What is a story without a plot? A journey without a destination? A movie without a soundtrack? A song without emotion? These questions carve Rustam Mansurov and James Peacock’s unique dynamic signature as Magnetude, an act with one of the most distinctive, exciting and dramatic sounds in contemporary Drum & Bass. Both sharing rich histories in music – Rustam was playing piano aged 9, James was playing violin aged 12 – they’re both heavily inspired by the importance of detail, orchestral dynamics and story-telling in music and moved by composers such as Ennio Morricone, Danny Elfman, Amon Tobin, John Williams and Ilya Beshevli. Their story began in 2012 when they met on the label Close 2 Death and evolved into a much stronger energy when they collaborated together in 2015. By 2016 the ‘Hyperdrive’ EP was born and presented to the world on the highly regarded imprint Lifted Music. Quickly appearing on prominent imprints such as Eatbrain, Renegade Hardware, Viper and RAM Records, their music has featured on games Project Cars and Freaked Fleapit, and between them they’ve performed at events from Creamfields to Let It Roll, Pirate Station to XOYO. Most recently, they’ve co-founded the forward-thinking, community-minded collective Evolution Chamber alongside like-minded fusionists Task Horizon and Receptor. Reminding the scene of the importance of strength in numbers and how the best things happen when people come together. The plot thickens, the journey continues…