Apocalypso (Deluxe Version)
The Presets
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Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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1 | Kicking and Screaming | The Presets | 5:45 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
2 | My People | The Presets | 4:30 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
3 | A New Sky | The Presets | 4:36 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
4 | This Boys In Love | The Presets | 4:11 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
5 | Yippiyo-Ay | The Presets | 4:34 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
6 | Talk Like That | The Presets | 3:44 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
7 | Eucalyptus | The Presets | 3:28 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
8 | If I Know You | The Presets | 4:28 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
9 | Together | The Presets | 5:52 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
10 | Aeons | The Presets | 3:28 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
11 | Anywhere | The Presets | 6:17 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
12 | Buzz Factory | The Presets | 5:19 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
13 | My People (Mouse On Mars Terror Pretz Bounce Remix) | The Presets | 3:47 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
Total: 13 Songs |
Album Review
What with Vince Clarke living in semi-retirement in rural Maine and New Order suddenly realizing after 30 years that they don't like each other all that much, it's a hard time to be a fan of synthesizer dance pop from the '80s. Until the Presets' second album comes on, that is. The Sydney-based duo of singer Julian Hamilton and synthesist Kim Moyes is straight-ahead old-fashioned electro-pop circa 1984, when the fusion of the Human League and Giorgio Moroder was complete but the cold, hard demands of techno and house hadn't yet asserted themselves outside of Detroit and Chicago. Tracks like first single "My People" and its surging follow-up, "This Boy's in Love," have the characteristic blend of steely synths, thumping electronic beats, and Motown-derived soul-tinged vocals that characterized the predominant strain of mid-'80s synth pop. It's not entirely retro — "Eucalyptus," the Daft Punk-like "Talk Like That," and the soaring "A New Sky" would sound at home in any mainstream club DJ's set circa 2008 — but the overall feel of the album from its arrangements to the sci-fi-themed cover art and even the album title (which several artists used for songs back in the day, from the Monochrome Set and Lords of the New Church to the Motels and Mental as Anything) harks back to the day when the Fairlight CMI was the height of musical sophistication and Jellybean Benitez and Arthur Baker were the hottest remixers on the block.
Recent Customer Reviews
wicked remix
by The_Doctor_4627i think its almost as good as the original my people
i cant wait for there next single
Absolute Masterpiece!
by BonoiscoolThis album is the greatest elctro/dance album of all time.Here I review all the songs.
1.Kicking and Screaming:10/10 I dont know why this wasnt a single!Its fantastic!
2.My people:20/10The greatest song ever!
3.A New Sky:9/10 Fantastic song with good lyrics but could be better.
4.This Boys In Love9/10:Great but a little bland.
5.Yippiyo-Ay:10/10 a FUNKY song with silly lyrics.
6.Talk Like That:15/10 UHOH! Here comes Talk Like That!
7.Eucalyptus:10/10 lovely synth sounds
8.If I Know You:10/10 Nice slow song,wouldnt have chose it as a single though.
9.Together:8/10 At the back of the album this shows the Presets arent onehit wonders
10.Aeons:7/10 would like it better if it had words.
11.Anywhere:6/10 Not so great from the Presets.
To finish off the Presets have created a masterpiece of nasty synth sounds and cathchy vocals and much more.I wil await the next Presets with pleasure
give it ago
by amelia xoxwhen i first brought this i freaked out it was so differnt to any music i had heard at the time but after listening to it over and over i fell in love with a trying to get everyone i know to get into it and now how big are they??!!!
Biography
Formed: 2003 in Sydney, Australia
Genre: Electronic
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs by The Presets
Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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1 | My People | My People - EP | 4:27 | $1.19 | View In iTunes |
2 | Talk Like That | Apocalypso (Deluxe Version) | 3:44 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
3 | Are You The One? | Beams | 3:24 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
4 | If I Know You | Apocalypso (Deluxe Version) | 4:28 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
5 | This Boys In Love | Apocalypso (Deluxe Version) | 4:11 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
- $22.99
- Genres: Electronic, Music, Electronica, Dance
- Released: 12 April 2008
- ℗ 2008 Modular Recordings