London's dance and electronic scenes started to evolve in the early 2000s from
garage, grime and drum'n'bass into a darker, sparse, sub-bass sound known as
dubstep. At the forefront of the new genre was pirate radio station Rinse FM and
Croydon record store Big Apple Records, which supported and developed the young
DJ/producers Skream, Benga and Artwork. After making some of the scene's most
seminal tracks, the trio came together as Magnetic Man in 2007 and, after
initially hiding their identity, scored their first Top 10 hit with I Need Air
in 2010. Their collaboration with Katy...