Reflecting on the response to Cherophobia, the first EP of the album, Hozho shares how it has been received by fans.


“Fans of my music already heard the two tracks from this EP in my DJ Mix 04, relea- sed in May of this year. This DJ Mix is much more than just a simple DJ set recorded in a beautiful location. Those who watch it on my YouTube channel will see that it’s more like a movie, where the audio set can be interpreted as the soundtrack. So, those who heard these tracks firsthand in my DJ Mix associate them with some kind of mental issue, as the DJ Mix has a theme related to psychology.”


The anticipation was high, and Hozho ack- nowledges that he hasn’t been disappointed with the feedback.


“Since then, I’ve been playing these tracks, especially ‘Cherophobia,’ and the feedback has been very positive. So I already knew this was a highly anticipated EP, and so far, I’m not disappointed. My focus now is on the next releases and continuing this journey until the full release of ‘Psychological Issues.’”


Cherophobia tackles a fear of happiness, an emotion Hozho has personally grappled with. He recounts the personal significance of this track:


“For those who don’t know, earlier this year I took a four-month break from touring. This pause was meant to revitalize me, improve my sound, and improve my physical and mental health. And yet, I started feeling stressed, kind of burned out, feeling lost… you know, being a producer is going from ‘I suck, my music is sh*t’ to ‘I’m the best producer in the world’ in 17 minutes. And that’s the story behind ‘Chero- phobia.’ After some time when ideas seemed not to develop, I suddenly started a new pro- ject, and everything began to fall into the right place.”


“Until then, it felt like I was avoiding everything that made me feel good and happy: making music, hitting the gym, walking on the beach, spending time with family and friends... and that mood inspired the name of this track and EP. But the truth is, there was no external reason for me to feel that way. So, I started writing the lyrics for the break in that track:


“The world didn’t push me into the depths of darkness I did I rejected my right to be happy And now there’s no turning back”.


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