Deli Kasap – Debut

The late-eighties/early-nineties generation was a productive one. But because of the handicaps of the period, their opportunities to share that productivity with a wide audience were limited. The successor to this generation, the first maverick in the wave we might call the 2000s generation and one who also knew how to use the new social media networks successfully, was Doğu Yücel. While keeping up his contact with popular culture at the risk of losing his sanity, Doğu Yücel became one of the standout young figures of the 2000s generation in terms of productivity. His strong bond with energetic generations played a big part in this. Erdem Genç is following a line reminiscent of Doğu Yücel. He is a friend as young as his name, who caught the tail end of the 2000s generation, from what we might now call the 2010s generation. Having mischievously made some noise for a while with "Metal Monster", a fanzine attempt that recalled publications like Şebek, Non Serviam and Deli Kasap but didn't take itself as seriously as they did, or rather one that "lived metal to the full", Erdem has this time made a move with the intention of taking firm steps: Debut. We would like to pass on to dear Erdem Genç our wishes that Debut, a book of short stories, does not remain just a "debut", that more follows, that it inspires new generations in different stages of creation, and that it multiplies...