Yes, darkness does figure into my sound. I suppose I reside more often in the darker realm, something to do with who I am, my experiences etc., but I think that much of what lies deep inside us, and is often described as dark, might better be described as intense. But emptyness or nothing is important part of music to insert between tracks. Darkness is often equated with stillness, I believe my music would be best listened to in a darkened room, so as to focus the mind on the inner detail of the sound. My inspiration is often as a result of this focussed listening particularly to quite sounds.
Dark minds find darkness in all sorts of situations.
But internally, I was turning 30, and I didn't feel like dwelling in the shadow side anymore. The deep, cozy darkness of a safe space or the mysterious, unknown darkness of the stars. There needs to be a tension of some sort to keep the interest.