Imagine Endgame as more than just an album—picture it as a living, breathing environment, a charged dreamscape where time refuses to follow a linear path. Here, echoes of the past collide with the pulse of the future, weaving a world where nostalgia and revolution exist in tandem. Rogue FX orchestrates this clash of eras with synthpop, synthwave, house, and nu-disco, shaping a soundtrack for transformation.

It all starts with Shot in the Dark, a reckless plunge into uncertainty. The chain reaction ignites—sudden, irreversible, and charged with energy that refuses containment. Beneath the surface, Nightcrawling pulses like an insurgent heartbeat, a revolution disguised in sound, waiting to erupt.
But amid the chaos, reflection surfaces. Missing You lingers in the spaces between memory and regret—a faded photograph, a voice suspended in silence. Then, Mind Corporation drags the listener into the endless cycle of consumption, control, and the quiet, static hum of existential dread.
Yet even in shadow, hope flickers. Invisible Sun rises, reassuring that light will break through, even in uncertain times. Renegades takes the fight forward—a clenched fist against complacency, a transition from contemplation to movement.
Then we get Endgame, the reckoning. Here, illusions are shattered, facades crumble, and reality is laid bare. Change is no longer something we can just dream about—it’s here, and it’s not going to stop.
The Great Escape drifts between past and future, a fever dream caught in twilight. Finally, Dancing in the Night closes the chapter with a montage of lost nights—each blurred with magic, each memory flickering like a neon sign in the rain.

In an era of uncertainty, Endgame is a defiant call to action, urging those who refuse to remain still to embrace movement and transformation. Perhaps I’m exaggerating slightly with my description, but the Rogue FX album is fantastic and I’m sure people will love it as much as I do!

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Q&A

Hello Andrew, thank you for your time, and congratulations on your new album, ‘Endgame.’ What can your listeners and our readers expect from it?
Hi Wolf, thank you. For Endgame there is a strong Synthpop vibe, while there is still a few dance bangers, it is less the electro sound of the previous EP.
I do have some collaborations on it (Aisle 9, Hollywood Brown, Mayah Camara & Dewar plus some further contributions from Bending Grid, Dilemachine & ARPRAXIS) but I think it’s a coherent set of songs that build throughout the album and while lyrically it still exists as a sequel to The Fifth Step EP – that scifi story arc continues into this album, this time I wanted to widen the theme to issues that exist right now in the world in 2025 – isolation, corruption , anxiety and introduce a more human & relationships side – the message being that we can achieve a lot with human spirit and integrity , that we are stronger together.
I wanted to reflect 80s and 90s influenced synth pop on the record but introduce more guitar and incorporate a more modern production and mastering

When did you realize that you wanted to release another album, or did it develop slowly over time?
In fact Endgame is my debut studio album, my previous long players were the EP and a singles compilation .
Originally I just wanted to release an EP but as the themes of the album developed I realised that an EP was going to be a little restrictive so aimed at a mini album of 6 tracks, but again I felt the album needed more time to tell its full story and I wanted to bring in a more relationship based element that I hope people connect with. So yeah it definitely developed slowly over time – around 10 or 11 months.

Was there a ‘Troublemaker’ that didn’t immediately come together the way you imagined it?
I had a couple of troublemakers for sure
“The Great Escape” was a total rewrite musically and the vocal melody that originally went to tape was a more classic American Synthwave sound but it wasn’t making me happy so I changed it into a much more mellow synthpop track that then came together quite quickly.
Then the final track “Dancing In The Night” I had some of the lyrics from an abandoned session a couple of years ago but I never give up on a track and around 5 songs in I realised I wanted to end the album with it, but again the initial attempt , a more power pop sound, did not favour the track so I reinvented into what I’m calling “Celtic Synthwave “ and asked DEWAR to add her vocals which she did a fantastic job on, her presence really added to the atmosphere of the song.

Do you have a favorite song on the album?
It does change and for a long time it was Shot In The Dark just down to the vocal melody but as the album went on it changed multiple times, it depends if I’m in the mood for a dance banger or a more synth pop sound but I’d say my current favourite is the final track “Dancing In The Night” it’s such a unique sound in today’s market.
But I am proud of all the tracks, I have put my heart and soul into the record and I hope that comes across

Who was responsible for the mixing and mastering?
I do all the mixing of the tracks myself and I’ve developed in this area throughout the album, in areas like EQ and clarity of the mix. I actually went back and did a fresh mix of the first track Shot In The Dark which had some issues in those areas for the single release I wanted to correct.
My mastering engineer is Jason Hornig from Electric Desk Mastering aka Dilemmachine who is a true genius of sound and does so much more than just master for me , on some tracks he has actually been an assistant producer, making some key changes pre master to vocals or adding guitar chops. Jason remastered all of the previous singles for the album digital and physical CD & Cassette releases.
I totally recommend Electric Desk for mastering, he has mastered a few other tracks for other artists on FiloFX Records too. Definitely hit him up if you are looking for a quality master.

Which DAW did you use for this album?
Well you might be shocked but this album, like all my tracks up to now has been created on an iPad Pro with Cubasis, the mobile version of Cubase. About half way through the album I did obtain a MacBook and the full Cubase but took the decision to continue on the iPad to give the album a conformity in terms of its sound and being honest , I am glad I did as the learning curve for Cubase on Mac would have slowed me down considerably.
I’m not sure I’m totally done with the iPad, I really enjoy using it, but I’m going to develop my Cubase and Mac skills for future releases hopefully

And last but not least, will there be a break now, or will you continue straight away?
I have an intention of releasing one more single from the album at end of June to close the chapter nicely though saying that while I don’t intend a full remix album , I would like to explore “Endgame Dance” – concentrating on other artists remixes of the handful of dance tracks on the album . A very 80s idea but that’s just a thought for now.
My next work will be a short break from Rogue FX tracks to remix a couple of tracks for other artists that I am excited to get going on, then I’ll see where I am for more Rogue FX songs.
But inspiration comes when you least expect and I’ve had at least three track ideas to add to my stock of ideas in the last couple weeks so it’s definitely watch this space:)