''Beams'' is the debut studio album by Australian
electronic dance music duo
The Presets
The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton (vocals, keyboards) and Kim Moyes (drums, keyboards). Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs ('' Blow Up'', '' Girl and the Sea'') in a ...
, released in September 2005 by record label
Modular
Broadly speaking, modularity is the degree to which a system's components may be separated and recombined, often with the benefit of flexibility and variety in use. The concept of modularity is used primarily to reduce complexity by breaking a s ...
.
Reception
The album received mixed to positive reviews.
AllMusic
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called the album an "uneasy yet unforgettable combination of '80s gaudy pop flair and dark, propulsive
rave beats".
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'', on the other hand, gave it a low 3.7/10 rating, writing "the most frustrating thing about ''Beams'' is that Moyes and Hamilton both know better".
Track listing
Personnel
The Presets
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Julian Hamilton
Julian Thomas Hamilton (born September 1976) is an Australian singer-songwriter and keyboardist, who, with bandmate Kim Moyes, formed the electronica duo, The Presets in 2003. They have issued four studio albums, '' Beams'' (September 2005), '' ...
– vocals, keyboards,
mixing
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Kim Moyes
Kimberley Isaac Moyes is an Australian musician, producer, mix engineer, composer, songwriter, DJ and one half of the Sydney-based electronica duo, The Presets (with Julian Hamilton). Note: n-lineversion established at White Room Electronic Pub ...
– drums, keyboards, mixing
Additional musicians
* Felix Bloxsom – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 11)
* Phil Stucky – Trombone (tracks 2, 8, 12)
* Sam Dixon – bass and guitar (track 4)
* Kendal Cuneo – girl vocals (track 4)
* Veronique Serret – violin (track 12)
* Matthew Watson – violin (track 12)
* Zoe White – viola (track 12)
* Leah Zweck – viola (track 12)
* Rachael Maio – cello (track 12)
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Daniel Johns
Daniel Paul Johns (born 22 April 1979) is an Australian musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the former frontman, guitarist, and main songwriter of the rock band Silverchair. Johns is also one half of The Dissociatives with Paul Mac ...
– acoustic guitar (track 12)
* Warwick Payne – guitar (track 12)
Technical
* ¥ Benjamin ~ DePriest
* Scott Horscroft – mixing
* Emerson Todd – mixing
* Mike Marsh – mastering
* Lyn Balzer – photography
* Anthony Perkins – photography
* Jonathan Zawada – art direction
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
External links
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The Presets albums
2005 debut albums
Modular Recordings albums