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Pacifica (The Presets album)
2012 studio album by The Presets From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pacifica is the third studio album by Australian electronic duo The Presets. The album was released in Australia by Modular Recordings on 7 September 2012. The album features the singles "Youth in Trouble", "Ghosts", "Promises", "Fall" and "Push". The album was Triple J's Feature Album.
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At the J Awards of 2012, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[2]
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Background and release
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.
Writing sessions for the album began as early as 2009. The band worked on as many as 30 songs towards the album. However it was towards the end of 2011 that the bulk of sessions came together.
Pacifica was released in Australia on 7 September 2012. In Australia the album was released on compact disc (the first pressing with a lenticular sleeve), gatefold vinyl album, deluxe box set (featuring, CD, vinyl album, lithograph and expanded artwork), and digital download.
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Track listing
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All tracks are written by The Presets.
Album credits
- Joe Barresi – engineer
- Sean Beavan – engineer
- Chris Claypool – assistant
- Dave Cooley – mastering
- Glen Goetze – A&R
- Julian Hamilton – engineer, producer
- Tony Hoffer – additional production, mixing
- Analiese Ifould – stylist
- Wade Keighran – engineer
- Will Larnach-Jones – management
- Kim Moyes – engineer, producer
- Jun Murakawa – assistant
- Jon Nicholson – drum technician
- Jonathan Zawada – art direction, design
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