On February 14th 2017, Melsen released a new recorded called "Romantic_ism". The follow-up to his debut album DADA, is a collection of ten new songs. "Romantic_ism" explores genres similair to those of its predecessor, including electro, dance, noise, (synth)pop and industrial. All songs written and produced by Melsen himself. It's no coincidence that the record was released on Valentine's Day as most of the songs are about love.  Love can be of various sorts: nature, animals, oceans, friends. The whole universe is running over the unspoken language of love.


"Wanting U" stands out on the record because it's a wonderfully crafted song. It's a love song in which Melsen sings (through a vocoder): "I've been living a life alone, I've been living on my own. I've been seeing so many men. I've been trying for all I can. But I'm wanting, I'm wanting, I'm wanting you". Closing track "Make It Rain" is somewhat poetic. Melsen sings about building a machine to travel through time: "I'm working on the engines. I'm gonna make this work. I want to make streets clean and let the bad times wash away". And later on: "but when I look up, I see the clouds all making rain". 


First single "See How It Bleeds" was written right after the Orlando shooting in 2016. It's an alternative, electronic song with lyrics like "Cut out my eyes, I dont want to see. When I've waited years to be me... I once was for talking, but i remember how you walked in, and cut out my heart to see how it beats. See how it bleeds". 
On first listen "Romantic_ism" is not an easy task, as there are many things going on and lyrics are (most of the time) hard to hear. However, if you are into electronic/ experimental sounding records you will enjoy this one. 

For more information you can visit www.tommelsen.com. 
The album is available worldwide through iTunes, AppleMusic, Amazon, Spotify, Deezer

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