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Girl and the Sea is the second EP by Australian electronic dance music duo The Presets released on Modular Records on 1 November 2004. [1] The EP reached No. 6 on the AIR charts [2] and at No. 20 on the ARIA Hitseekers Charts. [3] The vocals for the song were sung by Julian Hamilton and recorded by The Presets in Kim Moyes' small
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 advance of their debut album, Beams , released in 2005 to positive critical response. [ 1 ]
Girl and the Sea: Released: 1 November 2004; Label: Modular Records; Format: CD; iTunes Live from Sydney: Released: 2 December 2008; Label: Modular Records; Format: Digital download; Peaked at No. 23 on the Australian Dance Singles Charts in December 2008 [8] Raka (with Golden Features) [9] Released: 15 November 2019; Label: Modular Records, EMI
Pitchfork, 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". [ 3 ] The Guardian gave a three star review and observed, "The Australian duo begin by apeing Michael Jackson 's Billie Jean , with singer Julian Hamilton out-grunting Jacko, and conclude with ...
A review on Sputnik Music describes the song as "absolutely fanstastic, the best on the album, and the catchiest." [4] Dan Raper at Popmatters states "the beat is a semitone-rumble of distorted fuzz, the vocals, thrown off with the yelp of Green Velvet in “La La Land”, and the chorus is anthemic, defiant, addictive."
"If I Know You" is a break-up song with a Morrissey-like sexual ambiguity, with a vocal hook reminiscent of the 1980 Split Enz hit "I Hope I Never".. Discussing the lyrics, singer Julian Hamilton told Rolling Stone Australia: "It's a break up song but I didn't want it to be a guy pissed off at a girl because that always sounds so wimpy.
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The Presets recorded the album in Sydney and Los Angeles. The bulk of the album was recorded at the home studios of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes, with additional drum sessions taking place in Los Angeles with Joe Baressi and Sean Beavan. The Presets returned to Los Angeles to mix the album with Tony Hoffer.