Flume’s last album, Flume, was released in 2012, so it’s been a hot minute since our ears have heard a full album of new material. We’re excited about the album release, but for now, we’re stoked to have Say It on repeat. Despite the commercial success (radio play), we still can’t get enough. In the second single, following the amazing “Never Be Like You,” Tove Lo’s voice adds the perfect overlay to this track, speeding up and slowing down lyrics in all the right places. Speaking as a music noob, I can still recognize that the Swedish singer and Australian producer made a smash.

Listen to the track below, and be sure to preorder Skin.

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Flume revealed his 10 minute experimental interpretation of Arcade Fire’s ‘Afterlife’ yesterday and shared via Facebook, “I got the chance to hang out with Win from Arcade Fire on tour in Aus. He asked me if I’d like to do a remix. I wanted to try something a little more restrained, a slow burner. Here it is!” Flume, being one of Australia’s brightest talents, delivers a truly tedious reconstruction of the spellbinding original, extending his production hot-streak even further.

Flume unceasingly drops the freshest, most progressive and most unpredictable tracks, which has lead to his relentless success; his ‘Afterlife‘ remix being no exception. Whimsically approaching a daunting undertaking with this rework, the young, world-dominating producer breaks down the powerful message of Arcade Fire’s gripping single piece by piece.

Flume salutes the chart-topping band by his keen discernment of their single while transforming it into an electronic journey of his own. He reworks Win Butler’s vocals in various ways intensifying the original’s heavyheartedness that induces body-swallowing chills.

Check out Flume’s vigilant, house beat, as his 10-minute rendition explores the limits of Arcade Fire’s ‘Afterlife’ here.

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Today just seems to be the perfect day to announce your North American tour. First, we heard from Porter Robinson who is taking off on his Worlds North American Tour, and now we get tour dates from our two favorite Aussies, What So Not.

Flume and Emoh Instead will be keeping themselves extremely busy over the next few months as they head off on a massive North American Tour. From Vegas to Cleveland to Phoenix to Vegas to New York to British Columbia, these guys are going all across the map to wreck your ears.

The only question now is if Flume will play these dates as well… I guess we’ll have to wait and see!

What So Not Tour Dates 2014

May 21st // Surrender // Las Vegas, NV

May 22nd // Effex // Albuquerque, NM

May 23rd // The Zoo // Oklahoma City*

May 24th // Cricket Amphitheater // Bonner Springs, KS*

May 25th // Lightening in a Bottle Festival // Winchester, CA

May 26th // Waterfront Park // Louisville, KY*

May 27th // Jacob’s Pavilion // Cleveland, OH*

May 28th // Masonic Temple // Detroit, MI*

June 2nd // CMAC // Canadaigua, NY*

June 3rd // Washington Street Armory // Albany NY*

June 4th // Meadowbrook // Gilford, NH*

June 6th // Webster Hall // New York, NY

June 7th // Soundgarden Hall // Philadelphia, PA

June 8th // Pimlico Race Course // Baltimore, MD*

June 9th // Brown’s Island // Richmond, VA*

June 11th // Empire Control Room // Austin, TX

June 12th // Lowbrow Palace // El Paso, TX

June 13th // The Globe // Dallas, TX

June 14th // Monarch Theater // Phoenix, AZ

June 17th // Chaifetz Arena // St Louis, MO*

June 18th // Centurylink Center // Omaha, NE*

June 19th // 1015 Folsom // San Francisco, CA

June 20th // Red Rocks // Denver, CO*

June 21st // What The Festival // Dufur, OR

June 22nd // EDC Las Vegas // Las Vegas, NV

June 26th // Shine Nightclub // Vancouver, BC

June 27th // Paradiso 2014 // Seattle, WA

June 28th // Flames // Calgary, AB

June 29th // Electric Forest, Double JJ Resort // Rothbury, MI

July 24th // Stereo Live // Houston, TX

July 25th // Label // Charlotte, NC

July 26th // Mad Decent Block Party @ Revolution // Ft. Lauderdale, FL

July 27th // Mad Decent Block Party @ Masquerade Park // Atlanta, GA

July 29th // Blue Hills Bank Pavillion // Boston, MA*

July 30th // Cumberland Co Civic Center // Portland, ME*

August 1st // Tempe // Murfreesboro, TN

August 2nd // HARD Summer Music Festival // Los Angeles, CA

August 5th // Maxx Fish // Whistler, BC

August 6th // Club 9One9 // Victoria, BC

August 7th // Union Sound Call // Winnipeg, MB

August 8th // Encore // Edmonton, MB

August 9th // Shambala Music Festival // Salmo, BC

*Mothership Tour with Skrillex, Dillon Francis, DJ Snake, & Milo & Otis

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I know what you might be thinking: “great, another Lorde remix…” Sure, the number of Lorde remixes out right now is absurd. But leave it to Australian wunderkind, Flume, to produce a track that stands head and shoulders (and knees and toes) above the rest.

Both artists performed at Coachella this year. And your boy just so happened to be there Weekend One to witness the Aussie slay the new tricked out Gobi tent that Friday night.

The crowd lost their shit when he played this track, so it was only a matter of time before an official release hit the interwebs.

As always, Flume remains on top of the game. Anyone who claims this won’t be the case for some time is sorely mistaken. Be sure to peep some of his other anthems on Soundcloud.

Oh, and check out this video of two naked people playing tonsil hockey over Flume’s remix of “You and Me” by Disclosure!

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Couldn’t make it to Coachella this year? Just tune in to the Coachella Music & Arts Festival 2014 Live Stream to check out all the artists being broadcasted live. If you happened to miss the live broadcast of Coachella, no problem. Down below are the Coachella Music & Arts Festival 2014 live sets of artists who played on the first day; including the track list and free downloads for each set in alphabetical order.

Don’t forget to enter yourself to win $150 worth of Coachella merchandise! More info here. 

Reminder:

These are being kept up to date as new content is released. Please refresh the page or tune back in later for more updates on additional artists, sets, tracklists, and free downloads.

If a track or download isn’t available, leave a comment below and we will fix it as soon as possible.

Latest Updates: 

1. Updated Martin Garrix’s tracklist.

2. Updated Carnage’s tracklist.

Day 2 SETS

Day 3 SETS

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Tracklist:

Carnage | Free Download

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Tracklist:

1. Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash – Reload w/ BlasterJaxx – Mystica
2. Armin van Buuren & W&W – Big Ping Pong Foot (Bobina Mashup)
3. The Game feat. 50 Cent – This Is How We Do 
4. Carnage & Alvaro – Harry Potter (Working Title)
5. David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy – BAD
6. A$AP Ferg – Work
7. A$AP Ferg feat. A$AP Rocky – Shabba
8. Carnage feat. Katie Got Bandz – Kat!e
9. Zatox & Nikkita – Poltergeist (Carnage Festival Trap Remix) 
10. Showtek – We Like To Party (Slander & NGHTMRE Remix)
11. Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah (Party Favor Remix)
12. DJ Fresh & Diplo feat. Dominique Young Unique – Earthquake (Yellow Claw & LNY TNZ Remix)
13. Nicky Romero & NERVO – Like Home (D-Block & S-te-Fan Remix)
14. DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon – Turn Down For What?!
15. Robin S – Show Me Love (Bass King Bootleg) w/ R3hab & Deorro – Flashlight w/ Deorro vs. Krewella – Yee Alive (Clockwork Mashup) w/ Wiwek – Angry Birdz
16. Wiwek & Gregor Salto – On Your Mark
17. ID – ID
18. ID – ID
19. Carnage & Junkie Kid – Krakatoa
20. Bastille – Pompeii (Audien Remix)
21. Carnage & Tony Junior – Michael Jordan (Bare Remix)
22. Hardwell – Spaceman (Carnage Festival Trap Remix)

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Ellie Goulding | Free Download

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Tracklist:

1. [00:00] Ellie Goulding – Figure 8 
2. [04:35] Ellie Goulding – Goodness Gracious
3. [08:08] Ellie Goulding – Animal
4. [13 min] Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed
5. [16:38] Madeon feat. Ellie Goulding – Stay Awake
6. [20:40] Ellie Goulding – Tessellate w/ Ellie Goulding feat. Angel Haze – Life Round Here
7. [25:24] Ellie Goulding – Anything Could Happen
8. [30:45] Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding – I Need Your Love
9. [35:25] Ellie Goulding – Lights
10. [39:25] Ellie Goulding – You My Everything
11. [43:15] Ellie Goulding – Burn

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Mako | Check Back for Updates

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Martin Garrix | Free Download

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Tracklist:

1. Martin Garrix – Animals (Onderkoffer Orchestral Intro Remix) w/ Martin Garrix – Animals (Botnek Edit)
2. Martin Garrix vs. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike – Tremor
3. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Sander Van Doorn & Martin Garrix vs. Pendulum – Project T vs. The Island (Martin Garrix Mashup)
4. Kid Cudi feat. MGMT – Pursuit Of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix) w/ Pitbull feat. Lil’ Jon & Will.I.Am & JD – Put Your Fuckin Hands Up (Acappella) w/ Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway – Error 404 w/ Zedd & Lucky Date feat. Ellie Goulding – Fall Into The Sky (Everybody Fuckin Jump Acappella)
5. ID – ID w/ Tiesto – Maximal Crazy (Acappella)
6. FTampa vs. Nirvana vs. Chuck Nash – Kick It Hard Teen Spirit (Hardwell Mashup) w/ Chuck Nash – Are You Ready (Make Some Noise) (Acappella)
7. R3hab – Samurai (Go Hard) w/ Dirty South & Those Usual Suspects feat. Erik Hecht – Walking Alone (Acappella)
8. Arston & Sandro Silva – Symphony (Working Title)
9. Martin Garrix & Jay Hardway – Wizard
10. Martin Garrix – Proxy w/ Fedde Le Grand & Nicky Romero feat. Matthew Koma – Sparks (Turn Off Your Mind) (Acappella)
11. Bassjackers – Crackin (Martin Garrix Edit) w/ Alesso – Raise Your Head (Acappella) w/ David Guetta & GlowintheDark feat. Harrison – Ain’t A Party (Let Me See Your Fuckin Hands Acappella)
12. DVBBS & Borgeous vs. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Tsunami Can’t Hold Us (Neitronic Mashup)
13. Ummet Ozcan – Raise Your Hands
14. Dillon Francis & Martin Garrix – Set Me Free w/ Pitbull feat. Lil’ Jon & Will.I.Am & JD – Put Your Fuckin Hands Up (Acappella)
15. Martin Garrix & Firebeatz vs. Swedish House Mafia & Knife Party vs. Zedd & Lucky Date vs. Icona Pop – Helicopter vs. Antidote vs. Fall Into The Sky vs. I Love It (Martin Garrix Mashup)
16. Bassjackers & MAKJ – Derp
17. Afrojack & Martin Garrix – Turn Up The Speakers (Working Title)
18. Blur – Song 2
19. Autoerotique – Play It Again
20. Jay Hardway – Bootcamp
21. Riva Starr & Fatboy Slim – Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (Calvin Harris Remix) w/ Autoerotique – LZR Bass
22. Dada Life vs. MOTi & DVBBS – Feed The Dada vs. This Is Dirty (MOTi Mashup)
23. Alpharock – Drop The Guns
24. Julian Jordan & Martin Garrix – BFAM
25. Bruno Mars – Locked Out Of Heaven (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix) w/ TJR – Whats Up Suckaz
26. Krewella vs. Hardwell & Makj – Alive vs. Countdown (Bassjackers Mashup)
27. ID – ID
28. Sander Van Doorn & Martin Garrix & DVBBS – Gold Skies

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The Glitch Mob | Free Download

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Tracklist:

1. The Glitch Mob – Mind Of A Beast
2. The Glitch Mob feat. Aja Volkman – Our Demons
3. The Glitch Mob – Can’t Kill Us
4. The Glitch Mob – Drive It Like You Stole It
5. The Glitch Mob – Fortune Days
6. The Glitch Mob feat Aja Volkman – I Need My Memory Back
7. The Prodigy – Breathe (The Glitch Mob Remix)
8. The Glitch Mob – Skullclub
9. Matty G – West Coast Rocks (The Glitch Mob Remix)
10. The Glitch Mob – We Can Make The World Stop
11. The Glitch Mob – Carry The Sun

Zedd | Free Download

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Tracklist:

1. Zedd feat. Foxes – Clarity w/ Wolfgang Gartner – Nuke
2. Joe Garston feat. Andrew Farr – Happy Ending (Froxic Remix) w/ Zedd & Lucky Date feat. Ellie Goulding – Fall Into The Sky
3. Dillon Francis & Major Lazer – We Make It Bounce
4. Zedd – Codec w/ Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing (Acappella) w/ Chuckie – Who’s Ready To Jump (1 2 3 Let’s Go Acappella)
5. Swedish House Mafia – Greyhound w/ Deniz Koyu – Tung!
6. Zedd feat. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant – Find You (ID Remix) w/ Zedd feat. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant – Find You (KDrew Remix) w/ Zedd feat. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant – Find You (Dash Berlin Remix) w/ Zedd feat. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant – Find You (Mike Hawkins Remix)
7. Zedd feat. Matthew Koma – Spectrum
8. ID – ID
9. ID – ID
10. ID – ID

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Last year, we dubbed Flume as one of the Top 5 Artists to Watch as well as one of the Top 5 Australian Producers. Since then, he’s been doing nothing but living up to the hype.

From collaborations with Skrillex to releasing some of the sexiest music videos and remixes around, Flume continuously outdoes himself. And now, you can finally catch the man in action.

Disclosure – You and Me (Flume Remix) [ Official Music Video]

Disclosure – You and Me (Flume Remix)_OFFICIAL from Toby & Pete on Vimeo.

 Flume Tour Dates (North America)

April 11th // Coachella // Indo, CA

April 15th // Grand Central // Miami, FL

April 16th // Emo’s Austin // Austin, TX

April 17th // Gothic Theatre // Denver, CO

April 18th // Coachella // Indio, CA

April 19th // Season’s Festival // Vancouver, BC

July 18th // Terminal 5 // New York, NY

July 19th // Time Festival // Toronto, ON

July 20th // Forecastle Festival // Louisville, KY

July 24th // 9:30 Club // Washington, D.C.

July 25th // Union Transfer // Philadelphia, PA

July 29th // Royal Nightclub // Boston, MA

July 30th // Higher Ground // South Burlington, VT

August 1st // Osheaga Festival // Montreal, QC

August 5th // Red Rocks // Morrison, CO

August 7th // Brooklyn Bowl // Las Vegas, NV

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This past week, French juggernaut DJ SNAKE dropped a vicious BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix. Guess what else, IT’S TWO FREAKING HOURS LONG! So, yeah you know the drill…

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DJ SNAKE hardly needs an introduction, considering he dropped two of the most poppin’ trap anthems of 2013 with “Bird Machine” and “Turn Down For What” feat. Lil’ Jon. But can we please talk about him starting them mix off with a house remix of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”? I mean, who does that?! That’s right, a genius does that.

Honestly, there are almost too many gems in this mix. SNAKE’s remix-laden set includes everything from Drake to Janet Jackson, The Fugees to Milo & Otis, with plenty of genre-mashing ranging from funk house and festival trap to booty tech and and Jersey club.

I’d say save this mix for your trendiest hipster friends who ONLY appreciate a wide variety of music and nothing else. However, the transitions are squeaky-clean and the drops are so tasty that pretty much any sort of EDM fan can find something they dig. Even if that means they only like “Dark Horse”…

(TurtleTip: If you do know people who worship Katy Perry, do your best not to ridicule them; instead take the high ground and educate them by sending them a link to our blog. )

The second mix I stumbled across is a guest mix LA-based duo Vindata did for the homies over at GottaDanceDirty. It’s super forward-thinking and (hopefully) provides an accurate glimpse at what EDM will look like in 2014 and beyond. Check it!

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A self-proclaimed “genre-bending collectivce created in 2010”, Vindata combines Jersey club, love trap, and future garage, seasoned with a little bit of that zany LA beat music flavor to create a progressive concoction of edgy underground sounds.

As of now, these guys are well under the radar. Hopefully this mix receives the exposure it deserves and gains them a little street cred. They’ve got a dreamy four-track EP release under their belts and have produced plenty of remixes for some of my favorite artists including Flume, Little Dragon, and Toro y Moi. Personally, I’m rooting for these dudes to emerge from the underground and make it to some prestigious festies this season.

This here is the mix you save for your hippest of friends. You know, the ones who can’t stand the word “EDM” and love to post statuses about how “the scene isn’t the same” and “where were you in 2005, bro?” We were in sixth grade, alright? Everyone had a MySpace phase…

(TurtleTip: This is the stuff everyone will be jamming to by the end of 2014. Be the cool friend who exposes the gang to some catchy new vibes, man. They’ll thank you later.)

With that, I hereby conclude this week’s edition of TGT. Thanks for reading and I hope to have you back next week!

Stay PLURstie doe!

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It’s no secret that Australian lovetrap duo, What So Not, has teamed up with the crown prince of EDM, Sonny “Skrillex” Moore, for a much anticipated collaboration. The buzz surrounding a Skrill So Not (as the internet has dubbed it) project surfaced in March 2013 after Sonny posted an Instagram photo of himself in the studio with WSN member Flume. We’re willing to bet the above track is bound to appear on said collab upon its release.

Chalk it up to coincidence, but Skrillz just so happened to drop this joint in What So Not’s own backyard during his set at the acclaimed Beachlife Music Festival. Could this be a message from the EDM gods? It’s only a matter of time before our prayers are answered and the prophecy is fulfilled…

P.S. both Skrillex and Flume are on the bill for Coachella this year sooo there’s that.

Comment and let us know what you think of the new sound! Also, shout out to Neighbors Hate Us for the heads up!

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After releasing remixes for DCup, Wave Racer, and Oso Gato, Slumberjack spent their first year together showcasing their DJing talents at Australian festivals like Wonderland, Club Paradiso, and Stereosonic, and will continue into the next year with shows all across their native country.

We were able to ask Morgan and Fletcher some questions regarding the origins of this project, being an independent artist on the rise, and what it’s like being one of the front runners of the Australian EDM movement.

JNTM: What got you both into producing? Was there a particular artist, album, or event that made you interested in producing/djing?

Slumberjack: Fletch: I got into electronic music when I first heard the Boys Noize track Lava Lava. I went and bought a copy of Sony Acid and started making my first (extremely hacky) tracks. It took me almost 6 years of jumping around different genres to find the sound that I really wanted to produce.

Morgan: My musical journey started when I begged my parents to let me pick up the classical piano. With that said, I was also always drawn towards mainstream pop and hip-hop production. Not long after I heard what the guys like The Neptunes and Timbaland did on Justin Timberlake’s “Justified” album, I got myself a copy of Sony Acid as well!

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JNTM: How did you two meet?

Slumberjack: We met at the Perth Dance Music Awards last year. We both won the Into The Limelite DJ Competition consecutively (Fletch in 2011 and Morgan in 2012) so we decided to suss each other out. We got in the studio a couple of times and with just a couple of tracks under our belt decided to make it an official project.

JNTM: How has being friends helped with the production process? Is it any easier or harder than producing alone?

Slumberjack: When there are two brains in the studio, tracks tend to get completed a lot faster. When you’re by yourself, you often hit a wall with a track and it’ll end up sitting on your hard drive and never get finished.

Now though, if we hit a wall, we’ll just flick the project over to the other person and they can keep working and maybe add those few little bits that open a new direction for the track so we can keep working.

JNTM: Who are some of your favorite artists right now, EDM or not?

Slumberjack: We really love Ludovico Einaudi, a pianist and composer. We study up on his chord progressions and melodies and have even sampled one of his pieces for the title track of our forthcoming EP.

On the electronic side of things, we’re loving the gritty sounds of What So Not and Mr Carmack as well as the smooth vibes coming from guys like Renz and Sable.

JNTM: There is this incredible thing happening right now with Australian artists becoming more and more popular in the US. Artists like Flume/What So Not, Wave Racer, and yourselves are getting tons more recognition out here. What’s going on down there that we should know about? Describe this movement as best as you can.

Slumberjack: Not going to lie, it’s pretty wicked! Being from Perth, there is significant physical separation between us and all the acts over on the East Coast but it’s definitely a “we’re in this together” kind of vibe and we all keep in touch via the wonder of the internet.

Each city has their own handful of acts which we were stoked to be able to meet when we flew over to Sydney for the Electronic Music Conference at the start of December.

JNTM: With that, it seems as though all of the previously mentioned artists pull from the same style — almost this “Love Trap” style pulling from slowed down almost hip hop beats with HUGE airy synths. If you could, describe this genre that’s beginning to show from Australian artists.

Slumberjack: It’s pretty hard to put it in words really. In its very essence, we see it as a lovechild of a multitude of genres all thrown into a musical cocktail.

Unlike most “EDM” genres where the main focus is a club-oriented “drop”, we think the producers of this new wave of music tend to produce without any preconceived notions on the direction of the finished record.  They tend to write much like any other conventional musician would and without sounding too cheesy, they let it flow from within.

JNTM: How would you describe your music in your own words?

Slumberjack: A mixture of future garage and hip-hop with a touch of jazz thrown in.

JNTM: What do you think the biggest differences are between the ‘EDM’ scene in Australia and the US?

Slumberjack: There’s no doubt that EDM is exploding all over the world but to be honest, we haven’t seen enough yet to make a judgment. It would definitely be cool if we could do a few shows in the US to get a vibe of the scene there.

JNTM: What’s the most important part about being independent producers on the rise? What are some challenges you’ve faced? What’s the most enjoyable? Is there anything you try to tell yourselves as you work towards bigger things?
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Slumberjack: We reckon the most important part about being independent producers is setting realistic goals.  For example, we have to accept the fact that many labels won’t reply to emails and there will be blogs that won’t like our material enough to push it.

We also constantly remind ourselves that we need to stick with own sound despite being tempted to do what’s popular. Having said that, when label’s do reply with positive feedback and the blogs do feature our tracks on their platforms, we feel a sense of accomplishment and pride.

We prepare for the worst and hope for the best!

JNTM: With that, what ‘bigger things’ do you both strive to accomplish?

Slumberjack: We’re definitely working towards expanding our fan base to the other side of the country so we can take our live show on a full Australian tour. We’re also pretty keen on the idea of eventually doing an album, but that is quite some time into the future.

JNTM: What advice would you give to someone(s) that wants to be doing what you guys are doing? What advice would you give yourselves if you could go back in time?

Don’t ever doubt yourself! If we could go back in time, we’d tell past Fletcher and Morgan the same.

JNTM: What’s coming up for Slumberjack? Any upcoming mixes, tracks, or tour dates?

Slumberjack: We’ve got quite a bit coming up! We’re taking on a summer residency at Sydney’s FBi Radio along with a few other Australian acts and are playing a hoard of shows around Western Australia over the new year break (details on our Facebook page).

We’re also working on our first EP which will be out early next year along with a few collaborations with really talented guys we’ve met over the months.

JNTM: When can we expect to see you guys in the US?

Slumberjack: Soon hopefully – we’d like to expand to the rest of Australia first and then move outwards and upwards! Like we mentioned above, it would be a hell of an experience to travel to the US for shows.

JNTM: A question we always ask: If you guys could have any profession in the world besides producing/djing, what would it be and why?

Slumberjack: Morgan:  I’d be a professional sessionist. I probably wouldn’t pick anything not related to music. I just simply cannot imagine life without it!

Fletch: I’d definitely be an astronaut. I know it’s kind of a kiddy dream, but floating in space, come on!

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Australian up-and-comer Flume has had an incredible year and is only topping it off with this awesome collaborative EP with Chet Faker. Lockjaw, out now on Future Classic, is definitely a step in a different direction for Flume, especially on tracks like “This Song Is Not About A Girl,” which sounds like a slow building, 8-bit, 80’s love song in the vein of The Cure.

Even tracks like “What About Us,” that have hints of the Flume we know and love seem to have a more chill and relaxed vibe, definitely straying away from the love trap/hip hop sort of beats the Australian producer has been putting out over the past year.

Overall, Lockjaw, is a great EP to blast on a rainy day when you’re snuggling with your SO, or maybe lightly crank up after a weekend of heavy partying. 

Flume & Chet Faker – Lockjaw

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Flume: Facebook // Twitter // SoundCloud

Chet Faker: Facebook // Twitter // SoundCloud

Future Classic: Facebook // Twitter // SoundCloud

Purchase Lockjaw on iTunes right here.

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