Flume - Flume

When I first heard of Flume through 'Holdin' On' (Yes, I know 'Sleepless' was first, but I heard 'Holdin' On' first), I thought he was a cool producer with some nifty beats and cool sounds. That's why, when I first heard this album, I was a bit disappointed. There were just too many basic instrumentals, and a few quirky sounds (especially those chipmunk sort of voices). I too felt a bit empty, and quickly came to a judgement that this album would be a good instrumental album, or something unfinished to be either sampled or worked upon later on.

Then in the space of 9 months, I heard this album 4-5 times. I realised that with each listen, the album become better and better. There are quite some cool beats (I also noticed a stop-start sort of style), and electronic influences throughout the album. Despite having the tendency to be repetitive and a tad annoying (i.e. those chipmunk voices), I found that this album grew on me, and that I can listen to the songs on repeat.

I also agree with above comment on how this album is not for everyone. I guess this album is mainly targeted at the 15-30 age group, and for the indie/electronic genre (I wouldn't really classify this as 'dance' because I cannot really 'dance' to some of these tracks :P). Flume is one of my favourite Australian and electronic artists of 2012/13. He might not be the most talented producer, but his style somehow strikes a chord with me and tens of thousands of other listeners. I guess this is a solid debut LP, but I hope his next LP goes one up, and is more complex and prominent that this.

Deluxe Edition: A combination between adding rap/vocals to his instrumentals, and remixes. It really works well, and adds to the relevance of each track

1. Sintra (5*)
2. Left Alone (6*)
3. Sleepless (5*)
4. On Top (6*)
5. Stay Close (4*)
6. Insane (5*)
7. Change (5*)
8. Ezra (5*)
9. More Than You Thought (5*)
10. Space Cadet (3*)
11. Bring You Down (4*)
12. Warm Thoughts (5*)
13. What You Need (4*)
14. Star Eyes (6*)
15. Holdin On (6*)

Average= 4.93* --> 5* (82% or A)

Deluxe Edition:
16. Intro (5*)
18. Space Cadet (4.5*)
19. Insane (5*)
20. Stay Close (5*)
21. Holdin On (5*)
22. Change (5*)
23. Warm Thoughts (5*)
24. Sleepless (5*)
25. Hyperparadise - Flume Mixtape Version (5*)
26. You & Me - Flume Remix (6*)
27. Hyperparadise - Flume Remix (5*)
28. A Baru In New York - Flume Remix (5*)
29. Zimbabwe - Flume Remix (5*)
30. Sleepless - Shlohmo Remix (4*)
31. Holdin On - 123MRK Remix (4*)
32. Left Alone - Ta-Ku Remix (5*)
33. Holdin On - Hermitude Remix (5*)
34. Insane - L D R U Remix (4.5*)
35. Possum (5*)
36. The Greatest View (5*)

Average: 4.9* --> 5* (81.7% or A)

Combined: 4.917 -->5 (81.9% --> 82% or A)
Laatst gewijzigd: 06/12/2013 15:15