Scary as fuck working with him, I was sweating. The Damon thing… I was just always a huge fan of Blur, of Gorillaz, so that was kind of a dream come true. *laughs* She’s just so talented, and she has such an unusual voice and it’s really nice for production because her voice is so high, it just kind of sits and you can do all sorts of wild things, where sometimes I find with male vocals, that can be more difficult because they take up a larger space in the mix. I guess I’ve worked with Kucka a lot on a lot of different things, we just work together great, it’s almost like we’re a little band, just thinking about starting a band with Laura… What about, at what point does collaboration come in? The new album has a huge number of guests, from Perth expat Kucka to someone like Damon Albarn, how does that side of things work?Ī lot if it’s just timing. But yeah, there’s so much stuff that doesn’t get used, but I’m actually having a bit of fun now, kind of posting stuff just on social media that’s kind of, I don’t know if it’s gonna come out or now, but I post it and if it gets a good response I’m like “alright, maybe I’ll finish this”. Honestly, I just kind of make a bunch of things and then after like, a few years, I’m like “alright, I really need to put out a record, what have we got?” and I’ll kind of go in and listen to all the things that I have and be like “this one definitely needs to be on the record”, you know, just kind of pick songs and try and kind of finish them and just make something out of it all. I can only imagine your unfinished projects folders and demos and stuff! So when you’re going through demos and revisiting, how does stuff make the final cut for the album? It’s been fun playing it out as well, because some of these demos have been sitting on my hard drive for years, so to finally be able to have them out into the world, but then be able to play them at shows and see fand kind of like, just knowing the tracks and stuff and singing, it’s really satisfying. So there’s always a little bit of that, but yeah it’s been really nice and it’s good to have it out into the world. I think it’s always been bittersweet because I’ve kind of been working towards this thing for quite a while, and then you’re a bit, you know, once it comes out it’s kind of like “fuck… what’s the new direction? What do I do now?”. So your new album Palaces has been out for a few months and I wanted to ask about some of the inspiration, especially the flora and fauna influence and field recordings sort of stuff, which is beautiful, but yeah, how’s it feeling having it out for a few months now? How’s the reception been? Having made a name for himself over the last decade with his relentless touring and engaging live shows, remixes, mixtapes and second studio album Skin in 2016, this year Flume dropped his acclaimed and already award nominated third album Palaces back in May.īuilding on his signature sound, Palaces is an energetic and experimental journey through modern electronic music, inspired by the flora and fauna of the Northern New South Wales (with the album featuring field recordings of birds layered in the mix), while featuring a stack of notable collaborators including the likes of KU ČKA, Caroline Polachek, Damon Albarn and many more.Īhead of his 2022 Palaces Australian tour, as well as this awesome throwback interview we did with Harley where we dug deep into the Pilerats vault and showed him footage from a decade plus ago, we also chatted about all things new album and live show - get to know! The album is being released on May 20th, and you can preorder it here.Celebrating its ten year anniversary (TODAY! at the time of publication) is Flume - the self-titled, debut album that would kick start the producer’s, born Harley Streten, rapid ascent into the electronic and pop music stratosphere. The first single off the new album “Say Nothing” featuring MAY-A is set to drop TODAY at 2PM pst and fans are waiting patiently for the song to drop. We see the likes of breakout stars such as Caroline Polachek as well as people we already know and love that have already worked with him, such as Kucka. The album has a bunch of collaborators and vocalists from all over the world. He settled in a coastal town in New South Wales, and the beautiful setting was exactly the inspiration he needed. He had been living in Los Angeles and struggling to write music once the world halted to a stop. According to the description, it began to take shape when Flume returned to his native Australia at the beginning of the pandemic. The album, titled Palaces, has 13 tracks. Now, we have a whole new album about to drop. Since then, he released a few singles and remixes in 2020. The last we heard from the Australian musician was back in 2019 when he released his mixtape Hi This Is Flume. The secret is out: Flume has a new album that is set to drop in May 2022.
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