Artist Spotlight | S H I N D I G

I'm trying out something new.  For artists that I like in general but have no albums or EP's to speak of, I'll instead give them a spotlight, where I review their sound in general and comment on my favorite tracks of theirs.  Enjoy Shindig!

Background

Shindig is a rather new artist on the scene, making his debut only five months ago with a remix he did with Twine.  Since then, he's amassed nearly four thousand followers and a feature on MrSuicideSheep, a prestigious promotion channel with three million followers.  With nearly 250,000 plays on his SoundCloud already (and 500,000 more via MrSuicideSheep), Shindig's future looks bright.  If you ever see his signature cartoon ghost, you know you're in for a good track.

Spotlight

Shindig's SoundCloud

Although Shindig is rather new to the scene with only five months beneath his belt (and who knows how many before he adopted the alias Shindig), he already has three massive tunes and shows no sign of letting up.  His style is hard to nail down definitively, but it's close to future bass, especially with his most recent track, "Hiccup," his latest and first completely original track.  "Hiccup" is a great upbeat track, and in typical neon future style, is full of samples, from babies laughing to water drops to mouse clicks to a squeaky toy, and everything in between.  At the first drop Shindig's signature crazy melodic synth lead comes in, and along with the filtered jazzy synth chords and trap-esque beat couldn't be any more definitively future.  "Nothing Yet (Shindig Remix)" is a remix of Skrillex's unreleased track and is arguably Shindig's most popular release because of the promotions and Skrillex's fame.  Shindig takes Skrillex's vocal chops and breathes new life into the track (that's likely to never be released) with supersonic high-hats, fat, tight supersaws, and a huge synth lead-solo.  "Ignition (Shindig x Twine Remix)" was Shindig's first release, and definitely my favorite work of his.  He remixed R. Kelly's song with Twine, the popular DJ who has had releases on major labels such as Firepower, Monstercat, OWSLA, Never Say Die, and Disciple, to name a few, and has collaborated with the likes of Excision, Datsik, Barely Alive, Trollphace, and more.  In addition to pitching up R. Kelly's voice so much that I thought he was a girl, the duo combined tasty filtered chords with one of the most insane leads I've ever heard, which glides, flutters, rips, and bends across pitches like a butterfly on LSD.  It's interesting to note that this is out of Twine's signature style, which usually involves dark gritty basses in a heavy dubstep feel.  Either way, their remix of Ignition is deliciously perfect.

Even though Shindig has only existed for five months, he's wormed his way into my heart with his tasty lead synths and catchy future sound.  I often lose myself in his songs and I always turn up my speakers as loud as they go when his leads kick in.  If you haven't heard of Shindig, you're missing out on a fantastic artist.