My method of music trawling generally keeps me pretty distanced from mainstream music. Sure, they come across my desk, but I consider radio station music to be “bottom of the barrel.” I’m not trying to make a statement about the current state of music, it just doesn’t seem to align with my interests. And if you’re an avid follower of the Arcane[DISCORD] then I suspect you have similarly remarkable tastes.
As a result, I was blissfully unaware of the name “Travis Scott” and his most recent “hit.” Only recently have I listened to the original and researched him in an effort to be more informed about this remix. Part of that research had me discovering that in the Superbowl halftime show, instead of Spongebob performing “Sweet Victory” we were given Travis Scott which has to be one of the greatest injustices ever committed (so much so that I had to look up if it was actually a prank against the 1.2 million people who signed the “Play Sweet Victory at Halftime” petition).
If you haven’t figured it out already, I am not a fan of the original “Sicko Mode.” Luckily I hadn’t heard it prior to MartyParty’s remix which allowed me to come into the remix a neophyte. But I have listened to the original a few times to find out if it has any redeeming qualities–I struggle to find any. If you haven’t heard it already, I wouldn’t bother.
But MartyParty has done a great job of turning what I consider to be a musical farce into a musical force (clearly I’m hilarious…). Instead of clumsily constructed bars over a lazy beat, the vocals now serve backup duty to a heavy and deliberate electronic journey. That shouldn’t be surprising since MartyParty has shown us on his on and as part of the duo PANTyRAiD that he has what it takes to make dope tunes. That being said, it’s much more aggressive than his more ambient portfolio. But the song is better for it. You can really hear some of the PANTyRAiD cutting through; you could draw some parallels between MartyParty’s “Sicko Mode Remix” and PANTyRAiD’s “Wanting Moves” off the duo’s most recent album.
I’m now realizing that I spent 3 paragraphs bashing “Sicko Mode” and modern music and only 1 paragraph praising the music which I’m featuring. Hopefully it can speak for itself better than I can, so give it a listen.
Note: The song has been pulled from SoundCloud, but can still be accessed from the YouTube player below.
