![]() (“I’m only human can’t you see/I made, I made a mistake/Please just look me in my face/Tell me everything’s OK”). The lead single, “Never Be Like You,” is already a Disclosure-remixed pop hit (and a winking psychotropic video) it saunters on Flume’s languid trap drops and a plummy R&B hook from the Canadian singer Kai, a former Jack Ü collaborator who trills a mundane mea culpa with a gleam of defiance. The halting, futurist beat of Kučka’s solo track (“Numb & Getting Colder”) nods to Flying Lotus and Four Tet that core is closely repeated on her second turn, “Smoke & Retribution,” which jolts awake in agile verses by rapper Vince Staples. ![]() Here, it’s handled twofold by Aluna Francis of AlunaGeorge (the groggy, glitchy “Innocence”) and also Kučka, a young Aussie singer who distinctly echoes Francis in slinky R&B phrasing and tinny topnotes. On his first album, that role was played by Jezzabell Doran on the album’s best cut (“Sleepless”). The sum suggests that he’s an earnest collaborator, flashier but still casting around for a distinct identity.įlume has a fondness for female voices singing in their upper register. Here, Flume recruits an array of famous guests (Beck, Little Dragon, Vince Staples, Raekwon, AlunaGeorge), padding their radio-friendly cuts with the persistent crescendos of his self-titled debut, then ballasting them with loose instrumental interludes. It’s a stadium-sized upsell of Flume’s prior atmospheric formula-skittish beats that cleave easily to gruff rappers and R&B sopranos alike, rattling future-bass warp, undulating synths-that swells with energy but spills over edges. It is safe to say Skin Companion EP II did not disappoint.Skin, the record in question, aims for that level of grandiosity throughout. Having been a Flume enthusiast long before his mainstream popularity, I was highly anticipating his EP releases in hopes of seeing a more authentic, less-censored side of Flume that might not be revealed in his official albums or singles. Dave Glass Animals.” The futuristic, downtempo beat is paired with creepy, mysterious lyrics such as “Need a hit, need a sit, need to get away / Intergalactic.” The seemingly misplaced lyrics scattered throughout the song ultimately touch on our society’s obsession with superficial aspects of life, including outer appearance, social media, and drugs, ending the EP on a darker note. I was captivated by the mix of these unfamiliar sounds over the familiar beat, and Flume tied it together to make it all work.įor the last track of his EP, Flume collaborated with Dave Bayley of Glass Animals in “Fantastic feat. However, he keeps it interesting by inserting all sorts of exotic noises from tambourines, rain trickling, and even incoherent voices, creating a listener uncertainty of what noise was going to come next. “Depth Charge” presents a weird sense of déjà vu as Flume retreats to similar sounding riffs from his debut album Flume. Lyrics like, “I did live through drug wars, open suicide doors,” or, “I partied off shores but it ain’t enough,” can be heard over the aggressive, abrasive, yet satisfying bass. Pusha T has a history of collaborating with electronic artists, such as Skrillex and Axwell & Ingrosso. The EP starts out with the track “Enough feat. “I think it’s kinda the end of the Skin campaign, and it’s a nice way to end it because it’s instrumental stuff, there’s some vocal collabs… I’m just really proud of how it’s turned out,” Flume told Triple J upon the release.įlume continues to bring talented, high-profile, and diverse vocal collaborations to his music. Somewhat unsurprisingly, then, in this second EP, Flume reveals a less flashy, mainstream side of his music than was present in Skin, but the atmospheric, electronic vibe that makes him Flume prevails. Skin Companion EP II includes four tracks originally written during the Skin sessions but which did not make the final cut. Australian DJ and producer Harley Edward Streten, aka Flume, released the second EP companion to his Best Dance/ Electronic Grammy award-winning album Skin in February.
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