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Lack of Belonging is band’s first LP. After releasing its demo EP in 2019 and some singles in 2020, as a result of pandemic, with less concerts and socializing, band could have time to concentrate on a debut LP. All songs were written between September 2020 and February 2022. There are even a few songs written and finalized a couple of days before recording. Song writing process was based on improvisation and collective effort. Internal dynamics was completely a Scandinavian democracy.

Lack of Belonging is the result of influences by late 80s/early 90s alternative scene including post-hardcore, noise rock, indie rock, etc. That’s why there is a variety in the album and homogenization is limited with this framework. Melted loves mostly to reflect robust approach of post-hardcore, sometimes to hear naive sound of indie/alternative rock and and occasionally apply sharp instrumentation of noise rock without forgetting its passion also for garage punk/rock.

Album’s concept is about lacking a sense of belonging. At first, such a concept or any other theme was not intended to determine but as the songs and their lyrics from the album started to appear, it was found that every song is somehow related with this condition which means album touch the unbelongingness with songs whose themes are alienation, unintended isolation, mobbing, refugees, love, non existentialism, etc. On the other hand, at the same time, album gives hope and energy to deal with all of those circumstances. But Melted is not sure whether they give enough positivity for the solutions.

I’ve found myself somewhere I don’t know,
Somewhere I can’t get used to
With whom I am not familiar
I have been told to eat grow work enjoy love hate overcome achieve give up praise smile remember accept forgive and forget,

I’ve tried to survive without any urge questioning the logic of it,
I’ve tried to feel happy without any intention to think about the reasons behind it,
I’ve seen the bad, the good and the evil but couldn’t decide either who is who
Or which is which,

I’ve had many good times,
I’ve had people I love around me
But I feel like I always lack a sense of belonging,
I can’t avoid lack of belonging,

I am not interested in struggling
nor having any convincing formula to solve it,
I am just inside of belongingless
And I accept it.
credits
released April 29, 2022

Ceyhun Yücel – guitar/vocals
Arda Koçakoğlu – bass/vocals
Mustafa Şardan – drums/vocals

Guest musician
Orçun Babak - trumpet

Recorded at Davul Odası by Orkun Aldemir
Recorded at Studio Allegro by Orçun Babak (trumpet in Doldrums, hidden track)
Mixed by Barkın Engin at BAU Studio
Mastered by Thomas Madge

Artwork
Cover photograph: Credit to Maximilian Stejskal, The Society of Swedish Literature in Finland
Taken from the book „Maximilian Stejskal - Folklig Idrott“ by Marie-Isabel Vogel and Alain Rappaport, published by Edition Patrick Frey, Zurich, 2016
Designed by Melted

Released by Pirkaf Records

Photographed by Serhat Bayram

Special Thanks to:
Marie-Isabel Vogel
Gabriela Lehner
Kaan Koçakoğlu
İndomie Noodles
Demir From Zuhal Music