The Presets - Topic

The Presets are an Australian electronic music duo of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes. Formed in 2003 and signed to Modular Records, The Presets released two EPs in advance of their debut album Beams, released in 2005 to critical acclaim.

In 2008 The Presets released the chart topping album Apocalypso, selling in excess of 3x platinum sales in Australia and featuring four hit singles, including 'My People' - which became the longest charting single in Australian history. The Presets went on to win 5 ARIA awards (and 2 Artisan awards) for their album in 2008, including Album Of The Year. They also shared the coveted Songwriter Of The Year award at the 2009 APRA Awards.

Pacifica was released in 2012, featuring Rolling Stone Magazine's Song Of The Year, 'Ghosts'. Pacifica was also nominated for an ARIA Award, shortlisted for the AMP Award, the J Award and was Album of the Year in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph, and Electronic Album of the Year in the Sydney Morning Herald.

The duo released their fourth studio album HI VIZ mid-2018, led by the track 'Do What You Want, which made triple j's Hottest 100 after only one month of release, and subsequent singles '14U+14ME', 'Downtown Shutdown' and 'Martini'.

In 2019 The Presets released a collaborative EP alongside Golden Features titled 'Raka'.