We’re like let’s do more and more and then we keep going more and more. Ever since then, we’ve kind of gotten closer and had - we’ve got a very similar - we just work really well together. We started working together first when he did the ‘Skin’ album artwork. M: Yeah, I noticed he does a lot of your visuals?į: Yeah, he’s kind of the guy.

It was just a really fun little trip and Jonathan did an amazing job with the visuals, so shout out to Jonathan Zawada. It was in Western Australia to a whole bunch of places that I actually wanted to visit but had never been to. I was like ‘why don’t we just get like a nice silk robe?’ We tie-dyed it. We wanted something that looked casual enough - you know, not too done up. M: Did that go into the mixtape visualizer? What’s the story behind that and also why that blue robe?į: Oh, we just thought it looked great. I was always interested in them, but I think more so really refining them, learning more and I think that reflects in the music. I have recently gotten really interested in the tones and textures. M: So, then what was your main influence for the mixtape?į: For the mixtape was… oh god, what was the main influence? I think sound design was kind of king when it came to the mixtape. It’s always fun to create I find whenever I have boundaries, then I get more creative. I feel like it would be fun to just completely go with that and do exactly what the algorithm wants just as a fun - to create some boundaries.į: Yeah, it could be interesting. You know, these days the algorithm dictates what does well and what doesn’t. I would like to do a concept record though where the whole point of the record is to just work the algorithm, like every song has to be the perfect algorithmic song. M: Did that have any influence on the mixtape, ‘ Hi This is Flume’?į: No, not really. M: Do you think your perspective on the industry has changed since you started?į: Well, the industry has changed a lot. I’m just really excited to come to Europe and play for all of you. I feel like it’s in a really good place now. But, as the music is always evolving and changing, I just kind of follow it. It’s a little different, more on the experimental side. Mixmag: It’s been three years since you released your Grammy award winning album, ‘Skin.’ How have you grown as an artist since then?įlume : Well, I have been working away, experimenting - I think that shows in the mixtape. Undeterred by public opinion Flume - openly speaks about boundary-breaking experimental electronic music, psychedelic-induced visuals and that video with Mixmag. Without a doubt, Flume has earned his place as a commercial electronic music success story. He continues forging a path of his own, experimenting with sensual sound design and visual aesthetics to come into his full-fledged form as an entertainer.

His new and improved live sets present Flume not only producing, but spray painting, breaking shit, and overall, having a good ass time. However, if you choose to check out Flume live, you’ll have an even more immersive experience. Produced by long-time collaborator Jonathan Zawada, it takes us on a literal trip with Streten, traveling through Western Australia and enacting seemingly mundane tasks with the spin of a psychedelic aesthetic - pouring a fizzy drink in his gas tank, driving around the desert in his technicolour car and hiking to unreal peaks. The mixtape visualizer for the album is an interesting peek into the Flume psyche. ‘Hi This is Flume’ reveals his most recent explorations in “computer music”, giving new life to old feelings. Read this next: Setting the scene: how Flume burst out of Australia His live shows permeate electrifying energies from Flume himself to the crowd enticed to join him. The production landed him in the limelight of music festivals around the world from Bonnaroo to Auckland with DJs from Martin Garrix to Disclosure playing his tracks out. Spearheading the EDM sub-genre of future bass, most know Flume for his popular track, ‘Never Be Like You’ taken from his 2016 Grammy award winning album, ‘ Skin.’ With ethereal sparkles of sound, dynamic synth chords, and a softly sweet serenade from Canadian singer Kai, ‘Never Be Like You’ is a shining example of Flume’s ability to take his audience through a journey of emotions. A leader of the EDM world, a key figure in opening new frontiers through his live shows and more recently, a magnet of controversy.Īt 27-years-old, Harley Streten is continuing to ride the wave of success he’s found himself on over the last five years. For someone who proclaims over the course of an extended chat with Mixmag that “streaming is king” and ”rap is king”, one could argue that Flume also falls into the king category.

Friends flume