一聽音樂網

Flume是來自悉尼的電子音樂DJ、制作人及作曲人。他是今年澳大利亞唱片業協會(ARIA)獎的重要獎項的主要獲提名人，他獲得8個獎項的提名，其中包括年度最佳專輯、突破性重要成果獎、最佳男性藝術家獎，可說囊括所有主要獎項的提名。以創作電子音樂榮獲此殊榮大概比較少見。 Flume原名是Harley Streten,13歲就開始制作電子音樂，隨后將自己創作的原音樂曲參加唱片公司舉辦的競賽活動。一般人也許以為電子音樂DJ就是在派對、舞會上放音樂的人。今天的電子音樂DJ的工作不只是混合一下黑膠唱片或具備混音技巧，對聲音進行處理而已，他們是電子音樂的制作人，將自己的DJ技巧融入音樂制作，來表達其對音樂的想法與技巧，創造出吸引人的音樂或舞曲。 21歲的Flume直到幾周前和與父母同住，他的樂曲幾乎全是在臥室里創作與錄音的。2012年Flume的4首樂曲進入了澳大利亞廣播公司青年音樂臺的百首熱門樂曲排行榜，并高居澳大利亞音樂排行榜第一名，同時還獲得美國樂評人士的贊賞，顯示出他的創作電子音樂的才華。(馬健媛) Flume is a very young Sydney beat maker who’s grabbed the attention of XLR8R, Electronic Beats, Triple J, FBi and many more in less than a year. Flume got his first taste for producing at age 13 (!) from the most unlikely of places – a music production program he found in a cereal box. It began Flume’s obsession with all things synthetic, and started his addiction for plug-ins, sample packs & vintage analogue hardware. ‘Sleepless’ was Flume’s debut EP and packed enough lush pads, chopped and chipmunked vocals, saw synths and intricate percussion to impress any fan of Hudson Mohawke, Flying Lotus, Seekae or Space Dimension Controller. It was described by XLR8R as “a solid piece of soulful beat work.” picking up a 8.6 and nabbing their 2nd most downloaded track in August 2011. It impressed dance music website Electronic Beats so much they said “we reckon this young Australian is going to make waves” while cult German magazine Lodown described it as “the perfect pop record for anyone who’d never even look at what’s going down in the official charts” sealing it with a huge 8/10. Locally in Australia Triple J Morning Host Zan Rowe named it as her Catch of The Day” describing it as “Cut up, warm, rolling, thuddy, wonderful…”. Shortly after the ‘Sleepless’ EP Flume put his ears and fingers into New Navy’s huge summer anthem ‘Zimbabwe’. The remix was debuted on the Australian hipster bible Pedestrian.tv and recently picked up a NSFW video clip of teenage adventures picking up late night plays on Australian TV show Rage. The month after his New Navy remix came out triple j picked him as their February Mix Up Exclusives Resident – think of it as Australia’s version of the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix for a month! Flume’s live show is now coming into full effect after selling out 2 national Australian tours and by the end of 2012 Flume would of played prestigious Australian festivals Splendour in the Grass, Parklife and Foreshore as well as a very special event in Sydney called Vivid LIVE at Sydney’s most famous venue The Sydney Opera House. He’s still more busy than ever producing – recently releasing an original with Anna Lunoe called ‘I Met You’, remixes for Hermitude (Elefant Tracks), The Aston Shuffle and Ta-ku as well as putting the finishing touches on his debut album.