Future soul-pop sensation George Maple makes a vital contribution in the self-penned ‘Bring You Down’ and elsewhere, Streten crafts obscure samples into breathtaking, energised dance efforts.
Then there’s Queens rapper T.Shirt making grand statements in ‘On Top’.
You’ve got Chet Faker - best known for a cover of Blackstreet’s ‘No Diggity’ - adding his dynamic, crooning vocals to ‘Left Alone’. It’s Flume’s anti-snobbery, all-encompassing aesthetic that makes the album so enjoyable. Lead track ‘Sleepless’ might have won the hearts of chillwave addicts across the board back in 2011, but in this debut full-length Harley expands his palette, finding life and energy in virtually every genre going. The album draws in influence from all corners, catering to hip-hop, dubstep and synth-pop crowds in equal measure. The kind of party where virtually anyone’s invited, where all styles and moods are incorporated, all prejudices cast aside. Gaining its release in the UK on Transgressive, it’s hard to envisage the album failing to have a similar effect on the average Saturday night playlist over here.įlume’s debut is a party record through and through. The debut Flume album’s struck Gold in Harley’s home country of Australia, littering the Triple J radio playlists with track after track of eclectic, universal party music. One release on influential label Future Classic later, and the ‘Sleepless’ track, which had been sitting on Harley’s hard-drive for some time prior to its release, gave way to an opportunity, which led to countless other opportunities, some of which are still yet to arrive. The fidgety mind of a hard-working producer needed respite in making something strong and immediate. Harley Streten, a self-trained saxophonist (not that such a skill comes in handy for this record), made dance music in his teens and used Flume as a fulfilling, occasional means of escape. What was once a side-project, a fruitful hobby, has developed into something that’s getting harder and harder to control.
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