SICKFLIP is a collaborative and experimental solo project brought to life by Sarvesh Shrivastava, 21 year old music producer and DJ from Bombay, India (Founder of the Drum&Bass collective – Mental Martians) Musically, SICKFLIP ranges from bass heavy and chest rattling Glitch hop to deep experimental sounds . His music has an indefinable mix of calm & serene, happy, melodic vibes and atmospheres to contrasting heavy, face-melting, chest rattling, hectic sequences.

This is Sarvesh’s solo project alongside his incredibly surreal run with D&B collective, Mental Martians. He’s been down an incredible path from being a part of virtually every Bass Heavy festival in the country to opening for International acts like Calyx & Teebee.

He’s one of the fastest growing talents on the local Dub/DnB/Bassheavy scene.  We at Bangin Beats got to have a little chat with him in light of his new release, City Lights, which is available for free. (Link Below)

TBB: How would you describe City Lights to someone totally alien to this genre?

SICKFLIP: When I started working on this track I essentially wanted to create a track I could start my live set with – Groovy vibes and easy sounds which grab one’s attention. I believe this is a tune you could play in a club, in your car (on a late drive cruising through the ‘City Lights‘) or in your shower and isn’t particularly meant for just the floors.

 TBB: 10 years from now where do you see SICKFLIP headed?

SICKFLIP: 10 years from now I see Sickflip releasing a lot audio content on major record labels / engaged in pushing boundaries from the conventional music making and performing styles / working on futuristic audio-visual projects and probably having a record label of my own.

 TBB: What was your inspiration behind coming up with such a groovy track?

SICKFLIP: When I was working on this tune, I remember I was pretty influenced by OPIUO’s performance which i witnessed at the Mtv Bloc Party which happened earlier this year. He keeps his music and his sets groovy and very relatable to an audience regardless of their nationality. That’s the approach I wanted to try for this track when I got on it (Dont know if i did justice to it or not) So I just kept working on it with the same idea in my head.

 TBB: How did music happen for you?

SICKFLIP: It was right after I finished school, that I did a private music production and a DJ’ing course in my summer vacations. Ever since I caught myself doodling with music production softwares and techniques and just wanted to get better at it. Followed by that I learnt a bit of music theory by playing hand percussions for about 2 years. Its been 5-6 years to that now. Been just releasing, practicing, learning, performing music and meeting some great individuals ever since

 TBB: Tell us more about the origins of SICKFLIP?

SICKFLIP: It was this point in my life that I was driven by a certain kind of bass music – Drum&bass Dubstep, but I discovered a whole new realm of music which i was immensely influenced by – Glitch hop (all sorts). It felt and sounded way different than the prevalent bass music scene in the world. I was remixing a track by an artist from the UK and before I knew it, the remix project turned out to be a Glitch Hop remix. Pinky Finger (Sickflip Remix) Thats how my alias SICKFLIP originated

TBB: How is your run with Mental Martians going?

SickFlip: Its Mental! The three of us, when together, are quite a racket. There’s a whole different level of energy, unpredictability and excitement when we have a gig together since there are three minds working towards one ulterior motive and its exciting to see how we cohere with each others. A lot of fun, in other words.

TBB: How would you describe the growth of the underground electronic scene in the city today, and where do you think its going?

SICKFLIP: Well, when It comes to the underground electronic music scene in the city, I think its a bit scattered now. There definitely is a scene but there’s nothing substantial enough for us to bank on and be sure in regards to going to a particular venue and being sure about finding the freshest electronic music every weekend, which is essential. Zenzi Mills was an extremely crucial means to exposing the city to a constant underground music scene. It was the place where I did my first few gigs! Festivals like BassCamp play a very important role in promoting and spreading the underground scene and I’m glad I’ve been a part of it. I think there should be more venues which should be open to the idea of giving the underground electronic music a foreground in the city. With more venues promoting it we’d have more people exposed to it and that I think, is the key in pushing the envelope of the underground music scene.

SICKFLIP – City Lights:

The single itself has sort of a Pretty Lights-ish feel to it. Starting off with a groovy saw sub bass and an echoed synth all layered onto a mix of complex offbeat percussions, vocal samples and hard beats. Somewhere along, a piano chord progression creeps in, adding a wonderful summery vibe to the whole production. All this takes you along for what seems to be a ‘day-on-the-beach’ track, just about till the drop hits you smack in the face. One of the grooviest, wobbliest basslines I’ve heard in a very long time. It’s just the sheer tone of that sound that’s bound to get you to ‘flip’.  Definitely echoes an urban, concrete-jungle vibe.  Just as good on the floor as one you can blast on your car stereo while driving down a long, empty, street-lamp lit road

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