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Flume [0-0] Australian

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Musician, Record producer

Harley Edward Streten, better known by his stage name Flume, is an Australian record producer, musician and DJ. His self-titled debut studio album, Flume, was released on 9 November 2012 to critical acclaim, peaking at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and reaching double-platinum accreditation in Australia.

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What it is now is basically I'll sit on my computer; I basically kind of play the computer as an instrument, I guess you could say. I guess I play the Mac.		101
I actually found not having a routine was inspiration.		102
Often, when I work with a vocalist, I like to focus on the melodies first.		103
I always regret leaving home if I don't get at least four or five surfs in the week before I leave. I try to be in the water as much as possible before leaving, and it's the one thing I miss massively.		104
I've grown up by the beach all my life, and I almost get anxiety if I haven't been swimming for a couple weeks or a month. It kind of builds up, so I try and get out as much as possible.		105
I was an avid Pokemon card collector.		106
In the dressing room, we've just made it really Zen: low lighting, lots of candles, and fresh, healthy food.		107
I feel like the first record was really finding my feet, figuring out what music I wanted to make... Now that I've done that, I feel like I've got a much clearer idea of what I want to sound like and what I want to discover. It's exciting.		108
Making sounds that literally no one has ever heard before because the software and the technology's never been there, and pairing that with great songwriting, then that's what's exciting for me. That's what I wanna do.		109
This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end.		110
I definitely wanted the second record to be a much more grandiose thing. I wanted to push myself and make a big statement.		111
Honestly, production when you first start can be difficult to wrap your head around.		112
For me, one of the downfalls of electronic music is that it can feel a little soulless or robotic.		113
I want to make music that is completely electronic but doesn't feel it.		114
Along with 'Free,' where I sing quite a bit, there are additional songs on 'Skin' where you can hear my voice in the background - lots of 'oohs' and 'aahs.' But more often than not, I use my vocals to prompt other rappers and singers to feel calmer, better, bolder.		115
Sydney's beautiful, the weather's great, and the air's fresh and clean, but it doesn't have the scene and the amount of likeminded people. At home, things are very comfortable, but I feel like putting myself out there a bit.		116
I don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow.		117
The music I was making for people not to dance to was the one they were dancing to.		118
The thing I find frustrating about rock music is, how different can you make an acoustic drum kit sound, an electric guitar and vocals?		119
I think at first the Flume project really started out as an online thing. I used Facebook and SoundCloud, and I think we got lucky because it felt like a bit of a golden age of those social media platforms. So I managed to create quite a solid fan base online.		120
It's always the first 10,000 SoundCloud listens; that was definitely a big moment, seeing the online stuff grow and crowds grow.		121
I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting.		122
I'd like to actually work with a lot of other people, and whether it's someone who is completely unknown who I love and think is a talent, maybe I'll work with them, or, like, maybe I'll work with some of the biggest pop stars and write music for them.		123
The goal was always to do something that felt human but was 100 percent electronic.		124
Imperfection is perfection.		125
I never expected to make a lot of money from music.		126
It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; had moments where I was writing lots. It was just a massive learning process for me.		201
I get bored of music really easily, so I always try and make music that makes sense, but then it's just a little bit wrong.		202
I think the thing that L.A. had on Sydney is an awesome music scene, especially for what I do.		203
I think Sydney has so much natural beauty; it's just a beautiful city.		204
I was delivering papers when I was, like, 10 or 11, and I'd always daydream about being an artist as a full-time thing.		205
I had an idea when I was 18 or 19 to start tutoring people, like the way that people get tutored in saxophone or guitar, but for production. I really enjoyed it, but I don't have time for that any more.		206
There's a lot of creativity in the industry, but I don't necessarily think that the most creative DJs or producers are always the biggest ones.		207
With Spotify, I think people are discovering a lot of artists they might not discover otherwise.		208
I've been listening to a lot of music by Arca.		209
I think it would be nice to see more of an open culture to different music.		210
Probably the No. 1 most important thing in my music is not to sound like anyone else. It is hard in this day and age.		211
I've been having meetings with people, just everywhere in the world, and it's like, 'Hey, really love you to work with me, send me some ideas.' That's the crazy part.		212
I've never worked with huge pop acts, I mightn't like it, but it's something I've always wanted to try.		213
I don't think I can name any names or anything, but this is what I've wanted to do for a long time: to have Flume as my creative outlet and to work on the biggest songs in the world, like pop, and come up with the idea and send it off.		214
I struggled with the pressure of having the successful record after the first record. Second album syndrome. I'm living proof; it's very real.		215
I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly, it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?'		216
To me, skin is alien and kind of weird; it weirds me out. It's strange, but it's also really intimate and personal; it's living, organic. That's how I want the music to sound; I want it to feel alien and strange, but also like it's got a heartbeat, like it's got a soul, like it's not made by a robot.		217
I could do another tour, make a record that's very similar, do similar venues. Or I could make a different record, do different venues, and grow. It's exciting to take it to new places, but it's never been my intent to be the biggest thing in the world. That's not what my drive is. I want to make what I want to make, and make a living off it.		218
I want to keep Flume kind of experimental, weird, melodic, pretty.		219
I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.		220
Once I'm in a situation where I can not do anything for three years and go off the map, I'll focus more on writing. Right now, I want to just make Flume awesome... and big.		221
There was this cereal, and it had a special promotion with a CD inside the box that had a really simple music-making program on it. I got it, and that opened my mind to being able to make music on a computer and seeing all the different layers.		222
My parents used to play me this album when I couldn't go to sleep. It was called 'Deep Forest.' I think it was a self-titled record. It's actually still one of my favorite albums of all time.		223
I did a few DJ gigs at empty clubs, sort of as a warm-up set before Flume was a thing. I did one when I got big enough, and I had five friends come down, and they were the only ones dancing. That was one of my earliest ones. I was super nervous.		224
To me it's all about textures, and that's the side of music that I'm finding really exciting. I feel like it's one of the only parts of music that mankind hasn't fully discovered yet.		225
I just want to write another record that's as good or better than the one I've already made. That's my main goal, to follow up stronger than before.		226
I know how to make a record that commercial radio or Triple J will smash now... It's kind of hard to stay true and write what you would write if you didn't have that in your head. Because I know I can get way more airplay and get this much bigger... and that's what I'm trying to avoid doing. Trying to avoid the poisons of success.		301
I'm not into the attention thing so much.		302
I want to fuse the abrasive and the beautiful.		303
I feel like I've got a pretty good presence online through Instagram and Facebook. I just keep it simple.		304
I love heavy music. I keep Flume nice and melodic, so I save the angry, testosterone-fueled heavy stuff for What So Not. I think it's a good defining thing for the two projects.		305
What So Not used to be a lot more dance-y, and now it's becoming a lot more melodic. Flume has always had that melodic thing, but it's starting to become a bit heavier, so it's just difficult to navigate between the two.		306
I'm a huge fan of Flying Lotus. I like The XX's stuff.		307
I wanna make weird stuff.		308
Every kid has a laptop; everyone can make music, so in order to stand out, I think it's important to find that sonic identity, I think my sonic identity - and mine is finding these weird sounds that may not necessarily sound that musical, and make them sound musical.		309
In the right context, you can make ugly sounds, different sounds feel right at home.		310
It's quite fun to mess with the human voice. It's quite special in the sense that the voice is the #1 instrument that we can connect with; it doesn't sound too alien. I think that's the key is to find the line between sounding human and sounding robotic. That's an area that I like to explore a lot.		311
I feel like I need to continuously keep evolving and moving.		312
I'd like to do some crazy art installations and design some weird synthesizers and work with other people and make some fun stuff for a bit. Maybe tap into virtual reality stuff or maybe write another record... We'll see.		313
I've never been a rap guy, I don't really know that much about rap music, to be honest. I like it, but I think what really happened was just my music seems to work so well with rap music.		314
For me, I actually come from an electronic dance music background: house music, electro house, trance music, even. When I was coming out of school, basically, I discovered Brain Fever, Flying Lotus, J Dilla and all that. That was when I got excited about hip-hop and when the Flume project started.		315
When I heard Flying Lotus, I was like, 'Wow, okay, everything can be off the grid.'		316
I feel like I ask people who have been in the industry for a while a lot of questions.		317
I'm always really curious about, you know, 'How do you deal with success psychologically?' and all this stuff.		318
It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; I had moments where I was writing a lot, and it was just a massive learning process for me.		319

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