focus, Colorfill World strikes at ignorance and its destructive offspring: hate. The message is blunt — “people are evil because they’re stupid” — and the music backs it up with defiant, electrifying energy. It’s a danceable outcry, a synthwave rebellion wrapped in color and clarity.
Savannah
Closing the album is a journey — a glowing, synth-soaked voyage through the rhythms and colors of Africa. Savannah feels like film score and memory combined, with tribal echoes and sunset tones swirling into a final statement. This is not the end — it’s the horizon, endlessly wide and full of possibility.
A Legacy Resurfaced
Future Frequencies isn’t just an album. It’s the sound of buried treasure being unearthed. Written in a time when these tools were new and raw, and brought to life now with wisdom and polish, these songs form a bridge between past and present — between the artist Willsen was, and the artist he has become.
The synths may sound vintage, but the message, emotion, and execution are timeless. Whether you lived through the 80s or are just discovering its magic, Future Frequencies offers an authentic, soul-tuned portal into its melodic depths.