A Different Beat

In town for a debut gig at the Zinc Lounge,Sector 26 in collaboration with city-based band Chakra Vu,Bhatnagar and Shrivastava formed their drumming act this January. “Our aim is to make original tracks,primarily drum and base and rip the music scene with some never before heard sound,” they say,creating techno-analogue sounds loud enough with amazing percussion,dubstep and breaks. “It’s the beat,the rhythm,the tempo that attract us to this musical form. Although it is part of the electronic music outfit,it is very different from the traditional electronic dance music,” Bhatnagar says. “All the MTV tracks,the background score especially in reality shows,the loops,the constant drumming is drum and base…remember the fast pace chase in Big B’s Don? That’s our music,” adds Shrivastava.

While the popular demand is for music with melody and vocals,Mental Martians are exploring the underground tunnels of music to unleash their kind of sound. “And sky is the limit once you get into it,” they say,ready to take on the Indian percussion and bass scene by fusing a rich,melodic and aggressive sound that rips through sound systems. With influences from Nasha (London),Nucleya,Audio Dakoos,Rusko,Chase and Status and couple of other heavyweights from the global dub space,their sound definitely cuts through the decibal barrier.