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" I've never been a rap guy, I don't really know that much about rap music, to be honest. I like it, but I think what really happened was just my music seems to work so well with rap music. "

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" My main inspirations come from early '90s Trance, the French electro movement round '06, then a bunch of artists like Flying Lotus, J Dilla, Moby, The Prodigy. So I'd say it's some kind of experimental electronica with a strong hip hop influence. It's chilled, but people can still get super crazy and dance to it. "

Flume

Crazy

Dance

Flying

" 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. "

" This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end. "

" I think Sydney has so much natural beauty; it's just a beautiful city. "

" The thing I find frustrating about rock music is, how different can you make an acoustic drum kit sound, an electric guitar and vocals? It's very stuck, whereas with electronic music, new sounds are being created. "

" I've never worked with huge pop acts, I mightn't like it, but it's something I've always wanted to try. "

" I don't think I can name any names or anything, but this is what I've wanted to do for a long time: to have Flume as my creative outlet and to work on the biggest songs in the world, like pop, and come up with the idea and send it off. "

" I feel like I need to continuously keep evolving and moving. "

Flume

Moving

Need

" I want to fuse the abrasive and the beautiful. "

" Often, when I work with a vocalist, I like to focus on the melodies first. "

Flume

First

Melodies

" I get bored of music really easily, so I always try and make music that makes sense, but then it's just a little bit wrong. "

" Australia is so influenced by America. It's kind of in-between the U.K. and the States. "

" 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... We'll see. "

" I actually found not having a routine was inspiration. "

" I feel like I've got a pretty good presence online through Instagram and Facebook. I just keep it simple. "

" The music I was making for people not to dance to was the one they were dancing to. "

" I'm a huge fan of Flying Lotus. I like The XX's stuff. "

Flume

Fan

Flying

" I was an avid Pokemon card collector. "

" 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. "

" On stage, I like to dress up a bit. I'm not scared to be like a character up there. "

" I think, in the early years, my biggest influences would have been... Daft Punk was a huge one for me, I bought their main record when I was nine; at a young age, I was into music. The Prodigy, Gorillaz were big ones. "

" The minute I saw the front page of the 'Daily Telegraph' - me with my arm around the latest 'X-Factor' contestant - I realised I'd gone into a new realm. "

Flume

Page

Gone

" I wanna make weird stuff. "

" I always regret leaving home if I don't get at least four or five surfs in the week before I leave. I try to be in the water as much as possible before leaving, and it's the one thing I miss massively. "

" Along with 'Free,' where I sing quite a bit, there are additional songs on 'Skin' where you can hear my voice in the background - lots of 'oohs' and 'aahs.' But more often than not, I use my vocals to prompt other rappers and singers to feel calmer, better, bolder. "

" I find that if I interact more, the crowd gets way more into the music. We also have a full live show happening, and I have lighting crew that travels around with me. We've got this Infinity Prism thing, which is lots of fun. It's an optical illusion device that we carry around. "

Flume

Find

Music

" 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. "

Flume

Time

Deep

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

" I've been listening to a lot of music by Arca. "

" 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. "

Flume

Process

Writing