Audio Drums

Month: March 2008

  • The Presets – Girl and the Sea

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    Bio taken for Last.fm:

    The Presets are an electronic two piece based from Sydney, Australia. The Presets have been one of the biggest indie bands for the past few years in the Sydney area touring and supporting many well known bands such as 2 Many DJ’s and Ladytron. Their debut LP Beams combines electro, rock, techno, pop and a handful of other genres together in a seamless manner. They’ve also released a series of EP’s ( 2003’s Blow Up EP, 2004’s Girl and the Sea EP ) prior to their debut LP. The song “Girl and the Sea” appeared on “The OC” and the duo began getting a lot of radio airtime soon afterwards.

    The Presets are Julian Hamilton on Synth/keyboard/vocals and Kimberly Moyes on Drums. They list New Order among many others as influences.
    Their song “Are You The One?” was used on the hit US reality show “So You Think You Can Dance?” in August 2007.

    The Presets – Girl and the Sea  

  • Headlights – Cherry Tulips

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    From Champaign Illinois comes the indie pop sounds of Headlights.   This track is taken from their 2nd full length released last February titled, “Some Racing, Some Stopping”.

    This track has beautiful harmonies and a bed of smooth drums, dreamy guitars, and organs.

    Headlights – Cherry Tulips  

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  • Emancipator – Anthem

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    This track can be found on Emancipator’s, “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough” album, which was released in 2006.   Love the violins on this track and the beautiful arrangement of beats.   Emancipator was 19 years old when he released this album from college.   For me, this is what Delerium should sound like but doesn’t.

    You can read the ongoing of Emancipator on his blog and even get a glimpse of his Music Studio from his Studio Apartment.

    Emancipator – Anthem