Fluir's latest track Higher Ground is the culmination of learning to relax about lyric content and a whole bunch of emails.
After reaching out to multiple producers, it was renowned producer Sam Littlemore (whose work you may recognise from Aussie group Pnau) who took the bait. Working on three tracks together, Fluir credits Sam for helping her "nut out the direction I wanted the songs to go".
Logistically her then-Melbourne home meant the process was mostly done via email, with Fluir flying to Sydney to spend time in the studio. Having since relocated full time to Sydney, thanks to her partner's new job, Fluir says she's less likely to have to create her next project over an email account. "I guess that is the benefit of electronic music though!"
Having a folk background, Fluir has always spent time on lyrics. "I came from a background where I always thought I had to write to tell a story," she says. "Sometimes when you're writing you have the melody and you try and capitalise on this. I didn't want to get tied down on what I was saying more than the melody."
Having learnt her audience, she explains she's learning to give them what she wants, too. "And you'll notice if you're out, you know people clubbing and that, they'll only really sing the hook line." For someone who wants to focus on melody over lyrics, the club is perhaps the most obvious place to aim for.
"I kind of wanted people to just hear the music."
Higher Ground is available now.
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