With that kind of control over his songs and performers, Flume could easily evolve into a sought-after producer. Flume’s Skin Companion EP II is the second two companion EPs that were released to accompany Flume’s second full length studio album, Skin. I've got what you need"- shiver so that it sounds like she's slowly dissolving into tears. On "What You Need", Streten makes a claim- "Been waiting to love you/. After the release of Skin, Flume released Skin Companion EP 1 in November 2016 and Skin Companion EP 2 in February 2017 as the albums B-side EPs. Sinuous opener "Sintra" chops up vocals like James Blake's "CMYK", a foil for the calming, sweet "Star Eyes", which closes the album with a dream sequence made up of screwed bits of speech. Preceding track "Holdin' On" juxtaposes an old-soul male vocal sample and gospel echoes ("Mama, I love you!" "Yes I do!") with muffled keyboard stabs and serious swing for an effect that recalls Jamie xx's Gil Scott-Heron remixes.
The alias of electronic musician and producer Harley Edward Streten, Flume makes. Hit me up if you have one or know someone who has a copy for sale Advertisement Coins. Now and then, Streten strikes an unusually potent streak: On "Left Alone", a chorus persists throughout as if dogging guest Chet Faker's slurred pleas for solitude. Skin Companion is an extended play by Australian electronic musician Flume. Hey yall Im looking for a copy of Flumes Skin companion EP 2 on vinyl. Sometimes, neither the vocals nor backing can save the show: "On Top" features uninspired rapping from New York MC T.Shirt ("The night's forever young/ It's us that gets old") that falls flat over offbeat thuds and simulated siren wails. On "Insane", Streten distorts Australian singer Moon Holiday's lovely but affectless voice into a melodic foil to his throbbing builds and drops. Her featherlight refrain "Hush now, you're standing on a landmine" is the centerpiece around which snares skitter and arpeggios twinkle, her voice soaring as Streten drops a judicious beat into the bridge. On "Sleepless", singer/model Jezzabell Doran is Streten's Jessie Ware, though he gives George Maple more of the spotlight on "Bring You Down". Those features mask the fact that most of his songs are structured around samey, distracting background swoops that introduce climactic moments. It's a little long on instrumental filler ("Space Cadet", "Warm Thoughts", "Ezra"), highlighting the fact that at this point in his career, samples and singers are Streten's most effective asset.
Streten explores his sonic palette with varying degrees of success on Flume. While his approach to warped sound owes much to Dilla, Flume's aesthetic can be compared to SBTRKT's integration of R&B's bedside intimacy with distant beats and silky voiced female singers. He listens to J Dilla and Flying Lotus, started tinkering with production when he was barely a teenager, and still makes music in his parents' basement. Instead in a recent interview he questioned.He doesn't come off as a firestarter, though, or even all that different from other young electronic producers. Few electronic records are able to successful straddle both the underground and commercial worlds with such confidence, perhaps not since Daft Punks 'Homework'! Lofty claim we now, but like Daft Punk we can see Flume being sited by many future electronic producers as a key source of initial inspiration! I know he inspires us to write music.Īs good as the album 'Skin' is, Flume wasn't content to just leave it there, nor was he content to let fans wait another 4 years for new music. However despite such a high introductory watermark Flume has not suffered from the all to common pitfall of 2nd album expectational crisis. Last years LP Skin was an emphatic and confident return, full of energy, hooks and power. Our first introduction to his signature sound was the superb 2012 hit 'Holdin On', which for us is still his best record. If not then we're not really sure what to tell you, other than you may need to put down your Coldplay and Adele CD's and come into the light, or in the case of, Flume - Skin Companion EP II, the semi darkness. Naturally Flume needs no further blog type biographical introduction.
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