Diplo and photographer Shane McCauley are launching the zine series Blow Your Head. Each volume will explore a different country and musical genre. For this volume, the duo traveled through Trenchtown, visiting Tuff Gong Studios, Gee Jam Studios and Sugarman Beach, documenting the most cutting-edge music and dance with candid photographs of the players and venues.
Each volume is an 8 x 10 inch, 96 page black and white softcover printed in a limited edition of 1500 copies.
Blow Your Head Zine
September 27th, 2012Snoop Lion – Reincarnated
August 1st, 2012Snoop Dogg’s upcoming album as Snoop Lion, Reincarnated, was announced by VICE this week, who will be releasing the record (and a documentary) in the fall. Our own Dre Skull co-produced the album alongside Diplo & Ariel Rechtshaid.
Poirier – Hold The Line (Wha-La-La-Leng Remix)
June 29th, 2012
Poirier is digging into his backlog to re-release this remix of Diplo’s surf-ragga jam “Hold the Line.” The remix is a furious little ragga stomp and is available for free download at Poirier’s Bandcamp. And while you’re at it, check out Poirier’s new “Alert Riddim EP” out now on MAN RECORDINGS.
Schlachthofbronx on 1Xtra
June 19th, 2012
This week’s Diplo & Friends show on BBC 1Xtra featured Schlachthofbronx as their guest, playing almost an hour of their own originals and remixes. Check it out here while you can.
Mixpak FM: Paul Devro
December 7th, 2011
Mixpak 027 is brought to you by Paul Devro, creative director of Mad Decent and party DJ extraordinaire. Alongside co-curating the brand new Mad Decent imprint, Jeffree’s, with Diplo, of late Vancouver’s Devro has also been producing new tracks for the upcoming Riff Raff LP, the ‘Through the Wire’ moombahton compilation, and has a brand new release coming out on Bersa Discos in the new year.
His Mixpak FM mix is a ride through dancehall, Brazil trapmuzik, ghettotech outkast covers, new releases from Mixpak favourite, Murlo, and a fistful of crazy tracks from around the globe. Mad decent.
You can subscribe to Mixpak FM via iTunes, subscribe with an RSS reader from the Mixpak FM site or download this mix directly.
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Dre Skull for Triple J’s Mix Up
October 12th, 2011
This weekend Dre Skull had a featured mix on Australia’s Triple J radio, alongside other exclusive mixes from Drop The Lime, All The Lights and Diplo. The mix features some forthcoming Mixpak productions from Dubbel Dutch and Bert on Beats, not to mention a ton of white labels and remixes.
Diplo & Dillon Francis ‘Que Que’ Video
June 22nd, 2011This video has an aggressively surreal style similar to Major Lazer’s “Pon De Floor” break out of a few years ago. “Que Que” can be found on Dave Nada’s new Blow Your Head Vol. 2 Moombahton Compilation out now on Mad Decent.
Alex Clare – Up All Night
November 11th, 2010
When I first heard this song I instantly liked it, not only does it have that infectious punk beat but this man’s vocals are on point. Alex Clare semi howls (in a good way) over this Diplo and Switch produced track. I have seen others touch on how similar it is to Major Lazer’s Hold the Line. It is in fact a classier (read slowed down and added strings) cousin of Lazer Theme. Lazer Theme is probably my favourite track off last year’s Guns Dont Kill People Lazers Do LP, MC Future Trouble slays the beat with a politically insightful venom.