Flume

“I struggled with the pressure of having the successful record after the first record. Second album syndrome. I'm living proof; it's very real.”

“I'm not thinking about the next record really yet. I kind of want to do a bunch of stuff with Jonathan Zawada, the guy who did the album art. I'd like to do some crazy art installations and design some weird synthesizers and work with other people and make some fun stuff for a bit. Maybe tap into virtual reality stuff or maybe write another record.”

“My parents used to play me this album when I couldn't go to sleep. It was called 'Deep Forest.' I think it was a self-titled record. It's actually still one of my favorite albums of all time.”

“I don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow.”

“I definitely wanted the second record to be a much more grandiose thing. I wanted to push myself and make a big statement.”

“Sydney's beautiful, the weather's great, and the air's fresh and clean, but it doesn't have the scene and the amount of likeminded people. At home, things are very comfortable, but I feel like putting myself out there a bit.”

“I wanna make weird stuff.”

“It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; had moments where I was writing lots. It was just a massive learning process for me.”

“I feel like the first record was really finding my feet, figuring out what music I wanted to make... Now that I've done that, I feel like I've got a much clearer idea of what I want to sound like and what I want to discover. It's exciting.”

“Honestly, production when you first start can be difficult to wrap your head around.”

“I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs.”

“I never expected to make a lot of money from music.”

“There's a lot of creativity in the industry, but I don't necessarily think that the most creative DJs or producers are always the biggest ones.”

“I was nine, and I was shopping in a supermarket with my dad. There was this cereal, and it had a special promotion with a CD inside the box that had a really simple music-making program on it. I got it, and that opened my mind to being able to make music on a computer and seeing all the different layers.”

“I love heavy music. I keep Flume nice and melodic, so I save the angry, testosterone-fueled heavy stuff for What So Not. I think it's a good defining thing for the two projects.”

“In the dressing room, we've just made it really Zen: low lighting, lots of candles, and fresh, healthy food.”

“Imperfection is perfection.”

“I think I put a lot of special attention towards creating interesting textures and unique sounds. Music essentially boils down to two main elements: rhythm and melody. I feel tones and textures often get overlooked, so I like to take my time finding the right sounds.”

“I'm not into the attention thing so much.”

“I feel like I ask people who have been in the industry for a while a lot of questions.”