That inclination to push himself has been handsomely rewarded.Ěnnouncing announcing headline shows to celebrate the release of Skin in May,ğlume sold out allē00,000 tickets of his world headline tour, including more than 80,000 headline tickets inĚustralia alone. I thought, this is how the album’s going to sound. “I hadn’t heard anything quite like that. “I thought, cool this sounds like it’s from the future’” says Streten. ![]() Then, stuck on what would become the clattering standout, ‘Numb and GettingĜolder’, he crushed together three completely different songs. ![]() I needed to do something bold.”Īfter slowly beginning work on Skin as far back as lateĒ013, Streten’s breakthrough came in mid-2015 when he shifted to LA for three months of solid work. Recorded in hotel rooms, aeroplanes, trains, taxis, and tour vans, and in locations as far-flung as LAX airport, a shack on the west coast of Mexico, a log cabin in rural Tasmania, a bus rattling towards Vegas, as well as studios in LA, New York, and his hometown of Sydney, Skin is “a grand expedition in trying to capture the biggest, most epic, powerful moments,” says the producer. “That definitely influenced the new stuff a lot.” “I wanted to keep the next album at a certain high energy,” says Streten of the writing process behind Skin. “It used to be just writing for myself but now there is an audience,” says Streten.Ě sizeable one.ěeyond millions of listeners and his own sold-out shows,ğlume’s live show has become a major draw at international festivals, includingĜoachella, Reading, Leeds, Pukkelpop,ěonnaroo, and drawingĔ0,000 to his slot at Rock en Seine in Paris. With good reason - its creation mirrors the complex rush of sensations that came with sudden success. Released in MayĒ016, the musician’s wildly eclectic follow-up is a meticulously crafted, vivid universe of big emotions woven into a densely cinematic whole. “Shock” plays a significant role onğlume’s often-outrageous second album, Skin. “I was just some quiet kid in high-school and all of a sudden I got dropped into the deep end. We also got Sarah Blasko gracefully paying tribute to David Bowie's 'Life On Mars' in the week of his death, and Boy & Bear broke hearts on the textline when they paid honour to Amy Winehouse.“It was a crazy journey,” says Flume - aka 25-year old Australian producer Harley Streten - of hisĒ012 self-titled debut’s international success. Original recruited the Gravy Man for an incendiary political retooling of Paul Kelly's 'Dumb Things'. June saw Luca Brasi making gravy outta Paul Kelly's bittersweet Christmas anthem. Well, Flume's mate Vera Blue came through in March and breathed life into a song by Jack Garratt, while the bearded multi-instrumentalist himself got us 'Crazy In Love' with his Beyoncé cover in July. Flume talks eating ass, anxiety, and new music in podcast interview What else happened in LAV history in 2016? Together with his 'Smoke & Retribution' collaborators, Flume updated the track with his signature sound and two fresh verses from Vince Staples.įittingly, his version was a runaway viral success, racking up around 24 million combined streams across YouTube, Soundcloud, and Spotify. He has six awards from last week," he joked, with chuckles from Kučka in the back. “Harley dances by himself when no-one’s around. ![]() “Yes, as a black person it is important," he deadpanned. One of the funniest rappers alive (have you seen the Vince Staples show?), Vince supposedly put Harley onto the track, although, he was across it long before #runningman was a thing. So, how did Harley 'Flume' Streten decide on tackling 'My Boo'? "I didn't know what to do, so I asked Vince Staples."
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