Magnetic Man and Oblivion
Today I have a pretty eclectic and psychedelic kind of song for you all. This song is by the electronic music project known as Magnetic Man. I think the biggest take away with this song is the idea that dubstep and electronic music can possess that genuine heart-wrenching soul that comes with singers like John Legend. Despite the fact that John Legend is a singer who tends to stick with more contemporary and R&B styles, he is still able to sound and perform like himself with the presence of electronic work all around him. And Magnetic Man makes very good use of their dubstep background to make this a song that is not too heavy on bass or video game sounds. A lot of dubstep these days include that screech and scratch kind of sound, with a little bit of video game sound thrown in, and a ton of "wub." But this song is not like that at all. Magnetic Man makes this song sound really eclectic and almost ethereal. Part of the reason this song sounds so t...