Mellodian MC The Lost Ones EP Review |
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The opening line of the EP The Lost Ones is “As a kid I knew I had the itch…” from the track Beget. It’s a track laying out Mellodian’s motivation and purpose. He reminiscences about school. School “seemed to be fuckin’ with my flow. Didn’t know who I was and how I wanted to glow.” Mellodian gets his groove from his family, notably his father, and “jumping around from group to group” at school, never quite finding his social group, at the same time clowning around. The simple flow of beats in Beget is the perfect partner for Mellodian’s lyrics. It lays out what Mellodian says are two choices he was given: “Either choose hell or move with the light, voices wanted me to do well.” The rest of the EP tells which path the Perth-born Melbourne-based rapper has chosen.
It’s the decision to choose a path in music that The Lost Ones explores. The rapper makes a profound statement in Til I Die. Clearly and carefully he raps, “Livin’ up to my highest calling on the mic.” The music is reminiscent of nighttime, cruising through the suburbs.
Two tracks which are closer in themes than any other are Til I Die and Do or Dyin’, and this isn’t necessarily a negative. Mellodian delivers his message in two different tones. Til I Die is a cruisy, bluesy-feeling track that caresses you while simultaneously telling you what his purpose is. Mellodian’s concern are the “fat beats I’m chasin.” He has music on the mind.
It’s the decision to choose a path in music that The Lost Ones explores. The rapper makes a profound statement in Til I Die. Clearly and carefully he raps, “Livin’ up to my highest calling on the mic.” The music is reminiscent of nighttime, cruising through the suburbs.
Two tracks which are closer in themes than any other are Til I Die and Do or Dyin’, and this isn’t necessarily a negative. Mellodian delivers his message in two different tones. Til I Die is a cruisy, bluesy-feeling track that caresses you while simultaneously telling you what his purpose is. Mellodian’s concern are the “fat beats I’m chasin.” He has music on the mind.
In Do or Dyin, Mellodian takes the message by the throat and is far more forceful with his words than any other track on the EP. After all, the first lyrics are “Just stop it. Enough with these false profits” and continues with a pop-pop-pop pace. Mellodian promises to “open craniums.” It’s a rougher track compared to the cruisy Til I Die. Do or Dyin finishes with Mellodian and Mamaroux singing “It’s do or dying, who you living for, you?” By the end of the track, this line, along with the next “Ain’t nobody stopping me from risin’,” is repeated a handful of times, with Mellodian and Mamaroux really driving the message home. That message regarding his rise to the top, his journey to reach his purpose, his potential, all possibilities.
The EP finishes strong with 2High. It’s strength comes from the beats and the sample used, which has the lovely but unintelligible voice of a man and plays throughout the track quietly as a background to Mellodian’s lyrics.
2High tells when music made a profound impact of Mellodian. “When I was something like ten years old, had the privilege to listen to a compilation my brother owned. Explicit cussing, rapping over funky numbers, the sound was cold, I was hooked…”. In another line, Mellodian accepts full responsibility for his destiny. “On a date with destiny, my fate is up to me.” Mellodian is asserting his strength in this track, telling the audience of his determination and will to continue on the route to making music.
Written by Atorina Saliba.
The EP finishes strong with 2High. It’s strength comes from the beats and the sample used, which has the lovely but unintelligible voice of a man and plays throughout the track quietly as a background to Mellodian’s lyrics.
2High tells when music made a profound impact of Mellodian. “When I was something like ten years old, had the privilege to listen to a compilation my brother owned. Explicit cussing, rapping over funky numbers, the sound was cold, I was hooked…”. In another line, Mellodian accepts full responsibility for his destiny. “On a date with destiny, my fate is up to me.” Mellodian is asserting his strength in this track, telling the audience of his determination and will to continue on the route to making music.
Written by Atorina Saliba.