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Beams
Electronic · 2005 · 11 tracks

Beams

The Presets

Gritty, analog-heavy electro-clash that feels like a midnight walk through an industrial zone. Aggressive live drumming meets dark, sawtooth synthesizers.

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It's like a punk band found a warehouse full of vintage synths and decided to start a riot.

A dark, propulsive energy that feels like the tension of a crowded city street at midnight.

Beams · vs · The Presets
Self Examination+1.6σ

The writing leans notably further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Steamworks
4:35
04
Girl and the Sea
4:45
05
Black Background
1:37
06
Worms
3:59
08
Hill Stuck
1:46
09
Girl (You Chew My Mind Up)
3:50
10
I Go Hard, I Go Home
5:03
11
Bad Up Your Betterness
4:10
12
Beams
3:41
13
Kitty in the Middle (Kitty Said)
5:49
14
I Go Hard, I Go Home (DJ Hell Remix)
9:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the atmospheric swell into the driving, nautical pulse of Girl and the Sea.
The sudden, abrasive synth squelch that punctuates the rhythmic breakdown in Steamworks.
Julian Hamilton's baritone dropping into a near-whisper during the minimalist bridge of Beams.
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