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'I was just an awkward teenager going to high school, working on beats in my bedroom,' he said. In 2011, he uploaded his track 'Possum' to.

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'I remember buying my friend the Daft Punk record when I was nine.' At age 11, he began crafting beats using free software packaged with a box of Nutri-Grain cereal called FruityLoops.

Raised in Seaforth on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Harley was excited about electronic music at a young age.

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Harle, PC Music label figurehead AG Cook, and the late, great SOPHIE – one of Streten's close friends and biggest influences.įlume's own influence and importance in shifting the needle on production cannot be overstated, and his origin story is the stuff of Aussie music legend. That association is strengthened by his links to genre pioneers like Danny L. The track, and Flume's whole sound, is closer in line with the world of hyperpop, blending elements of electronic, hip hop, and dance music with both avant-garde and pop sensibilities. There's no nostalgia for bygone trends in the way Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, or even Beyoncé's dancefloor-targeted blockbuster Renaissance does. It's more daring and forward-thinking than most stuff clogging up the charts. 'Say Nothing' has all the trappings of a blockbuster pop hit – the undeniable hooks, the excitement, the pleasurable ear candy – but it's dressed up with few of its historical conventions. The bridge introduces some light drum n bass rattle before pads and synthetic brass stabs build intensity, as MAY-A's voice is chopped and warped into abstract shapes for the finale. There's vocal harmonies and touches of Brazilian funk to the percussive patterns layered into the verses, providing development as well as momentum. There's the skittering rhythmic textures, the contrast of luminescent synths and gargling bass, even right down to the way the track subtly evolves.įaint alarm-sirens haunt the sparse opening, foreshadowing the drama to come before piston-pumping beats join MAY-A's expressive topline and signal the arrival of the addictive chorus. It's more difficult than ever for artists to sustain mass appeal over the course of a decade, yet ever since emerging on the scene in 2011, Flume has maintained the kind of profile most musicians only dream of.Īs we wrote when the track got its first play anywhere – on triple j Breakfast back in February – 'Say Nothing is 'a futuristic banger with an emotive vocal performance the same megahit lineage' of Flume's most popular work and all the ingredients of an instant classic.Īccompanied by the mind-bending visuals of the J Award nominated music video - a fever dream of mutating faces, tropical birds, and mysterious motorbike-clad figures - 'Say Nothing' has Flume's sonic signature all over it. It's an arguably more impressive feat, especially in a country where tall poppy syndrome thrives. Whereas Powderfinger had momentum on their side, there's six years dividing Flume's occupation at the top Hottest 100 spot. Most significantly, Flume is the second ever artist to top triple j's annual Hottest 100 twice, and more than two decades since Powderfinger did it back-to-back in 19.

Flume also charted at #8 in 2016 with 'Say It' ft.

#5 in 2013 with his Chet Faker collab 'Drop The Game'.

Not only has the electronic auteur now charted an impressive 17 total tracks in the Hottest 100 since his 2012 debut (21 if you include his remixes of Eiffel 65, Lorde, Disclosure and Hermitude) but he's the only act in the countdown's history to rank a song in every position of the Top 5. He's a heavyweight contender in any year he releases music. Not bad for a guy who got his start using software from a cereal box (but more on that later).įlume – or Harley Streten as the internationally renowned Sydneysider's passport reads – has long seem liked the most likely to pull off this rare feat. But for the second time in his career, the Australian producer has topped triple j's annual music poll – this time for his track 'Say Nothing' featuring MAY-A. Flume was already a certified Hottest 100 favourite.

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