Track of the Weekend #140: Collarbones - “Turning” (Flume Remix)

Summer is in full swing and offices are already a little less crowded as people head off to the world’s destinations. This week, the Whyd community turned its ears towards the land down under, where Whyd favorite Flume just released a remix of a different Australian duo: Collarbones. “Turning” is resonant and powerful. The voice is reminiscent of Years & Years. The melody attracts and captivates. But then Flume adds depth. He boosts the original track deep into house territory, all of it climaxing into a heady blast of turn-it-up electronica. 

Thanks to Louis de Sentenac for getting it to us!  

Track of the Weekend #134: Flume - “Some Minds”

After a few weeks of hiatus, the Track of the Weekend is back just in time for the end of May. And you know who else is back? Our favorite Australian producer Flume, a man who is no stranger to the Track of the Weekend. His latest single “Some Minds” is a haunting orchestral voyage led by Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt on vocals that takes a while to build into Flume’s classic electro riffs. But when it tops off, there is nothing to do but hit repeat. 

We’re already salivating for Flume’s new album! Thanks to Wark for getting it to our ears. 

KRONO Knows How To Seize Inspiration [INTERVIEW]

Hello KRONO! Where did you find the inspiration to start making music together? You cite a Daft Punk concert as the day when your voyage began, but were you making music before? 

Hello Whyd! Since we were very small, we’ve been music lovers, but we were not at all in the DJing world, more into chess and arts in general. And on that day in 2007, when we had the chance to see Daft Punk live, came the idea of creating something with my brother. 

Inspiration is not something that can be found, it’s something that you don’t look for; it’s more of a short, intense moment that you have to know how to seize, and so, we think, to be a true artist, you must be conscious of the things around you, because music is above all a story, an emotion, not noise. 

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Track of the Weekend #97: Arcade Fire - “Afterlife” (Flume Remix)

The summer continues its march, as tomorrow marks the August 15th festivities and the long weekend that will see throngs of vacationers head to relaxing destinations across Europe. A long weekend deserves a long track of the weekend, and this week’s top track can be described in one word: epic. 

Flume has been having an incredible year, and has even become the favorite to win the title of King of 2014 on Whyd. He brings his Midas touch to nearly everything that he produces. So it is no surprise that his remix of Arcade Fire’s “Afterlife” flew to the top of the hot tracks this week. An anthem spanning just over 10 minutes, “Afterlife” feels like being trapped in limbo, not quite a payment for the debt of sin, but a frustration of not arriving in heaven either. 

Thanks to Muriel for nailing this one! 

Track of the Weekend #94: Seekae - “Test & Recognise” (Flume re-work)

July is almost over, and the offices in the incubator are emptier than ever as the hordes of entrepreneurs take their computers and iPads to word at the beach. We launched Whyd Madrid yesterday, an excellent radio to discover awesome new music. And the track of the weekend recalls the unique sounds that Whyd is world famous for. All is good. 

When Australian electronic artists get together, the result is often remarkable. There must be something in the kangaroos. This week’s track of the weekend is another example of two Aussie forces merging: Flume takes Seekae’s “Test & Recognise” and warps it into a hypnotic wormhole that itches the back of the left side of your brain. It’s another track of the weekend from Le Coup de Lapin, one of our core music lovers (just be careful when you play darts with him!). 

Track of the Weekend #81: Lorde - “Tennis Court” remixed by Flume

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The slow build into Flume’s incredibly addictive “Tennis Court” remix is a sultry marriage of Lorde’s societal criticisms and the youthful Aussie’s characteristic deep style that interrupts your heartbeat like an Oceania cardiac arrest. Fresh off the presses, get it while it’s hot, this is Flume’s 4th track of the weekend, and the man shows now sign of slowing down. Thanks to Le Coup du Lapin for getting it to Whyd first. 

Track of the Weekend #64: Flume & Chet Faker - “Drop The Game”

What happens when two Australian electro artists who are already well-known around the world get together? Endless possibilities. “Drop The Game” harks back to call and response, a bit of a round, leveraging the sound of voice to drive the music forward, heightened by the touches of electronic scaling that trace the background like the lines between the stars in constellations. And the dude dancing in the video must have inherited the moondancing gene from MJ because he defies gravity and friction. Awesome video to watch! 

Big thanks as usual to R∆D∆R! for nailing this one. If you haven’t you should head over to his brand new page on Facebook and show the man some love! 

Track of the Weekend #59: Flume - “Intro” Feat. Stalley

It’s been a hip hop sort of month here on Whyd, with last week’s track of the weekend coming from the innovative and absurd Tyler The Creator. This week it’s “Intro” from Flume featuring Stalley.

A flume is, as we all know, a manmade chute for water, but the prominence of the Australian electronic project of the same name on the world stage has taken the focus away from physical irrigation to aural stimulation. “Intro” is the first track from the upcoming “Flume: Deluxe Edition” due out on November 8th. Let it flow over you while you have an excellent weekend. 

Special thanks to one of Whyd’s closest family members, Bertrand for claiming this week’s Track of the Weekend!

Track of the Weekend #44: Disclosure - “You & Me” (Flume Remix)

We’re going to do something that we’ve never done before, and before you purists out there start spouting off about how it’s not the weekend yet please read this first:

We are posting the sacred Track of the Weekend on a Thursday this week for a number of reasons:

1. It’s dark in Paris, rain falling incessantly, cold like autumn and just fucking disgusting out, so it helps to think about the weekend. 

2. Tomorrow we will be announcing the awesome new playlist contest organized by Do You Like That Song?

3. It’s after noon on Thursday, and for me mentally that means it’s the weekend. 

4. But most importantly, this track of the weekend this week is the most popular song on Whyd since Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” took over the world. 

Flume’s remix of “You & Me” by Disclosure creates a mental impression similar to the semi-haunting Disclosure faces with the white lines. It is epic enough to be played during the series finale of Game of Thrones. At times it feels like a heart fighting back against a coming heart attack. Yet it is so satisfying and freeing that it cannot be listened to just once. It will be a big surprise if it relinquishes its place atop the hot tracks before the end of next week, or even the week after that. Thanks Steven for getting it to our ears!! 

Track of the Weekend #13: Flume - Sleepless (Surecut Kids Remix)

This week went down faster than Lance Armstrong’s credibility! (Yeah, it doesn’t feel good to write that, but it’s too funny to cut) That means it’s already time for the Track of the Weekend! We witnessed a lot of action on Whyd over the past week, with the new search feature enabling the community interaction that we’ve all been drooling over. Getting the most attention was this jumpy remix of Flume’s “Sleepless” which was originally posted by our remix guru Loick, and then re-added by users like Steven, Caroline Btrx, JulienAMC, and Lazynaj. Get on in! BIM! See you on Monday!