You Can't Go to Mexico, You Cant Go to Mexico

There were a lot of different vocalists on the s album, aren't there? So when your you're searching for a song that will either open up the album or provide some other kind of important contrast to the songs you already have with all these great vocalists. And i was kind of, like, i felt like the album wasn't even mine really. Ye, it's almost as if you just followed your instinct, regardless of anybody else around you and their own thoughts about finishing this record.

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In this episode, John links up with Harley Streten, better known as Flume, to talk through how he wrote, recorded and produced the four opening tracks from his mixtape and three albums - ‘Flume’, ‘Skin’, ‘Hi This Is Flume’ and ‘Palaces’.

Digging out files from sessions dating back to his early adventures travelling around Europe, Harley gives us a rundown on some of the key parts of his life in music and how his approach to producing has changed over the years. From his early days using cereal box software to his approach to fixing writer’s block and the mental strain of life in music.

As well as the long list of failed experiments that never made the final tracks, we’re given a full tour of the painstaking tweaks and subtle changes Harley teases into his work to humanise a production.

Listen to find out what question Harley always asks when visiting synth stores, why you shouldn’t be afraid to rip off other people, and what some of the key elements to consider are when navigating success.

Tracks discussed: Sintra, Helix, Hi This Is Flume, Highest Building

Listen to ‘Palaces’ here.

Listen to ‘Skin’ here.

Listen to ‘Flume’ here.

Listen to ‘Hi This Is Flume’ here.

Future Classic, Transgressive Records Ltd

Intro Music - Sunshine Buddy, Laurel Collective

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