All About The Presets

As The Presets continue their quest for world domination, the Australian duo talks to UK dance authority Jonty Skrufff about taking over the world, using moisturizer and the apocalyptic place that Australian politics found itself in recent years. [more]

If you’re a fan of the Modular Records style indie/dance sound, then 2008 has so far proved to be one big sugar rush. And we’ve just been hit by possibly the biggest earth-shaker yet; the highly-anticipated second album from The Presets. [more]

They're both hidden behind dark, oversized 80s sunnies. And usual Preset's attire. Jules has a worn black shirt, black jeans and sneakers, Kim struts to the counter in an oversized 80s sports jacket - one of those really floppy, poor-fitting ones hanging off his shoulders- and orders lunch. [more]

Since The Presets first emerged from the deep, dark, depths of their Kings Cross studio we've been standing by, itching to find out what would come next from the sizzling Sydney duo. With the release of their debut album 'Beams', our questions have now been answered. [more]

A few months ago I got a hold of one of the most promising demos I've ever heard, it comes from a duo comprising the fine musical expertise of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes from Sydney band Prop. [more]

Listening to The Presets is like watching Donnie Darko for the first time, it's such a superb trip but during second listen you pick up on a deeper darker feeling as you realise there's so much more going on than you first picked up on -the more you listen, the more mind-blowing it becomes. [more]

Australian electro and hip-hop titans collide for Phrase's new single. And it's actually really great. [more]

As if The Presets hadn’t dominated the musical landscape enough over the last 18 months, there’s now yet another conquest they’ve added to their tally. Last night took home one of APRA's highest accolades at their annual awards night. [more]

All those sold-out shows have taken their toll on The Presets' vocalist Julian Hamilton. The duo has been forced to reschedule its Wollongong and Newcastle dates this week. [more]

For all those who are gearing up for The Presets’ big return to Sydney this weekend, there’s a rare opportunity to party on with the band themselves after the gig at the Hordern Pavilion finishes up. [more]

So far The Presets have sold more than 50,000 tickets for their forthcoming Australian tour. No mean feat for a country in the grips of an economic crisis, right? [more]

Fans of The Presets in Sydney and Melbourne can breath easy as the duo have now added a third arena show for each city to their forthcoming tour schedule. [more]

The Presets have proved their overwhelming popularity by selling out the Sydney and Melbourne arena shows on their upcoming national tour on presales alone! [more]

Fresh from rocking the mainstage on the Good Vibrations tour last month, before Kim and Julian take a well earned rest from the spotlight and lock themselves away to begin work on album number three they’re heading out on one last tour. [more]

At a time when the ARIA awards mean very little unless you belong to the Cilmi family, The Australian Music Prize (AMP) comes as a breath of fresh air. Nominees for the 2008 award are now revealed. [more]

On a picture-perfect Sydney night, the mighty Underworld brought in 2009 at Bondi Beach. Check out Australia's first Shore Thing photos here! [more]

Heading down to Shore Thing this NYE? Get yer set times here! [more]

As if there was any doubt left lingering that 2008 was _the_ year of The Presets, on Friday the electro-rock duo stamped their authority on the musical landscape winning Triple J’s annual ‘J Award’ for their critically acclaimed album 'Apocalypso'. [more]

The economy may been in tatters but when a bank’s gotta rave, a bank’s gotta rave. According to The Sunday Telegraph, Macquarie Bank paid electro stars The Presets ‘around’ $30,000 to play at its Christmas party. The band, however, say it was more! [more]

The Foreshore Festival made its mighty return to Canberra on Saturday, boasting a near perfect venue and arguably one of the best lineups ever seen at a small Australian festival. Check out the photos on inthemix! [more]

The buzz on Fuzzy’s uber-NYE party Shore Thing has been deafening, with dance fans champing at the bit to see the likes of Underworld, Eric Prydz and The Presets this December 31st on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach. [more]

This week's free mp3 download from inthemix comes courtesy of The Presets and the Bang Gang DJs. It's a sneaky taste of the new 'D Is For Disco, E Is For Dancing' double mix now onsale. [more]

You've got NYE and NYD covered, but what about that first week of January, 2009? There's more to keep you partying well into the New Year, with the Solar Music Festival the latest addition to the summer calendar. [more]

As revealed on inthemix recently, Modular will return to the festival market in December to take their NeverEverLand party across the country in celebration of their momentous 10th anniversary. Here's what you've been waiting for... the line-up! [more]

Fresh from scooping the pool at the ARIA Awards, the mighty overlord of indie dance The Presets will be playing an exclusive one-off live show in Sydney this Friday night, and best of all entry is free! [more]

As previewed on inthemix last week the 2008 ARIA Awards were shaping up to be an exciting night for fans of dance music and hip hop, with more artists than ever before nominated across a diverse range of categories. [more]

In a year where Australian electronic music was arguably given its best ever showing, the results were better than anyone could have expected. The Presets dominated the ARIAs with a scoop that saw them take home several of the most prestigious awards [more]

The line-up of dance and hip-hop talent nominated at the 2008 ARIA Awards is perhaps the strongest in recent memory. [more]

Each year GQ Magazine puts together their list of nominees for their annual Men Of The Year awards, and in 2008 we spied a few notable mentions in the DJ, Band/Solo Artist and Breakthrough Artist categories. [more]

If you’re in Sydney this New Years Eve, there’s no question there’ll be some heavy-duty party action going down at Bondi Beach. Fuzzy have secured the massive lineup of Underworld, Eric Prydz and The Presets to bring in the new year! [more]

It’s been a point of furious discussion and debate on inthemix over the past few weeks, with many joining in on the fun of the Good Vibrations Festival’s ‘guess the line-up’ game. Speculate no longer, we've got the announcement right here! [more]

Gather round, gather round… it’s time to pick apart the honour roll for the 2008 ARIA Awards. It's not all bad, though, as The Presets have scored four nominations! [more]

After such an amazing lineup in 2007, Friction and Lexington Music have been working tirelessly to top their previous effort. [more]

Indie-electro heroes The Presets are currently in the midst of a sold out national tour, and due to an unfortunate turn of events they’ve been forced to postpone several dates. [more]

May is, historically, the month when things start to slow-down a little for the club scene. As the days get colder people often choose to stay at home and knit scarves... Maybe? Even though, there was no shortage of hot news throughout the month. [more]

Looking for super fresh dance music video online? Well look no further, as here at ITM we’ve been busy little bees working on an exciting new project; a fortnightly web TV show which brings you the biggest and best in electronic music. [more]

“So hot right now” doesn’t even come close to describing indie-dance darlings The Presets, and luxury car company BMW have made them an offer they can't refuse. [more]

Can you believe we’re a third of our way through 2008 already? As we say goodbye to April it’s time once again to look at what stories floated your boat throughout the month; inthemix’s much loved monthly top 10 most read is back! [more]

No doubt destined to make it onto many ‘best of 2008’ album lists, the hotly anticipated sophomore release from The Presets is also well on its way towards becoming the biggest selling dance album of the year. [more]

Having long been regarded as darlings of Australia’s underground and indie music scene, The Presets have managed to also stamp their influence and authority over mainstream audiences. [more]

Delta Goodrem’s number 1 band The Presets is so stratospherically popular these days that they’ve already sold out four shows on their Apocalypso tour. An extra date has now been added in Sydney. [more]

Fresh from obliterating crowds nationwide on the V Festival tour, and with their hotly anticipated album ‘Apocalypso’ set to drop this weekend, it seems everyone is going gah-gah over The Presets of late. Even Delta Goodrem... [more]

At V Festival Gold Coast, head Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan was reportedly none too happy that his mainstage slot was competing with The Presets across the field. [more]

Having just raved the socks off V Festival in Gold Coast and Sydney over the weekend, The Presets are ready to embark on a national headline tour to promote upcoming album Apocalypso. [more]

After wowing audiences in Sydney and Queensland last year, the V Festival will be taking it national in 2008. Check below for the second round of acts that have been announced. [more]

If you've been waiting patiently to see what went down in Melbourne on the NeverEverLand tour then head to www.inthemix.com.au/nevereverland now as Part 2 of the videos are live! [more]

Although the tour doesn't kick off until late March, with festivals across the board selling out in an instant at the moment who knows how long tickets will stick around. Get in quick to secure yours nice and early! [more]

Following yesterday's news piece speculating on the 2008 V Festival lineup, which was reported to have been leaked prior to the official announcement, the certified first round of artists has now been revealed. [more]

The one-of-a-kind St Jeromes Laneway Festival is back in 2008 with a shining roll-call of artists - and now Adelaide is invited to the party! [more]

They were just in Sydney over the weekend to headline the latest Killer party, but news just in is that they’ll be back at the end of the year to play the massive New Years Eve bash at Luna Park. [more]

Will the madness ever end? It’s party season for sure and now we can reveal the first acts on the lineup for Sydney’s annual NYE bash on the harbour at Luna Park. [more]

Plans have been unveiled for a NYE of epic proportions at Billboard The Venue, with celebrated indie-electro crossover live act The Presets set to welcome in 2008 alongside famed American mash-up king Girl Talk. [more]

The second release on the Bang Gang crew's brand new record label is KIM's (one half of The Presets) electro-tech stomper 'B.T.T.T.T.R.Y'. Download the Like Woah remix for free exclusively from ITM this week! [more]

For everyone gearing up to head to the multi-day festival out at Wisemans Ferry next weekend, Playground have released set times for across the three days as well as announced a number of new acts. [more]

Southbound takes places THIS Saturday, January 6th, in Busselton. Check within for full lineup times. [more]

To be joined by a massive lineup that also includes Mr Scruff, Tom Middleton, Who Made Who and many others for what is set to be one of the most exciting new music festivals to take place next year. [more]

As 2007 quickly approaches, Fuzzy have already released the set times for their seminal New Years Day event to give punters the chance to plan out their day. [more]

The second round of acts announced for the 2007 Big Day Out have been revealed. Those who were worried that things were perhaps a little light on the electronic/hip-hop side need not fear any longer... [more]

Following on the huge success of previous NYE parties, Luna Park will yet again be hosting another edition of its Harbour Party on New Years Eve in Sydney. [more]

Fuzzy's legendary New Years Day event Field Day went onsale at 9am this morning, Wednesday September 20th, and all signs point to the 2007 party being one of the most eagerly anticipated yet with 15,000 tickets already sold - and in only 8 hours! [more]

Tickets for THE dance event of the year are now onsale here on ITM, so get your finger clicking to ITM shop today! [more]

This year's ARIA nominees have been announced, with Bernard Fanning, Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe and the Hilltop Hoods coming up trumps with multiple nominations [more]

Field Day is without a doubt one of the most anticipated events of the year and the 2007 instalment is now locked in with the artist line-up just announced... [more]

A longtime favourite on the Australian summer festival calendar, Homebake returns again this December, to the familiar surrounds of The Domain. [more]

It has just recently been announced that the Presets will be playing their last Australian shows for 2006 in July. [more]

After selling out of our initial allocation of tickets recently, ITM has been lucky enough to secure a very limited FINAL batch. [more]

Tonight sees the Infinity 2006 tour touch down in Canberra. Set times is as follows. [more]

One of the most exciting festivals to hit the Sydney circuit on the Queen's Birthday weekend, is of course We Love...Sounds. And with this year's line-up boasting the likes of Grandmaster Flash, DJ Sneak, Tiefschwarz, James Zabiela, Annie etc, it's no wonder they just had to take it Australia-wide! [more]

Modular keeps raving on in 2006 with the Infinity Tour featuring The Presets, Canadian electro-funk brothers Chromeo, and German lords of the banging dance Digitalism. [more]

Hitting Sydney on the Queen's Birthday long weekend, with a spectacular line up including Grandmaster Flash, Annie, Digitalism, Tiefschwarz, DJ Sneak, James Zabiela, and more, it's no wonder all of the first realease tickets for We Love... Sounds have already walked out the door! [more]

Scissor Sisters, DJ Shadow, Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, TV on The Radio, The Zutons and Paul Mac... sound like a blistering line up to an international festival you'll never get to see? Well think again, this is part of the first announced cast for this year's SiTG! [more]

The festival has been confirmed to return to The Hordern precinct again on Sunday June 11 (The Queen's birthday weekend) and that's not all that's been confirmed. The kids at Sounds have had their little agendas busy as they confirmed, one by one the biggest line up We Love Sounds has ever seen! [more]

Earlier this year Cut Copy launched their own 'Cutters' record label, it's first release was KIM (Kim Moyes of The Presets). The label are preparing for their second release, this time from fellow-Melbournites the Midnight Juggernauts. [more]

Two acts who are currently befriending each other on the BDO tour are our own electro-rock misfits The Presets and the UK's Caged Baby, who are currently being tagged as 'this year's Mylo' (fittingly enough). It comes as no surprise that the 2 have joined musical forces, starting with a remix. [more]

Cutting edge fashion label Tsubi are set to team up with equally avant-garde record label Modular on Sunday December 18th for a massive Christmas party at the Bondi Pavilion. [more]

The final round of touring acts for the 2006 Big Day Out festival have been announced, with top class hip-hop acts forming a large part of the final round. [more]

Sleazy Sydney duo, The Presets - whose new album 'Beams' is already turning heads around the country - has replaced Wicked Beat Sound System at this years Stonefest. [more]

With their eagerly anticipated debut album 'Beams' now in the can, The Presets are preparing to hit the road for a national tour throughout late September and into October to support its release. [more]

Fresh from shows in Europe where they toured with The Dissociatives and Colder, The Presets return to Australia in July. [more]

Following their whirlwind jaunt up and down the east coast in March, The Presets have decided to hit the road once more - this time for a slightly larger sojourn, taking in more dates along the east coast, as well as a stopover in Adelaide. [more]

Kicking off on Wednesday March 2nd, Tonight Only is a new weekly club event featuring DJ sets from some Sydney's finest underground talent, including Nick Littlemore of Pnau, Sam LaMore of Underwater Records, and Julian of The Presets. [more]

The Luna Park Big Top is set to host a huge alternative music festival over the Anzac Day long weekend, Saturday April 23rd. Featuring an eclectic and diverse lineup, styles of music that will feature range from indie, rock, dance, hip-hop and more. [more]

Harbour Party NYE event organisers have advised that Smokin' Jo and Lucien Foort will no long play their Luna Park event on New Years Eve, with a host of local live acts announced as replacements. [more]

Modular presents, for one night only, the first in an irregular series of parties showcasing the most deluxe in musical talent from all over the damn planet. The Melbourne leg of this tour is on this Friday the 19th at Evolution. [more]

Featuring a range of the Modular record label's top acts, including Colder, Cut Copy, The Presets and the brand new Avalanches nightclub show Brains, the Modular Party Tour will visit Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in November for a series of special label showcase gigs. [more]