Benga solid 2012 in singles

If you know your dubsteb then you've heard of Benga from the Magnetic Man.  And if you haven't heard of the Magnetic Man and like bleep bloop music, go and buy that now.  That album deserves to be in every electronica fan's shelf.  Anyhow, Benga from the band has had a damn good year in cranking pop dubstep back in the UK.   It's way more pop than some of the other dubstep out there and I think more accessible for people across the pond.  Unfortunately, there's no LP or EP putting all these songs together. You have to seek them out as singles for the time being.

"Pour Your Love" is his latest single. It hit around mid-summer in the UK and had a cool video following.  There's a lot of similarities between this song and the beats from the Magnetic Man LP.  This reminds of the tracks they did with Katy B.  A bit like the song "Crossover" actually.  It's more of a summer jam.

"Icon" is another single released mid 2012.  To my ears, this song may be too pop.  It's still a good beat and great production. 

"I Will Never Change" is one of the more clever videos I've seen this year.  It's so simple but it really works. Creating the wave form from records on a steel bar.  The song is cut short but this is classic Benga to my ears.

I spoke of "Perfect Stranger" featuring Katy B from the Magnetic Man and I might as well hit a link to the live version.  I've watched this multiple times back in the days.  Just love how good it sounds live for electronica.  Sometimes that genre of music can get lost in the recording studio and vocals using tons of filters.  Katy B just rocks it on the vocals.