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Apocalypso
words by Marcus Foley
As anyone who succumbed to the ‘2am on a Saturday morning, filled to the gills with nefarious chemicals’ rush of The Presets’ debut ‘Beams’ will know, this is not a band who aim to earn your affection lightly. Yet whereas that record encapsulating all the hedonistic urgency you would expect from modern dance music, their second offering is a much more substantial piece of work. That isn’t to say that they have toned things down; these eleven tracks of pure four-four driven techno house are inventive and arresting without losing their dancefloor appeal. Augmented by choral chanting, soaring PIL-esque breaks and even the odd Nick Cave croon from Julian Hamilton, this is a dance record boasting intense crossover appeal, as opposed to their much lauded fellow Modularites Klaxons and their shimmery pretend-dance pop. Equally uplifting, menacing and memorable, this is electronic music as it should be. An essential soundtrack for the summer and beyond.9/10 in stores now
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