Afkap - Parat EP

Parat, meaning layer, is Afkap's deeply personal EP, delving into the complexity of human experiences that often appear simple on the surface. Afkap celebrates his rare moments of expressing his true self through music, a freedom usually constrained by societal expectations imposed on elder sons in middle-class families. The EP unravels layers of confusion, shame, frustration, loneliness, and liberation from a seven-year stint abroad. Grounded in realism, it draws upon seasonal and celestial elements to convey emotional phases. Parat encapsulates the struggle between societal obligations, and personal desires, highlighting the resulting cognitive dissonance. Afkap candidly discusses the hurdles in composing music due to health issues, isolation, and creative frustrations surrounding authenticity, exacerbated by unhealthy coping mechanisms like alcohol. On the other side, he celebrates excelling in meeting familial responsibilities and achieving financial stability early on. This EP reveres music as the gateway to Afkap's genuine expression— These are, according to him, the first real words he has ever spoken, amid every layer between his duties as the firstborn and his choices as an artist.