Flume - Flume (2012) [FLAC]

  Released: 2012 
  Duration: 49:51
  Genre: Electronic
  Style: Indie Electronic
  Codec: FLAC
  Bit Rate: ~ 900 kbps
  Bits Per Sample: 16
  Sample Rate: 44,100 Hz
 
  01 Sintra
  02 Left Alone feat. Chet Faker
  03 Sleepless feat. Jezzabell Doran
  04 On Top feat. T.Shirt
  05 Stay Close
  06 Insane feat. Moon Holiday
  07 Change
  08 Ezra
  09 More Than You Thought
  10 Space Cadet
  11 Bring you Down feat. George Maple
  12 Warm Thoughts
  13 What You Need
  14 Star Eyes

  The debut album from Australian electronic musician/producer Flume, aka Harley Streten, Flume is an atmospheric, experimental mix of electronic dance-oriented sounds that touches upon aspects of R&B, indie rock, and pop. Working with a bevy of artists including George Maple, Moon Holiday, Jezzabell Doran, Chet Faker, and New York rapper T-Shirt, Flume crafts tracks that are more like soundscapes than actual songs. More often than not, bits of melodies and lyrics pop up here and there, but tracks never quite gel into a hook in any traditional sense (although a few, like "Bring You Down," have a Dido-like trip-hop/dubstep quality). Which isn't to say these aren't catchy recordings. On the contrary, Flume has a knack for layering beats, instruments, samples, and vocals in a way that grabs your attention and creates an evocative, somewhat hypnotic mood. While not necessarily dancefloor-oriented, Flume's debut certainly fits into a post-2000s club vibe and DJ culture that borrows liberally, and often with inspired aplomb, from cut-and-paste hip-hop, avant-garde electronic composition, ambient pop, and contemporary R&B.