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But heartbreak doesn’t end with silence. “Kummer” (“Grief”) picks up the pieces,


slow and heavy. Loving


someone who has hurt you is a specific kind of madness. KUKO captures it without a filter:


“Ich schließ die Augen doch der


Schmerz ist nicht verschwunden; denn du drehst in meinem Kopf noch deine Runden”


(“I close my eyes, but the pain doesn’t disappear; because you’re still spinning around in my head”)


It hits like a gut punch, because it’s true. Too true.


Then


the only feature on the EP, with Cologne-based


comes “Traum” rapper


9inebro.


(“Dream”), It


takes a sharp left turn; the sound of relapse. Of romanticizing love despite everything. It’s an escape, a flashback, a lie we tell ourselves just to sleep:


„Der Raum ist heiß, doch ich bin am erfrieren“ (“The room is hot, but I’m freezing”) „Wenn ich schlaf, dann träume ich von dir“ (“When I sleep, I dream of you”)


By now, it’s clear: this EP isn’t just therapy. It’s the wound itself.


The penultimate track, “In der Nacht” (“At Night”), evokes the feeling of driving at 3 a.m. with no destination. Nostalgic and melodic, it carries a new kind of weight: reflection. Distance. The pain hasn’t left, but it’s no longer screaming. It’s thinking:


„Ich hab dich nicht gesucht und doch gefunden“ (“I wasn’t looking for you, but I found you anyway.”) „Was hast du nur mit mir gemacht?“ (“What have you done to me?”)


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PHOTOGRAPHY: NATHANAEL LACHMANN


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