Sven Selka, better known as Inhuman, brings the sound of death, cyberpunk and industry to audiophiles around the world. Her latest single, "Antimatter," released July 28, is no exception for her genre-bending songs.
Post-apocalyptic beats, dark bass sounds, mechanical dips, synth mixes, industrial techno and more describe the track very well. This release marked a sound that had evolved from their older code: the Pandorum moniker, which focused solely on loud and aggressive dubstep. The project started at the age of 16 but then left the dubstep scene and looked for other inspirations. He then delved deeper into the techno and club scene and "Antimatter" was a translation of his new sound. The song started out as a Vantablack dubstep track but slowly evolved into a dark Berlin techno anthem.
"['Antimatter'] was a big part of the story I was trying to create with my project," Selka said. “I try to create a visual representation of everything I do. The song is also meant to be a metaphor for the transition from real life to dreamland, because that's what you always want to achieve: the things you dream about. That's the story I'm trying to tell with the project, as the reality of someone else's very perfect dream, utopia or dystopia.”
His next album, Arrival Ar , is dark and dystopian, he says. The LP is a follow-up to his genre-bending new music. The album will feature a visual story featuring their latest sounds. Selka added that the album's title track is her favorite song she's ever played. Although he did not think he would complete the song as he was not a fan of the song, he managed to complete it with an artist, his wife's mother, who helped provide the imagery and inspiration needed to complete the song to draw. . He also reached out to the voice actor via Instagram DM to put the spotlight on Arrival and help wrap up the six-minute song.
The horror-inspired artist first became interested in electronic music through hardcore and gabbist artist Angerfist's album Criminally Insane. It follows in the footsteps of her first love for dance music: bumpy tracks. Selka says he grew up listening to Dutch gabber hardcore because his parents heard it, so he's always been inspired by the very loud and aggressive techno sound. This style is represented in subsequent albums.
The German tastemaker started his career at the age of 15 streaming music on SoundCloud. A French promoter approached her and asked her to play, but Selka thought she was too young. Two years later, the same promoter contacted him and offered to put on the show because people "wanted to see it." He then went on his first concert tour and his next show was in Montreal. "For me it's like, 'What happened?' like that".
In fact, Selka's journey towards becoming an Inhuman proved to be a powerful move sonically, with “Antimatter” being a prime example.
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