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Young Magic

Young Magic is an American electronic music group from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2010. The project consists of multi-instrumentalists and producers Melati Malay and Isaac Emmanuel. The group is known for their percussive musical style, often incorporating field recordings made by band members. The duo have released mixtapes in collaboration with London-based visual artist Leif Podhajsky, who is also responsible for the band's album cover artwork. They have collaborated with American composer Kelsey Lu, UK trip hop pioneer Tricky, and have been sampled by Purity Ring and Playboi Carti.

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Young Magic is an American electronic music group from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2010. The project consists of multi-instrumentalists and producers Melati Malay and Isaac Emmanuel. The group is known for their percussive musical style, often incorporating field recordings made by band members. The duo have released mixtapes in collaboration with London-based visual artist Leif Podhajsky, who is also responsible for the band's album cover artwork. They have collaborated with American composer Kelsey Lu, UK trip hop pioneer Tricky, and have been sampled by Purity Ring and Playboi Carti.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2011-02-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2012-02-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2014-05-06 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2019-08-02 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. release date: 2020-01-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2011-02-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2012-02-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2014-05-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2019-08-02". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the release date is "2020-01-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  10. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340073989

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.