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Track Listings
| 1. Flying Into Tokyo |
| 2. Fire |
| 3. I Need Air |
| 4. Anthemic |
| 5. The Bug |
| 6. Ping Pong |
| 7. Perfect Stranger |
| 8. Mad |
| 9. Boiling Water |
| 10. K Dance |
| 11. Crossover |
| 12. Box Of Ghosts |
| 13. Karma Crazy |
| 14. Getting Nowhere |
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Arriving on a wave of hype that would better be fitting as an undertow, Magnetic Man’s reputation as the group who could send dubstep mainstream inevitably precedes them. It also raises the question: does dubstep – a bedroom-born, after-dark genre – really need to see the light of day? Thankfully, the trio – underground veterans Artwork, Benga and Skream – have pooled their talents to produce an album that conveys the appeal of where they come from. But it is nonetheless something broader than a primer, pushing boundaries with its buttons and laying down a marker for anyone set to follow them.
It’s the tracks with guest vocalists that give Magnetic Man its breadth, the more orthodox material comprising the rest of the album’s depth. Of the former, Ms Dynamite’s re-emergence on the barrelling Fire is the only dud – her changed-up vocals sounding an uninspiring contrast to the likes of Angela Hunte on top 40 single I Need Air, which soars into life on a synthetic riff, and the floating nightmare Sam Frank provides on Boiling Water. The appearance of Katy B on straight-up love song Perfect Stranger makes it an inevitable second single, but in truth her turn on the song’s through the looking glass comedown – Crossover – is more impressive, to the point where it arguably would’ve made a more natural sign-off than their suitably soulful collaboration with John Legend, Getting Nowhere.
As for the rest, there won’t be many dubstep purists disappointed with the burrowing The Bug and its whispered malevolence, nor the way it segues into Ping Pong and an arresting, bare bones melody. Likewise, Mad and Anthemic both pay their dues to the dubstep’s trademark suffocating slow grind without stinting on a sense of occasion.
Perhaps as much as anything, Magnetic Man should be praised for their quality control. This album arrives on the back of countless mixtapes and collaborations between its core members and the temptation for a lesser group would be to believe that they’ve done enough to impress purely on the back of getting noticed. As it stands, they’ve not only crossed over but given themselves the scope to impress even further in future.
--Alistair LawrenceFind more music at the BBC This link will take you off Amazon in a new window
CD Description
Magnetic Man is a collective of dubstep producers and DJs--Benga, Artwork and Skream. This, their debut album, includes the single "I Need Air".
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having read the reviews on this album I decided to give it a try although I have to admit I was a little disappointed on first listening to it - I am hoping that it will grow on me over time! Fave tracks are I Need Air and the two by Katy B - to me this album is not half as good as Katy B On A Mission, which I absolutely love! I really wanted to like this album and was looking forward to listening to it but I was rather disappointed!
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It came promptly. Still in mint condition. Its always good to know if it has been opened or if it is new. Magnetic Man is amazing I saw them all play in SF on March 19th 2012. This album covers a variety of sounds from Techno - Dubstep to Japanese futurism. Some songs have vocals which is unusual for underground dance music but I think they (Artwork, Skream, and Benga) are trying to reach a broader audience. All three musicians here are brilliant and I feel great supporting the underground sound and the true vinyl culture. Long live the vinyl and its superior sound!! I purchased the CD as well and found the record to have a much warmer vibrance to it. The feeling cannot be matched!
Format:Audio CD
I love this album! Simple as that. I'm quite new to the whole dubstep thing and it may have passed me by if wasn't for Fearne Cotton introducing me to Nero, playing them on her radio show - and I only tuned in by accident! (have not listened to radio 1 for quite some time!).
It is so fresh and airy, the presence of Katy B, are certainly highlights but, in so far as being joined in fine high company.
The dud track for me is 'Fire' with a very scary miss dynamite. Its over produced.
Other than that its all highly enjoyable - truly fresh air, there is nothing here that will bring you down, but nor is it all fluff; there is real substance here, the catchy 'Boiling Water', to the frenzy of 'Mad'. Yes its quite commercial - and why not? People who sell stuff for a living kind of need to be, but that doesn't mean its factory produced.
All said this is to be enjoyed and not really to be treated as a serious study example of the dubstep genre.
I just love it and have been playing it for months and will play it some more :-)
It is so fresh and airy, the presence of Katy B, are certainly highlights but, in so far as being joined in fine high company.
The dud track for me is 'Fire' with a very scary miss dynamite. Its over produced.
Other than that its all highly enjoyable - truly fresh air, there is nothing here that will bring you down, but nor is it all fluff; there is real substance here, the catchy 'Boiling Water', to the frenzy of 'Mad'. Yes its quite commercial - and why not? People who sell stuff for a living kind of need to be, but that doesn't mean its factory produced.
All said this is to be enjoyed and not really to be treated as a serious study example of the dubstep genre.
I just love it and have been playing it for months and will play it some more :-)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
commercial
The first 3 tracks are more commercial is not my style, Dubstep and in particular on this album I was expecting more, I heard little but I think Dubstep genre lacks quality. Read more
Published 8 months ago by MichaelTerre
good album
I do like the original tracks that were first released like I need air but the ones that have nto been released on radio I was not kean on to be honest. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ruth
Quality Album
Great album and a worthy edition to any music collection. Great tracks and vocals by Katy B and John Legend. If you don't like really heavy dubsteb then you'll like this.
Published 9 months ago by B. Lassen
Hit and miss
Loved the last few tracks on this album. ADORE 'going nowhere' but dont the other tracks as highly. Awesome artists, but as with most dnb/dubstep/techno albums, they never do... Read more
Published 10 months ago by KateH
Wicked!
Really enjoyed this album, had heard a few songs on it before but the guys have done some excellent work with this album, the whole thing works well. Read more
Published 12 months ago by jen29
Fantastic
This album is spectacular. Magnetic Man have taken dubstep to another level, staying clear from the dirty grime aspects of dubstep and taking it to a slightly more commercial... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Lorrydriver24
featured female artists make the albumn
this is a good albumn overall, although for me the Kelly B & Angela Hunte tunes make it worth the buy. Read more
Published 16 months ago by another reviewer
Brilliant Album!!
Absoulutely brilliant album, not all dubstep, for example the first track, flying in to Tokyo is amazing!! I also love Fire with Ms Dynamite, I Need Air, Mad and Perfect Stranger!! Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ryan
Magnetic Man
Love this cd its experimental I Need Air being my favourite reminds of the drum and bass back in the 90's, dub step and interesting bass on each track
Published 16 months ago by Derm
Gets better with every listen
I am a fan of Skream and Benga anyway so thought the Magnetic Man collaboration would be a success, but when I first heard this album I was surprised at just how great it was. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Vinny
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