Like, getting the Mount Kimbie thing is crazy to me, they’ve been so influential for me and my music. I’m like, “this is my list” and we just go out to them, and some of them say yes, some say now, but I’m just like “who are my favourite producers and artists right now” and yeah, I’m fortunate enough to actually be able to get responses from these people. I mean, just like whoever my favourite artists are. ![]() So I guess on a similar tip, you’ve got the remixes part one of Palaces out featuring some amazing producers from like Logic1000 to legendary Mount Kimbie flipping your tracks, how do you decide who would suit what remix? 20 demos later he’s like “alright, here we go, this one’s cool”. No no, he was into something, but just the whole time we’re just sitting there and I’m like “next?” and he’s like “yep, next”. I can only imagine getting the Albarn rejection on ideas, did he let you down lightly at least? But yeah, I played him a lot of demos and he didn’t like most of them, and there was just this one, kind of at the end of the pile that he finally jumped on, and I was very relieved that he was into something because it could have been nothing *laughs* 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! 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.
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