The Presets - Are You the One？

What this video is

Released in 2005 as the lead single from The Presets' debut album Beams on Modular Records, 'Are You the One?' arrived at the precise moment Australian indie-electronic music was beginning to penetrate global club and internet culture. The track became emblematic of the Myspace-era music discovery ecosystem, with the glitch-heavy video circulating virally online before YouTube dominance. The Presets — an Australian…

Why it matters

A landmark early document of the Australian electro-indie wave that would crest globally with acts like Cut Copy, The Presets, and Empire of the Sun. The video's pioneering use of deliberately corrupted digital media as an aesthetic device predates the mainstream glitch-art movement, positioning…

The director

Kris Moyes (born 30 October 1978) is an Australian-born director, producer, and founder of KMoyes Pictures. A graduate of the University of New South Wales with a double degree in Fine Arts, Moyes is best known for visually experimental music videos. His…