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== Production == |
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After two years of non-stop touring, The Presets began production of ''Apocalypso'' in early 2007 by going to a farm in [[Byron Bay, New South Wales|Byron Bay]] for two weeks.<ref name="profile">{{cite web |
After two years of non-stop touring, The Presets began production of ''Apocalypso'' in early 2007 by going to a farm in [[Byron Bay, New South Wales|Byron Bay]] for two weeks.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/the-presets_profile.html |title=Artist Profile: The Presets |accessdate=2008-04-12 |year=2008 |publisher=[[EMI|EMI Music Publishing]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802203151/http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/the-presets_profile.html |archivedate=2 August 2008 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="3d">{{cite web|url=http://www.threedworld.com.au/content/view/5696/57/ |title=The Presets - My People |accessdate=2008-04-12 |author=Rogers, Carlisle |date=2008-03-28 |publisher=''3D World'' |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402015756/http://www.threedworld.com.au/content/view/5696/57/ |archivedate=2 April 2008 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> The duo had no songs written or any idea what the album would sound like before hitting the farm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ripitup.com.au/interviews/7087 |title=Go Hard Go Home |accessdate=2008-04-12 |author=Knight, David |date=2008-04-10 |publisher=''Rip It Up'' |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421232550/http://www.ripitup.com.au/interviews/7087 |archivedate=21 April 2008 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> Basing themselves in [[Berlin]], the band continued work on the album while touring in Europe.<ref name="profile" /> The majority of the album was recorded by the band themselves at their own individual home studios. The songs were finished at a friend's studio and the album was mixed at BJB Studios in [[Sydney]] and at Seedy Underbelly in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name="3d" /> The album was mastered at The Exchange in [[London]]. |
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[[Kim Moyes]], describing the album, said "There is a few songs on ''Apocalypso'' that have been informed by our live shows in terms of their energy, after two-and-a-bit years of touring we really found out what we liked playing and what works well live, but the album as a whole however is not all bangers, there are some very delicate moments too."<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk/2008/04/presets-interview.html |title = The Presets - Interview |accessdate = 2008-05-01 |author = Kendrick, Martin |date = April 2008 |publisher = noizemakesenemies.co.uk }}</ref> The group also wanted ''Apocalypso'' to be far more song-focused. Moyes told ''[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Australia]]'': "With [previous album] ''Beams'', we didn't think too much about it. The more fucked up it was, the better. But now the vision’s been refined and instead of instrumentals, now we're like 'fuck, let’s just have killer songs.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jasontreuen.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/rolling-stone-on-tour-with-the-presets/|title=The Presets: Apocalypso Kings|work=[[Rolling Stone Australia]]|author=Jason Treuen|accessdate=2008-04-05}}</ref> |
[[Kim Moyes]], describing the album, said "There is a few songs on ''Apocalypso'' that have been informed by our live shows in terms of their energy, after two-and-a-bit years of touring we really found out what we liked playing and what works well live, but the album as a whole however is not all bangers, there are some very delicate moments too."<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk/2008/04/presets-interview.html |title = The Presets - Interview |accessdate = 2008-05-01 |author = Kendrick, Martin |date = April 2008 |publisher = noizemakesenemies.co.uk }}</ref> The group also wanted ''Apocalypso'' to be far more song-focused. Moyes told ''[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone Australia]]'': "With [previous album] ''Beams'', we didn't think too much about it. The more fucked up it was, the better. But now the vision’s been refined and instead of instrumentals, now we're like 'fuck, let’s just have killer songs.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jasontreuen.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/rolling-stone-on-tour-with-the-presets/|title=The Presets: Apocalypso Kings|work=[[Rolling Stone Australia]]|author=Jason Treuen|accessdate=2008-04-05}}</ref> |
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''Apocalypso'' was the album that brought the Presets to mainstream audiences.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/forget-apocalypso-presets-want-world-domination/2008/10/19/1224351048220.html |title = Forget Apocalypso, Presets want world domination |accessdate = 2008-10-19 |date = 2008-10-19 |publisher = ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081023185253/http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/forget-apocalypso-presets-want-world-domination/2008/10/19/1224351048220.html| archivedate= 23 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The album debuted at number one on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA charts]],<ref>{{cite web |url = http://acharts.us/album/35086 |title = The Presets - Apocalypso - Music Charts |accessdate = 2008-04-21 |date = 2008-04-21 |publisher = acharts.us | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080517215223/http://acharts.us/album/35086| archivedate= 17 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> and achieved gold [[music recording sales certification|certification]] within two weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/37551/Apocalypso_goes_gold_for_The_Presets |title = Apocalypso Goes Gold for the Presets |accessdate = 2008-05-01 |author = Hardaker, Tim |date = 2008-04-28 |publisher = inthemix.com.au }}</ref> The album has since gone platinum.<ref>{{cite web |
''Apocalypso'' was the album that brought the Presets to mainstream audiences.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/forget-apocalypso-presets-want-world-domination/2008/10/19/1224351048220.html |title = Forget Apocalypso, Presets want world domination |accessdate = 2008-10-19 |date = 2008-10-19 |publisher = ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081023185253/http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/forget-apocalypso-presets-want-world-domination/2008/10/19/1224351048220.html| archivedate= 23 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The album debuted at number one on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA charts]],<ref>{{cite web |url = http://acharts.us/album/35086 |title = The Presets - Apocalypso - Music Charts |accessdate = 2008-04-21 |date = 2008-04-21 |publisher = acharts.us | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080517215223/http://acharts.us/album/35086| archivedate= 17 May 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> and achieved gold [[music recording sales certification|certification]] within two weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.inthemix.com.au/news/aust/37551/Apocalypso_goes_gold_for_The_Presets |title = Apocalypso Goes Gold for the Presets |accessdate = 2008-05-01 |author = Hardaker, Tim |date = 2008-04-28 |publisher = inthemix.com.au }}</ref> The album has since gone platinum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm |title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums |accessdate=2008-10-19 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922162705/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm |archivedate=22 September 2008 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> In October 2008, the album won the 2008 ARIA Awards for Best Dance Release and Album of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/cilmi-presets-dominate-arias-with-nine-awards/2008/10/19/1224351048297.html |title = Cilmi, Presets dominate ARIAs |accessdate = 2008-10-19 |date = 2008-10-19 |publisher = ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081022074513/http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/cilmi-presets-dominate-arias-with-nine-awards/2008/10/19/1224351048297.html| archivedate= 22 October 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> By winning the ARIA for Album of the Year, ''Apocalypso'' became the first dance album to win the award. It also won the Artisan Awards for Best Cover Art (Jonathan Zawada) and Producer of the Year (The Presets), missing out on the award for Engineer of the Year (Scott Horscroft).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.aria.com.au/documents/2008ARIAAwardFinalistsAnnounced.pdf |title = The Academy Has Spoken: Emerging Artists Dominate 2008 ARIA Award Nominations |accessdate = 2008-10-19 |date = 2008-09-10 |publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] }}</ref> In December, the album won the [[J Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/05/2439477.htm?section=justin |title = The Presets take out J Award |accessdate = 2008-12-08 |date = 2008-12-05 |publisher = [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207002452/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/05/2439477.htm?section=justin| archivedate= 7 December 2008 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> In October 2010, it was listed in the book ''[[100 Best Australian Albums]]''.<ref name="ODonnell">{{Cite book | title = [[100 Best Australian Albums]] | last1 = O'Donnell | first1 = John | authorlink1 = John O'Donnell (music journalist) | last2 = Creswell | first2=Toby | authorlink2 = Toby Creswell | last3 = Mathieson | first3 = Craig | authorlink3 = Craig Mathieson | publisher = Hardie Grant Books | date = October 2010 | location = [[Prahran, Victoria|Prahran, Vic]] | isbn = 978-1-74066-955-9 }}</ref> |
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== Track listing == |
== Track listing == |
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Apocalypso is the second studio album by Australian electronic dance music duo The Presets. The album was released by record label Modular on 12 April 2008 in Australia, on 13 May in the United States, and 2 June in the United Kingdom. The album features the singles "My People", "This Boy's in Love", "Talk Like That", "Yippiyo-Ay", "If I Know You" and "Kicking and Screaming".
Production
After two years of non-stop touring, The Presets began production of Apocalypso in early 2007 by going to a farm in Byron Bay for two weeks.[1][2] The duo had no songs written or any idea what the album would sound like before hitting the farm.[3] Basing themselves in Berlin, the band continued work on the album while touring in Europe.[1] The majority of the album was recorded by the band themselves at their own individual home studios. The songs were finished at a friend's studio and the album was mixed at BJB Studios in Sydney and at Seedy Underbelly in Los Angeles.[2] The album was mastered at The Exchange in London.
Kim Moyes, describing the album, said "There is a few songs on Apocalypso that have been informed by our live shows in terms of their energy, after two-and-a-bit years of touring we really found out what we liked playing and what works well live, but the album as a whole however is not all bangers, there are some very delicate moments too."[4] The group also wanted Apocalypso to be far more song-focused. Moyes told Rolling Stone Australia: "With [previous album] Beams, we didn't think too much about it. The more fucked up it was, the better. But now the vision’s been refined and instead of instrumentals, now we're like 'fuck, let’s just have killer songs.'"[5]
In an interview with Australian national radio station Triple J, the band members discussed how they came up with the album's title, stating that it evolved from "Apocalypse Wow", a suggestion by Hamilton. "Y'know the idea of the apocalypse and a calypso together. Something very dark, very intense, you can't get much worse than an apocalypse. And then a calypso which is just super fun, like mojitos, steel drums."[6]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
BBC Online | positive[8] |
Pitchfork | 5.8/10[9] |
Apocalypso was the album that brought the Presets to mainstream audiences.[10] The album debuted at number one on the ARIA charts,[11] and achieved gold certification within two weeks.[12] The album has since gone platinum.[13] In October 2008, the album won the 2008 ARIA Awards for Best Dance Release and Album of the Year.[14] By winning the ARIA for Album of the Year, Apocalypso became the first dance album to win the award. It also won the Artisan Awards for Best Cover Art (Jonathan Zawada) and Producer of the Year (The Presets), missing out on the award for Engineer of the Year (Scott Horscroft).[15] In December, the album won the J Award.[16] In October 2010, it was listed in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.[17]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Kicking & Screaming" | 5:45 |
2. | "My People" | 4:31 |
3. | "A New Sky" | 4:36 |
4. | "This Boy's in Love" | 4:12 |
5. | "Yippiyo-Ay" | 4:34 |
6. | "Talk Like That" | 3:44 |
7. | "Eucalyptus" | 3:29 |
8. | "If I Know You" | 4:28 |
9. | "Together" | 5:53 |
10. | "Aeons" | 3:28 |
11. | "Anywhere" | 6:17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Buzz Factory" | 5:22 |
Total length: | 56:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "My People" (Mouse on Mars Terror Pretz Remix) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "My People (D.I.M. Remix)" | 6:36 |
2. | "This Boy's in Love (Lifelike Remix)" | 6:51 |
3. | "Talk Like That (Jence Remix)" | 5:30 |
4. | "Are You the One? (Lifelike Remix)" | 6:09 |
5. | "Anywhere (Still Going! Remix)" | 7:42 |
6. | "My People (Mouse on Mars Acid Pretzels Remix)" | 5:55 |
7. | "Talk Like That (An Optimo-Espacio Mix)" | 7:22 |
8. | "Anywhere (Compuphonic and Kolombo Remix)" | 7:13 |
9. | "This Boy's in Love (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)" | 10:00 |
Total length: | 63:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Boy's in Love (Zombie Nation Remix)" | 8:07 |
2. | "Kicking & Screaming (Bang Gang's E Is for Edit)" | 6:55 |
3. | "If I Know You (Tom Middleton Remix)" | 5:34 |
4. | "This Boy's in Love (Kevin Saunderson Remix)" | 6:46 |
5. | "Talk Like That (Dave Spoon Televized Mix)" | 7:45 |
6. | "My People (Mouse on Mars Terror Pretzels Remix)" | 3:46 |
7. | "If I Know You (Heartbreak Remix)" | 6:46 |
8. | "I Go Hard I Go Home (DJ Hell Remix)" | 9:08 |
9. | "Talk Like That (CFCF Remix)" | 5:42 |
10. | "If I Know You (Tania & Jori Version)" | 4:56 |
Total length: | 65:18 |
Singles
- "My People"
- The first single released in late 2007. The song continued to climb the ARIA Singles Chart after successful performances, and heavy radio airplay. It peaked at number 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and certified Platinum despite never reaching the top 10.
- "This Boy's in Love"
- Released as the second single in early 2008, it peaked at number 23 early on, and continuous climbing and falling the single maintained sales. After the band's win at the 2008 ARIA Awards the song re-entered the top 50, and was certified Gold.
- "Talk Like That"
- Released as the official third single in September 2008, the song was a club hit, spending several weeks outside the top 20. When the band won at the ARIAs the song re-entered and climbed the charts to a new peak of number 19. A few weeks before falling out of the singles chart completely it was certified Gold.
- "Yippiyo-Ay"
- Released as a digital-only single, the song gained airplay week-by-week. It debuted at number 94 on the singles chart based on downloads alone, re-entering several times before peaking at number 72.
- "If I Know You"
- Speculated as the album's third single when it received substantial airplay, the official third single was announced as "Talk Like That". Peaking at number 57 on the singles chart in May 2009, the song charted on downloads alone. The song became the fifth single from Apocalypso, and was officially released on 27 March 2009.
- "Kicking and Screaming"
- Announced as the sixth single in late May 2009, a live video was released to accompany the radio release. Cover art then surfaced, but a physical release did not eventuate, making it the second digital-only single from the album.
"Anywhere" was also released in 2008 as a promotional single from the album.[19]
Charts
- Weekly charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 1 |
- Year-end charts
Chart (2008) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[22] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
- Julian Hamilton – vocals, keyboards
- Kim Moyes – drums, keyboards
- Scott Horscroft – mixing
- John Fields – mixing
- Nilesh Patel – mastering
- Lyn Balzer – photography
- Anthony Perkins – photography
- Jonathan Zawada – art direction
References
- ^ a b "Artist Profile: The Presets". EMI Music Publishing. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Kendrick, Martin (April 2008). "The Presets - Interview". noizemakesenemies.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ Jason Treuen. "The Presets: Apocalypso Kings". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ^ "The Presets on Apocalypso". Triple J. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ BBC review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived 2008-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Forget Apocalypso, Presets want world domination". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Hardaker, Tim (28 April 2008). "Apocalypso Goes Gold for the Presets". inthemix.com.au. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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- ^ "The Presets take out J Award". ABC News. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
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- ^ "Apocalypso". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
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at position 1 (help) - ^ "Presets, The (2) - Anywhere at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Presets – Apocalypso". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
External links
- Apocalypso at Discogs (list of releases)