Flume - Skin [2LP Pink]

Flume's Skin arrives on pink vinyl across two LPs, a bright new look for the 2016 album that carried the Sydney producer from local festival favourite to Grammy winner.

Following his self-titled debut, Skin expanded Flume's palette dramatically, pairing his warped, glistening synth work with an impressive guest list drawn from pop, hip-hop and indie. A decade on, its influence on the wave of future bass producers that followed is hard to miss.

Never Be Like You, featuring Kai, became his signature hit, its stuttering vocal chops and lush chords copied by countless producers in its wake. Say It brings Tove Lo's breathy melancholy into the mix. Lose It hands the mic to Vic Mensa for a burst of hip-hop energy, and Smoke & Retribution pairs Vince Staples with Kučka over clattering, off-kilter beats.

Between the big features, the instrumental passages show Flume at his most experimental, all crumpled textures and sudden drops, giving the album a restless, exploratory current beneath its radio-ready singles.

Skin still sounds like one of the moments Australian electronic music went global, and this pink pressing makes a fitting showcase for its vivid colour and detail. Turn it up and let the low end do the talking.