Those Attractive Magnets

Those Attractive Magnets were created early 1980 in a town called Tamworth, the heart of the English Midlands, as a vehicle for Rikk Quay (keyboards) and Andy Baldwin (vocals). They self-released a super limited cassette EP, 'Pictures on the Wall' in 1980 and the 'Nightlife / Love Chimes' 7″ in 1983 and appeared on a Futurist music compilation LP, 'Synthetic Romance' in 1982. 

Their music travels beyond copycat synthpop bands of the time into electronic realms of the 80s underground scene. There are some obvious parallels of the time –you can hear the commercial strains of The Human League, Soft Cell and Kraftwerk at times – but the band never wholly embraced commercialism as these tracks reveal. Although their sound takes a cue from the post-punk and early new romantic scenes, it still remains one step ahead in a unique futuristic world full of delicious dance beats! [SOURCE: DARK ENTRIES RECORDS]