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Magnetic Man
Magnetic Man is an English electronic music project from London, consisting of dubstep producers and DJs Benga, Skream and Artwork (previously known as Menta). The trio first met in the late 1990s at the Big Apple Records store in Croydon. They performed using three computers, one playing drum samples, one playing basses and the third playing leads and other samples. Artwork controlled the master laptop, to which the other two are synchronised via MIDI. Their sets usually consisted of a mix of original tracks produced together, and live remixes of Benga and Skream's tracks, accompanied by synchronised projected visuals by Novak Collective. They signed to Columbia Records in 2010. Magnetic Man completed their first full-length sellout tour on 5 November 2010. Their self-titled debut studio album, ''Magnetic Man Magnetic Man is an English electronic music project from London, consisting of dubstep producers and DJs Benga, Skream and Artwork (previously known as Menta). Th ...
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Magnetic Man (album)
''Magnetic Man'' is the debut album by the English dubstep supergroup of the same name. It was released on 8 October 2010 via Startime International. It features vocals provided by different guest vocalists, including Katy B and Ms. Dynamite. Singles * " I Need Air" was the first single released from the album, it was released on 23 July 2010 and reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, it also charted in Belgium. * " Perfect Stranger" was the second single released from the album featuring Katy B. It was released on 1 October 2010 and reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. * "Getting Nowhere" was the third single released from the album. It was released on 18 February 2011 and reached number 65 on the UK Singles Chart. * " Anthemic" was the fourth single to have been released from the album. To accompany the release, grime rapper P Money Paris Moore-Williams (born 8 April 1989), better known by his stage name P Money, is a British grime MC, rapper and songwriter fr ...
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Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken beat, grime, and drum and bass.Reynolds, S.(2012),''Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture,'' Perseus Books; Reprint edition (5 January 2012), pages 511–516, (). In the United Kingdom, the origins of the genre can be traced back to the growth of the Jamaican sound system party scene in the early 1980s. Dubstep is generally characterised by the use of syncopated rhythmic patterns, prominent basslines, and a dark tone. In 2001, this underground sound and other strains of garage music began to be showcased and promoted at London's night club Plastic People, at the "Forward" night (sometimes stylised as FWD>>), and on the pirate radio station Rinse FM, which went on to be considerably influential to the developme ...
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Perfect Stranger (Magnetic Man Song)
"Perfect Stranger" is a song by British electronic music project Magnetic Man featuring singer Katy B. It is the second single to be released from their debut album ''Magnetic Man'' and can also be found on Katy B's debut album '' On a Mission''. It was released on 1 October 2010. It peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. Background In an interview with ''The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...'' they said: "We worked on this song for two weeks to get the original version perfect. Then Benga does a remix that's absolutely amazing. I think it's testament to his talent that he can live so closely with a track and then do something completely different with it." Critical reception Nick Levine of '' Digital Spy'' gave the song a positive review stating: ...
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Musical Groups From London
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British Musical Trios
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English Electronic Music Groups
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Evangeline (Mary Anne Hobbs Compilation)
''Evangeline'' is a compilation album of electronic music (largely dubstep and grime) released in 2008 on the Planet Mu label. The album was compiled by Mary Anne Hobbs and features tracks, many exclusive. The album is available in two formats: CD and a set of four vinyl records. Unitz's ''The Drop'' and Tes La Rok featuring Uncle Sam's "Up in the VIP" are only available on the CD version. CD track listing #Ital Tek: "Archaic" (4:32) #Unitz: "The Drop" (4:41) #Shackleton: "In the Void" (4:56) #Cult Of The 13th Hour: "Way of the Gun" (3:59) #Wiley: "Local Lad" (2:42) #Headhunter and Ekelon: "Timewarp" (5:06) #Darqwan: "Universal Want-ing" (5:07) #Ben Frost: "Theory of Machines" (9:28) #Flying Lotus: "Flattery (Sympathy for the Biters)" (2:57) #Dakimh: "Done" (4:37) # Pinch: "E.Motiv" (5:28) #Magnetic Man: "Ligma VIP" (4:50) #Tes La Rok featuring Uncle Sam: "Up in the VIP" (5:35) #Surgeon: "Right Road to Dubland" (4:52) #Boxcutter A utility knife is any type of knife used f ...
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On A Mission (Katy B Album)
''On a Mission'' is the debut studio album by British singer Katy B. The album was released on 1 April 2011, by Rinse and Columbia Records and in the United States on 13 September. Katy worked with producers and writers DJ Zinc, Benga, and Rinse FM founder Geeneus. Katy had been recording songs for the album since June 2007 and continued recording for three years until December 2010. The album was heavily influenced by the singer's life experiences and her journey into the music world. The album received positive reviews from music critics. Many appreciated the album's sound, deeming it original, sharp, thrilling, solid and brilliant and others. The lyrical content received heavy praise, liking Katy's projection of emotion in to the work and the messages it sends out. Lyrically, the majority of the album's songs are based on Katy's life experiences of love, heartbreak, boys, and clubbing. Musically, ''On a Mission'' is rooted in the electronic dance genre, while incorporating el ...
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Easy Please Me
"Easy Please Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter Katy B from her debut album '' On a Mission'' (2011). It was released as the album's fourth single on 3 June 2011, and reached number 25 in the UK charts. Music video The music video was released on 21 May 2011, and features Katy and two friends in a pool club. Katy does various activities including hustling at pool, then she and her friends are chased out by a bailiff at the end and escape with money as they drive off. Composition The song is written in pure harmonic minor, which is a rare instance in popular music. Its key signature is Bb minor and it follows the harmonic chord progression of F—Bbm—Gb—Ebm—F (the Ebm is a passing chord). The song has an electronica influence. It provides a subtle vocal harmony, extensive vamping ''Vamping'' is a 1984 American drama film about a down-on-his-luck saxophonist who agrees to help rob the home of a rich widow, then unexpectedly falls for the woman. Shots of the movie ...
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UK Dance Chart
The UK Dance Singles Chart and the UK Dance Albums Chart are music charts compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company from sales of songs in the dance music genre (e.g. house, trance, drum and bass, garage, synthpop) in record stores and digital downloads. The chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1's and Official Charts Company's website. The archive on the Official Charts Company website goes back to 3 July 1994, the beginning of the first charting week.Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40: 3 July 1994 - 9 July 1994
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Official Charts Company
The Official Charts (legal name: The Official UK Charts Company Limited) is a British inter-professional organization that compiles various "official" record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a private company limited by shares jointly owned by BPI and ERA. The Chart Information Network (CIN) took over as compilers of the o ...
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Anthemic
"Anthemic" is a song by live electronic music project Magnetic Man. It is the fourth single to be released from the debut album ''Magnetic Man'' and was released as a digital download on 22 July 2011. For its release, grime rapper P Money was added to the track – with the version serving as the lead promotion for the release. The single version premiered in May 2011 during Magnetic Man's performance at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. Music video A music video to accompany the release of "Anthemic" was first released onto YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ... on 30 June 2011 at a total length of three minutes and forty-nine seconds.
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