Magnetic Man
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- Bio: A lot has been said about Magnetic Man, the trio made up of dubstep’s leading lights Skream, Benga and Artwork. It was Artwork who penned the dubstep anthem ‘Red ... (more)
- Bio: A lot has been said about Magnetic Man, the trio made up of dubstep’s leading lights Skream, Benga and Artwork. It was Artwork who penned the dubstep anthem ‘Red,’ a tune so ahead of its time the genre didn’t yet have a name. He began to mentor two errant teenagers – Benga, who has released two albums and who co-wrote the club hit ‘Night,’ and Skream, whose anthem ‘Midnight Request Line’ took the genre to the nation before his remix of La Roux’s ‘In For The Kill’ sent it worldwide.
Having created a genre of music that has taken hold of youth culture in britain, anticipation has been building to fever pitch as the band set about unleashing onto the world their debut album. a trail of incendiary live performances across the UK and Europe – from the Roskilde Festival in Denmark and Melt festival in Germany to London club Matter and the warehouse project in Manchester - have left festival goers and clubbers transfixed over the past year. The NME were so convinced of their potential that they featured the band on the cover of their ‘State Of Music Today’ issue back in April.
Now, 2010 looks set to be their year as they prepare for the release of their debut album. The first taste the world will get is ‘I Need Air,’ a track that takes the dark, foreboding beat of dubstep but twists it into an edgy pop gem, complete with vocals from Angela Hunte, better known for co-writing the Alicia Keys track ‘New York State Of Mind.’ It’s certainly a statement of intent and one that looks set to propel Magnetic Man into the stratosphere of contemporary, modern UK pop music.
“With all three of us doing it it’s going to get ultra-no-holds barred” says Skream. “This is Magnetic Man. It’s no longer three people: it’s a whole.”
The single comes backed with remixes by Red Light and the Digital Soundboy crew. The band recently played at this year’s Glastonbury – where they will be headlining the Dance West Stage – and have Wireless, Big Chill and the Reading/Leeds festivals coming up.
Magnetic Man have announced a full uk tour this autumn to coincide with the release of their debut album. See below for full list of dates. Tickets for the shows are onsale now:
Tue 26 Oct Norwich Waterfront
Thu 28 Oct Bristol Trinity
Fri 29 Oct Manchester Warehouse Project
Sat 30 Oct Glasgow Sub Club
Tue 2 Nov Brighton Concorde II
Wed 3 Nov London Heaven
Thu 4 Nov Leeds Cockpit
Fri 5 Nov Nottingham Trent University
Magnetic Man will also play the following UK/worldwide Summer festivals:
Saturday 3rd July – Wireless Festival
Thursday 15th July – Benicassim, Spain
Friday 30th July – Fuji Rock, Japan
Friday 6th August – Big Chill
Friday 20th August – Pukkelpop, Belgium
Saturday 28th August – Leeds Festival
Sunday 29th August – Reading Festival
For more information on Magnetic Man please contact:
Naomi Williams (Online Press) – naomi@darlinguk.com / 0207 379 8787 (less)
