“Amanda’s vocal has some kind of otherworldly quality to it which I love.” True, Flume. “This was one of the first songs I wrote for the record,” Flume writes. The song is intense, especially with MNDR’s screaming, desperado vocals. So Nirvana can have a naked human-being on their cover but I cant have a PAINTING of a monster with no arms, and a polka dot. The chord changes are not altogether complex, but the young master is able to vary up the textures, percussion, and instrumentation enough that you’re never bored. It’s another signature, singularly Flume track. “Like Water,” the second to last track on Skin, seems to brood. This time it was different, I had Vince’s vocal first, and wrote the music around it.” That’s not a very orthodox method, but, listening to this track, you’d never guess that’s how it came about. Flume explains the process: “Usually, I start the beat first, and then the rapper gets involved.
The album’s other big single, “ Smoke & Retribution,” which features Vince Staples, is another hit. On Skin, though, all rapper features are smooth and natural. At times, to be frank, it just feels awkward. Either T.Shirt or a younger Harvey was unable to make it work the song is quality, but at times you can see the seams. The song, “ On Top,” turned out to be arguably the weakest on the collection. The album art, by San Francisco-based collage artist Nina Theda Black. On Flume, his first album, there was just one rapper: T.Shirt. Following the BBC Radio 6 Music and KEXP-supported singles Flume, Disobey Tae. Given his success, it makes sense that he was able to cull vocalists and rappers as he wished: this album features Beck, Little Dragon, Vince Staples, Kai, Tove Lo, and AlunaGeorge - among others.Īll that said, here are the hits - though, on an album so versatile and yet cohesive, it’s hard to pick out just a few. 2 At the J Awards of 2013, the album won Australian Album of the Year. 1 The deluxe edition of the album was released on 12 November 2013. It was released on 9 November 2012 by Future Classic. And this is just what Flume was able to do with Skin. (album) Flume is the debut studio album by Australian electronic musician Flume.
You don’t just want to make the same delicious lasagna, you want to add some spices and side dishes. When your first album is a chart-topper, the overwhelming goal with your second is to keep your first album’s audience happy while you impress them further - and also as you draw in an even bigger audience.
He struck a previously unheard chord, one that combined elements of EDM and bonafide instrumental hip-hop accordingly, he attracted a variety of ears. Deservedly, he became his label Future Classic’s poster boy, and drew Australian electronic music out of obscurity. His first, self-titled album - which he released when he was just 21 years old - was nearly flawless. Harvey Edward Streten confirms that he is here to stay. With Skin, the 24-year-old Australian producer managed to repurpose and surpass the catchiest elements of his first album. He completed the second-album challenge: to produce a work that doesn’t just reproduce the best features of his debut, but transcends it.
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Listen to the new track below or download it here.Flume just released his second studio album, Skin, and, with it, achieves a feat that most artists cannot. Love Light would not be out of place with Flume’s 2012 era productions, and was a refreshing change of tone from the rest of the album. The chilled track is merely a tease into the potential of the anticipated new album. Hollow is your standard Flume song but I rate it’s catchiness, although it does sound a bit like something Odesza would make.
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"Never Be Like You"'s outro ends with a dreamy manipulation of the vocals layered over jagged synths in juxtaposition. Flume’s described his sophomore album Skin as headphone music, a departure from the festival music that helped him make a name for himself. Flume pairs the off putting percussion with throbbing synths to develop a fluidity in the song. The heavy sidechain begins to pulse as the chorus kicks in with Kai's powerful lyrics. Artist Jonathan Zawada, one of Streten’s longtime collaborators and a close friend, says Streten is just so much happier now than when they first met in 2014. The track begins with lingering synths that glisten over Kai's smooth vocal work. “Never Be Like You” is also paired with 80's inspired still life photo art, also present in the Skin's album art.Īccording to Flume, the two were “sending ideas back and forth online”, and eventually met up in New York to produce the track. In his latest release “Never Be Like You” he collaborates with Canadian singer Kai to create for a radio-friendly, catchy tune.
The electronic producer has yet to announce the release date, but it will be his second full-length album released via Mom+Pop, following his debut self-titled album in 2012. Flume surprised the world with the announcement of Skin early this month, and fans are already bracing themselves for new material from the Australian producer.
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