FLUME - SKIN - NEW VINYL 2LP - BRAND NEW & SEALED
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Double LP is pressed on transparent vinyl and includes a digital download code.
On March 21st, Diplo started a minor twitter blaze by calling out Zedd and his “fake flume drop” on the M&Ms-sponsored cover of Willy Wonka classic “The Candy Man”. While deadmau5 also decided to chime in (of course), Australia’s Harley Edward Streten (bka Flume) wisely steered clear of the drama and sensationalist headlines. In an era when EDM stardom can be as close as a light-up mask, clever anonymous alias, and management-directed collaborations, Flume has continually avoided the gimmicks and concentrated on a production palette that festival-goers crave and Billboard Award recipients are looking to hijack. Gearing up to be the next EDM crossover talent, Flume’s sophomore effort, Skin, showcases a producer at ease with all of the sounds moving tickets at America’s major festival events: hip-hop, indie pop, and EDM.
The incendiary tempo of “Smoke & Retribution” (featuring Vince Staples & Ku?ka) and the downtempo garage of “Innocence” (with an appearance from AlunaGeorge) attest to Streten’s malleable production tactics. He maximizes the strengths of his guests without diminishing his own abilities. Also featuring the likes of Vic Mensa (“Lose It”), Raekwon (“You Know”), and Little Dragon (“Take A Chance”), Skin’s intent is to appeal to a large, eclectic base. However, the sterling, Kai-featuring “Never Be Like You” is proof that Streten can generate massive hits no matter how well established his studio partners may be.
Lead single “Helix” commences with minimal tribal atmospherics before contorting into a fierce, progressive banger. Later, “When Everything Was New” reflects the naïve innocence of an elementary school playground, a massive shift from the braindance hysterics of “Wall Fuck”. Just as remixes for Lorde, Sam Smith, and Arcade Fire assisted in pushing Flume into the mainstream, Skin’s singles leave ample room for edits from producers across the spectrum. The break after the first verse of “Take A Chance” is so bare that it begs for re-envisioned builds leading into the playful 8-bit-infused plateau.
Closing out the album with Beck on “Tiny Cities”, Streten offers a professional hat-tip to a producer/multi-instrumentalist that regularly re-invented his own artistic rules, and more broadly, the rules of alternative rock music. As Flume, Streten is on a similarly earnest mission to push the acceptable, tasteful boundaries of EDM and pop - REVIEW - COS
Essential Tracks: “Never Be Like You”, “When Everything Was New”, and “Smoke & Retribution” -
Full Tracklisting:
1. Helix
2. Never Be Like You (Feat. Kai)
3. Lose It (Feat. Vic Mensa)
4. Numb & Getting Colder (Feat. Kucka)
5. Say It (Feat. Tove Lo)
6. Wall Fuck
7. Pika
8. Smoke and Retribution (Feat. Vince Staples & Kucka)
9. 3
10. When Everything Was New
11. You Know (Feat. Allan Kingdom & Raekwon)
12. Take a Chance (Feat. Little Dragon)
13. Innocence (Feat. AlunaGeorge)
14. Like Water (Feat. MNDR)
15. Free
16. Tiny Cities (Feat. Beck)
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