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There is no more influential or ambitious band in Britain today than Magnetic Man. From the deep underground roots of record shops and pirate stations, through clubnights, self-funded tours, enormous festival shows – their crowd-surfing skills are second to none – and now an album packed tight with brilliantly realised songs, these three are pioneers, ground-breakers, ... Read more in Amazon's Magnetic Man Store

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Audio CD (11 Oct 2010)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Columbia
ASIN: B003VKVVV8
Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,579 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #59 in Music > Dance & Electronic

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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 Lawrence

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good album. 12 Mar 2013

By TIG

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I don't follow music, I just happened across this album on youtube and loved it. Good tunes with a good mix of styles.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Two words... 'Love it' 27 Feb 2013

By Stuart

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As I lost my original copy, i just had to buy it again, its a must have album for me

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5.0 out of 5 stars Magnetic Man Rules! 27 Mar 2012

By tekfae

Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase

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!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Win - Combined

With the artists Benga, Skream, and, well "Artist" you can rest assured that you will enjoy this album, it does also give quite a bit of variation, so maybe re-considder if you are... Read more

Published 9 months ago by X SIECLE

5.0 out of 5 stars Music to be played in fresh air

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... Read more

Published 18 months ago by Jes

2.0 out of 5 stars 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 20 months ago by MichaelTerre

3.0 out of 5 stars 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 20 months ago by Ruth

4.0 out of 5 stars 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 21 months ago by B. Lassen

3.0 out of 5 stars 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 21 months ago by KateH

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed....

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... Read more

Published 22 months ago by Sam Gardner

4.0 out of 5 stars 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 24 months ago by jen29

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 on 9 Feb 2011 by Lorrydriver24

3.0 out of 5 stars 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

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