Konstantin Sibold gets 'Lost In Space' on new EP

Konstantin Sibold shared his latest EP 'Lost In Space' this week via Drumcode.

Across its three tracks, the German producer spans danceable yet abrasive, dark soundscapes, drawn together by a rather unique source of inspiration: eight years of aerospace engineering study.

The titular track kicks things off, whereby Sibold collaborates with Brazilian artist KAF3R to craft a bigroom-focused melodic affair. Its spaced-out robotic vocal rifts makes way for an interesting synth-orchestrated shutdown, whilst KAF3R's input to the cut - which channels sentimentality - brings about a yin and yang-like atmosphere.

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Elsewhere, 'The Arrival' operates as a catchy singalong-type offering. Its hook, gated vocals and rolling bassline make way for hypnotic EP closer 'Dark Matter' which once more plays with contrast between light and darkness plus a tripped-out, even alarming fragmented vocal to boot.

"Not too many people know that I was studying Aerospace Engineering at Stuttgart University for 8 years," the musician explains. "It was still a diploma course of study, before Master and Bachelor degree took over, which was a good thing for me cause it meant a bigger range of freedom as a student in terms of choosing classes and deciding when to do which exam. It gave me the opportunity to spend a lot of time in the studio, which I already had been doing for many years at that point since I started producing in 1998 when I was 11 years old. Back then I had to record everything on tape since I didn’t have a CD burner or DAT Recorder. So university time helped me a lot developing and finding my own sound as a producer.

"I enjoyed studying something scientific, wrapping my head around mathematical problems and learning about higher physics because it shaped my way of thinking, looking at the world and also augmented my toolkit when it comes to the technical part of producing music. Still, I never felt home in the academic field and was always drawn to DJing, producing and nightlife. Many nights I only slept two to four hours before going to university because I was just doing music the whole night. At some point when I passed all exams and just had the thesis left on the list I had to decide whether to stop touring for six months - what I was already doing since 2013 almost every weekend internationally - to focus on the thesis or to quit my studies to focus on music, and we all know how that ended. So no: I‘m not an actual Aerospace Engineer, but a space themed three-track EP on Drumcode was fun to work on.“

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‘Lost In Space’ by Konstantin Sibold is available now via Drumcode, check it out here.

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