Here you can smell the sound of a generation that grew up fast in the late 90’s and had to keep up with the changing world and created their own unique approach by absorbing the musical accumulation before them in a very open-minded way, and you can see the spirit of that period and its reflection to the present day.
Türkiye has a not very crowded but active experimental music scene. From Okay Temiz to Replikas, from Baba Zula to Nekropsi, I think analysing this legacy in depth is a topic for a completely different story. But as an extreme music writer who is interested in the scene, I think it is quite interesting that the names we call the 2000s generation, who grew up with subcultures such as death metal, grindcore, black metal, hardcore & punk, and who later signed projects such as Truth We Defend, Lecture, Cerahat40K, Humbaba, GodBud, Mr. Mantis, Rott-Fish, which are components of this culture, come together and sign an experimental post-indie/metal EP that embraces their roots in the country.
Mens Rea realised the project quietly with three songs, put it online in the last days of 2023 and retreated into their shells without even opening a facebook or instagram page. Anyway, during the interview, you will probably see that this is the band’s first and only recording. But as I guessed while listening to the songs, I rediscovered that this generation, which started to show itself after 2005, has a special story of its own while reading their answers. This is a very beautiful history that has not yet been written in its entirety, and you can read a summary of some of it in the very nice conversation below (Türkçe).
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Here you can smell the sound of a generation grew up fast in the late 90s when they had to keep up with the changing world, and created their own unique approach by absorbing the musical accumulation before them in a very open-minded way, and you can see the spirit of that period and its reflection on today.
Now, put Mens Rea on “tape” on Spotify, YouTube or Apple Music and enjoy your holiday and good music. Please don’t forget to check out the other projects of the Band Members. The history of free music where you live is deeper and more rooted than we have been told.
Kerem Onan / April 2024 / Paslanmaz Kalem
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