Diandra Reviews It All - The Presets Are A Culture At MHOW

Some artists give you a concert, while others give you a culture. To enter their show is to enter a world with its own aesthetics, language, and hidden rules The Presets’ MHOW felt like it took place in 1988 at the Berlin Wall. There we all were, Berlin Youth, waiting to tear down old, fascist ways with blunt bob-cuts and wearing leather upon leather.

For being modern Aussies, The Presets feel like 80’s Germany, and they are HAPPY about it. They, literally, name their genre as “schadenfraude”. This could be why Josh Hamilton sings his music as if it is karaoke to him. He is so eager to hit a note, joyous to utter a lyric, and motivated to move, you almost feel like he did not write his own music with how much he admires it. I know that sounds strange, but not too many artists celebrate themselves or feel so openly proud/ jovial to sing their music. If anything artists can be divided between arrogance and insecurity, but The Presets were confident, which is why they built a culture around themselves.
The Presets – 14U+14ME (Official Video)

Looking at their fans and their time-warped style, I was reminded of festival season, and how to enter campground was also to submit to a code. The difference between a concert and a culture is that if you do not follow a culture then you will not like the concert, which is why I enjoyed The Presets. They commanded me to change my outlook to the rose-colored world of tracks like, “14U + 14Me” and “Do What You Want”, of which would not be half as appreciated had it not been from the vibes of both The Presets’ performance and their crowd. Sure, they have good music, but their show was sold-out because people were buying in their offer: for one night you, literally, do not have to be yourself.
The Presets – Do What You Want (Official Video)

Imagine going to a show where you changed your name, your style, and even your philosophy, and you will get the Presets. It was as if ole-playing was apart of their ticket; it could be why Josh Hamilton felt like a sermonic voice belting through songs such as, “Ghosts” and “My People”, and Kim Moyes was his red-wigged, synth-bashing alter ego. Together they looked and sounded as if Fatboy Slim had been split in half, and made to confront his creative persona with his simple, human form. Their music boomed and bricked like glitter-bombs were being thrown at baselines and their shimmery ashes were spreading across their verses. The result was a show that is not for everyone, but certainly one for a person who dreams of being anyone. For More Information on The Presets Click Here.
The Presets – Ghosts (Official Video)