Xperience Session with Siddharth Chopra
It’s time to ride the synthwave with Mumbai based producer/ guitarist Siddharth Chopra’s solo project, Sulfur Sky. Resonant of 80’s mood and aesthetics, this unique genre aims to build nostalgia between the past and the present.
Siddharth Chopra’s self-titled debut EP Sulfur Sky, features 9 tracks. His two singles ‘Time’ and ‘Ascend’ among others, are two classic synthwave / outrun tracks that espouse nostalgia for 1980s culture and attempts to capture its essence through visuals like neon lighting, midnight cityscapes with synthesizer-heavy music reminiscent of new-wave pop music and sci-fi movie soundtracks.
It stands out by sampling the mood and aesthetics of the past and then taking it in a new direction. Echoey and surreal, Siddharth Chopra’s tracks transport you to a futuristic world while sounding retro at the same time. Brimming with textures of the new retrowave and tones of 80s synth-pop, this EP makes for a soothing and dreamy audio-visual experience.
‘Time’ was released on 5th September, 2020 via Pinecone Records while ‘Ascend’ was released independently on March 5th, 2021. Siddharth Chopra who works as a music composer in multiple Bollywood films and scores music for commercials is also a part of a post-rock band called ‘A Mutual Question’.
In a recent interview with Indigo Music, when asked about his inspiration behind the track ‘Time’, Siddharth said that he didn’t think much before making that song. It happened during the first lockdown when suddenly a lot had changed. He was in Mumbai at the time which is a concrete jungle and was listening to a lot of music from the synthwave genre which inspired him to create something with an urban essence.
He went on to say, “Right before the lockdown, I started playing live with my band again and that was about to get a little hectic. As the lockdown happened, there was a lot of time obviously. Apart from live projects, other projects also had come to a halt. So, the best way to channelise the energy was to come up with something original you know.”
Stay tuned for more music from Sulfur Sky in the coming months.
Check out his music video for ‘Time’
Catch Mumbai based synthwave artist, Siddharth Chopra in conversation with RJ Rohit below.
—Silviya Yohannan
