The presets
The presets | |
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![]() The Presets live in London 2006 |
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General information | |
Genre (s) | House , dance punk |
founding | 2003 |
Website | Official website |
Founding members | |
Julian Hamilton | |
Kim Moyes |
The presets are from Sydney , Australia derived electro-house duo, consisting of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes. The group is under contract with the Australian record company Modular Recordings , including The Avalanches , Cut Copy , the Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Wolfmother and MSTRKRFT . Hamilton and Moyes are also members of the Sydney-based instrumental group Prop .
A remix of her song "Are You the One?" by the French DJ Lifelike , was used in Australia for a BMW commercial. In addition, the single "My People" was used in a commercial for the South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai .
history
2003-2004 The Presets released their first EP "Blow Up" in 2003. This became relatively well known and started the band's career. As a result, a second EP was released in 2004 under the name "Girl And The Sea".
2005–2006 Following great reviews, the Presets released their debut album " Beams " on May 20, 2005, which was very well received. In the same year the two toured with The Dissociatives . To further promote the duo, the single "Are You The One?" on the shelves, which was played in many clubs around the world. This was followed by a tour of the UK and the United States . While in England in 2006, Kim and Jules released the singles "Down Down Down" and "I Go Hard, I Go Home". However, both were only available in the UK.
2007-present Towards the end of the tour another single was released which was only available in the UK, "Truth & Lies". At the end of 2007 the single "My People" was released, which received positive feedback. During the same period, the Presets toured with Daft Punk as part of the NeverEverLand tour through Australia. Then her second album Apocalypso came out, which took 1st place in the Australian iTunes store for months . The song "Ghosts" can also be heard on the current FIFA (game series) game from Electronic Arts .
Discography
Albums
- Beams (2005) (Gold)
- Apocalypso (2008) AU # 1 (3 × platinum)
- Pacifica (2012) AU # 3 (Gold)
- Hi Viz (2018) AU # 5
Compilations
- Resets (2006)
Singles and EPs
- 2003: Beat On / Beat Off
- 2004: Girl and the Sea
- 2005: Are You the One? AU # 68
- 2006: Down Down Down
- 2006: I Go Hard, I Go Home
- 2007: Truth & Lies
- 2007: My People AU # 14 (Platinum)
- 2008: This Boy's in Love AU # 23 (Gold), US Dance Club Play # 25
- 2008: Talk Like That AU # 19 (Gold)
- 2008: Yippiyo-Ay AU # 72
- 2009: If I Know You AU # 57, US Dance Club Play # 17
- 2009: Kicking and Screaming
- 2012: Youth In Trouble
- 2012: Ghosts
- 2012: Promises
Remixes
- Midnight Juggernauts - Devil Within (2005)
- Paul Mac - It's Not Me, It's You (2005)
- Caged Baby - Hello There (2006)
- Lenny Kravitz - Breathe (2006)
- Howling Bells - Low Happening (2007)
- Silverchair - Straight Lines (2007)
- Architecture in Helsinki - Heart It Races (2007)
Web links
- Web site The_Presets (English)
- The_Presets on "myspace.com" (English)
- The presets at "Modular Recordings" (English)