Shurmin Nikita is a new upcoming name in the scene of Lithuanian alternative music. Finally Good Skills releases something to sing along.
This is one of them stories, when a young kid sends his music to his favourite local label and gets heard. He is a real deal – and we are so happy to have him. Nikita has it all – he is talented young man with great musical ideas playing live instruments, funny but real lyrics, raw energy, and unique style. He lives between Vilnius and Oslo, carries sugar is in his pockets and has some ready for your ears. Cukrus (sugar) is the name of his debut EP to be released on Good Skills on 30th of March.
When asked to say few words about his work, author was blunt: “This music is about everyday life of Shurmin Nikita.” Three originals with amazing remixes from Thomass Jackson and ALF CHAMPION & MDHNTR coming little later – we invite you to have a listen and support new and upcoming artists. Get ready to get excited as we are and taste that sweet sugar.
Būna Dienos
According to Nikita, this song was written in the attic of his dad’s house. His family’s old pictures show that this was the space, where various discotheques were taking place, when he was a kid. The house was old, but everything was new to Nikita. This space inspired him to start experimenting with music, so he turned it into DIY music studio, and this particular song was one of the first jams after deciding to turn to dancey music and playing around with drum machine. Here Nikita sings about very relatable topic – sometimes there are days when you simply cannot stop dancing. Everyone has been there, right?
Klevo Lapus
One time while getting up the stairs of the attic, where Nikita’s music studio was, he heard quite busy action on the street next to the house. Some car drivers went quite heavy on their horns. This hymn of non-stop “horns choir” sounded a little bit like a dance track, which very soon proved to be truth. So that’s what Shurmin Nikita did. Name of the track translates to “Leaves of the Maple” – it must have been autumn.
Nikita Boogie
After becoming a member of Good Skills crew, Nikita got introduced to “waiting to be actually released” game, which is one of the dark sides of music business. Final touches, mixing, masters and design – sometimes these things go quite slow. Good for him, he didn’t waste time and did some heavy research on local discotheques game. As the author says, he danced everywhere he could, even without people around him knowing about it sometimes. And so, Nikita Boogie was born.
Floor is crying
“Floor is crying” is another hymn to dancing, written in quite dramatic style with a philosophical purpose. This track asks very important question – what if the floor of the dance floor have feelings and feel your legs? Would they enjoy being stumped upon or would they suffer?
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