Natascha Polké explores emotion, freedom and late-night energy on new EP ‘Dawn’
- Undrtone Blog
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Natascha Polké’s new EP ‘Dawn’ on Universal Music Switzerland feels like a moment of clarity. She describes the title as “a door between two worlds”, and you hear that idea running through all five tracks. The night as escape. The morning as return. That fragile space in between. Buy/Stream it here: https://nataschapolke.lnk.to/Dawn.
She talks about nightlife as a place where people open up. “We can be whoever we want to be, explore whatever we want to explore”, she says. That sense of freedom and vulnerability shapes the full record. It makes the music feel honest rather than polished for the sake of it.
‘Find Me’ reaches into that emotional space. She wrote it during a moment of conflict. “I felt super vulnerable, sad, frustrated and angry”, she explains. She pulled back, hoping the other person would still reach out. That internal tension becomes the song’s core. “It’s dark and delicate at the same time” because those emotions are.
The contrast with ‘Let Myself Go’ brings the EP into sharper focus. The groove sits warm and loose, while her voice stays rich and direct. She calls it a track built on swing and yearning. A pull between holding on and releasing control. The feeling lands because the intention is clear.
Experimentation sits at the centre of the whole project, but she anchors it with recurring elements. “My voice ties everything together, no matter the shift of style”, she says. The Moog Sub 37 and Prophet 6 add the warmth she always returns to. That balance lets her evolve without losing identity. “I don’t think I could ever settle for just one sound” is how she puts it.
Her time across labels like Anjunadeep, Stil vor Talent, and Universal has shaped how she thinks about the long game. “I’ve learned how important it is to have a team that thinks long term”, she says. Collaboration matters to her. Ideas grow when the people around her are aligned.
The live moments have pushed her forward, too. Cercle in LA felt like a key turning point. “Performing with them felt surreal”. DGTL India hit even deeper. She went from a small crowd a few years ago to the main stage this year. “I honestly had to hold back tears”, she admits.
She creates in colour rather than visuals. Each track carries its own shade. “It’s more the music triggering the colours than the other way around.” That intuitive process filters into the artwork and the overall mood of the EP.
Staying grounded comes from keeping close to the spark that started everything. “It’s about expressing something real, not chasing expectations.” She avoids producing for numbers and returns to emotion when she feels pressure creeping in. “Writing from within… that’s what works best anyway.”
If there is a single message behind the project, she won’t pin it down. “I don’t think Dawn is about one feeling”, she says. It moves. It shifts. It mirrors the moments she made it in. That is the point.
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