Emerging Artist: The Presets
12/11/06 14:06
By SAM LADACH-BARK
Grooving with electronic bliss, there is something extra special about The Presets and their new album that previously went underappreciated. Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes bring their brand of electronica from Sydney, Australia. It's drenched with emotion and dripping with cool.
Their first full-lenth album, Beams, brings their act to culmination from the outside in. Previous EP releases Blow Up and Girl and the Sea floated just under the radar, but left listeners stunned when their 2005 releases hit the states early this summer.
Ranging from the somber mechanics of the self-titled track to the raging indie hit "Kitty in the Middle," this australian duo has enough to please any electronic pallet.
Recently in Austin they opened for The Faint, who have been riding an indie boy gravy train since Wet From Birth was released in late 2005. The Presets' performance gave them quite a bit to live up to, and I'm glad I came early to catch their act.
It's amazing how easily this band was lost among other dance rock groups that just don't measure up. Recently a group of mixed songs was added to new copies of their 2005 release The Resets, which featured a number of their tracks from Beams retro-fied in with new twists, turns and beats. Especially hair-raising is the Ascii disko remix of "I Go Hard I Go Home," featuring their screamingly unique vocals on top of new hard-hitting bass beats.
Bringing electronic fans what they have craved since Fischer Spooner made it big, The Presets are making the scene in a big way. You can hear their music here.
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