{"id":1307,"date":"2025-04-26T17:47:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T17:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wetpainttools.com\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:31:48","slug":"flume-and-jpegmafia-reunite-for-animated-music-video-ahead-of-new-ep-we-live-in-a-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wetpainttools.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/flume-and-jpegmafia-reunite-for-animated-music-video-ahead-of-new-ep-we-live-in-a-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Flume and JPEGMAFIA Reunite for Animated Music Video Ahead of New EP, “We Live In A Society”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flume<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0JPEGMAFIA<\/a>\u00a0are gleefully unhinged in their latest collaboration, “Track 1,” a seven-minute animated video featuring new music.<\/p>\n

In a music industry where collaborations are often predictable publicity stunts, these longtime friends tossed convention into the shredder for “Track 1.” As the first glimpse into their new four-track EP, We Live In A Society\u00a0<\/em>out May 2nd, it suggests something genuinely innovative in the works.<\/p>\n

They first joined forces back in 2019 for “How to Build a Relationship,” which appeared on Flume’s scintillating mixtape Hi This Is Flume<\/em>. The duo then reunited for “New Black History” from JPEGMAFIA’s 2024 album I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The experimental “Track 1,” Flume’s first release in over two years, arrives as a perfect blend of both artists’ most distinctive traits. Flume’s meticulous, texture-obsessed production pairs with JPEGMAFIA’s raw, confrontational energy to deliver an experimental masterstroke at the intersection of hip-hop and electronic music.<\/p>\n

The seven-minute animated video by James Blagden serves as both companion piece and origin story, capturing a hilarious studio session where the boundaries between collaboration and friendly antagonism blurred. Peggy’s merciless roasting of Flume’s production skills\u2014including a playful threat to replace him with Fred again..<\/a> in the studio\u2014unfolds against a hallucinatory backdrop of morphing cartoonized bodies and psychedelic color fields. Blagden at one point outfits the rapper with a phallic nose.<\/p>\n

As far as the music goes, it’s fresh and inventive, true to form for these boundary-pushing artists. Glitched-out beats create a framework for Peggy’s abrasive vocal stylings before giving way to what can only be described as peak Flume at\u00a0the 4:25 mark, when\u00a0a honeyed bass drop wraps around the hypnotic vocal refrain, “How it’s supposed to feel.”<\/p>\n

You can watch the animated video for “Track 1” below.<\/p>\n