A pause in the beat, and the sorrowful “Oohs” we heard earlier, follow the first chorus-you almost feel as though you’re floating here (like the cover art). The choruses are backed by synthetic organs that drip with gravity. There’s a slight echo behind nearly every word he sings, creating a sort of dissonance that reflects the discontent he’s feeling with the relationship. Here I pass the day in a most peculiar wayĪs the song starts out, the synths mix with Andrew Wyatt’s voice singing some sad “Ooh”s. So, I pray, I pray that it won’t feel the same, andĭon’t think that I can’t see it in your eyesĭarling yeah, we both knew it from the start “In our home all day I waited for the change But it approaches it with such lyrical sincerity, and injects so much emotion into the instrumentals, that the song soars above other singles, let alone other break up songs. “Some Minds” explores a subject that’s practically overused in music: the end of a relationship. Andrew Wyatt is the frontman of Miike Snow, a talented music group producing techno indie hits like “Animal” and “Cult Logic.” Flume’s method is typically to feature a singer, surrounding their voice, usually electronically altered, with synthetic bass, drums and an assortment of other electric sounds. But as with any genre, there are musicians who use the style to create exquisite artistic pieces, and house music, which emerged from the disco scene in the 1980’s, has had a while to generate such talent.įlume, the stage name of Australian Harley Edward Streten, has been a breakout musician ever since winning a competition at record company Future Classics. Some of the recently emerging stuff in the EDM scene is clearly vapid, relying entirely on making strange sounds to stake out some musical territory and attract a following. Among friends and Internet communities, there’s often a lot of hate for electronic music. His talent and style clearly distinguishes him as a musical genius, and his genre of choice is House music. This kid is literally a few months older than me (23) and he’s one of Australia’s most accomplished music producers. The most recent song I’ve come across that I’ve obsessed over like this is “Some Minds” by Flume, featuring Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow.įirst some background-I hadn’t listened to hardly any of Flume before this song, though I’m thoroughly shocked by his story. As I’m sure you all have experienced, every so often a song comes along that I listen to over and over again until I know every little detail, and even after a period of repeating it numerous times, it stays fresh, while other songs need a break.
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