Magnetic Man @ Mixed Bizness, 30 Oct

 

While there was something inevitable about the formation of Magnetic Man given that dubstep’s popularity, relatively speaking, has already approached terminal velocity, the idea of a supergroup might well stick in the throat amongst many of the genre’s notoriously publicity-shy figureheads. Err, perhaps not the best way to introduce Benga, Skream and Artwork as the trio that make up Magnetic Man, but the aforementioned caveat thankfully doesn’t ring true of the threesome’s refreshing jig of neon laced 90s rave alongside more traditional dubstep signatures; ones that, thankfully, never threaten to veer into the wobble fixation of clownstep territory. Featuring alongside Magnetic Man on their visit to the Sub Club will be Katy B (you’ll likely ken her from Magnetic Man’s latest single, Perfect Stranger) and Boom Monk Ben, a long-standing pillar of the community and all round good egg thanks to his popular Mixed Bizness nights at Glasgow Art School. [Ray Philp]