Back in 2008, moving into 2009, the culture shock hit me—and it hit me hard. Here I was, in a land where I wasn’t a native speaker, struggling to understand the language, dealing with the authorities, and without internet or an easy way to communicate back home. Most of the time, I relied on cafés for brief internet access, but back at the flat, there was no TV, no internet—nothing. It was a different time back then. 😉
The feeling of not belonging, of not being able to play any records, with so-called friends making excuses for why I couldn’t come over (even when I offered to pay), cut deep.
The result was Isolation—darker, colder, bangers built for the dance floor. 😉
Penetration was about the passion to resist and push deeper—to bring the culture we had worked so hard to build and weave it into society. You don’t fly across an ocean to make mediocre sounds.
This EP is about overcoming, not isolating—because when we work together, we are all stronger. And in the end, non-compromised music is the only thing that changes the situation.
Mastering: Paul Mac Hard Groove Mastering