Sporting a name inspired by guys like Lt. Stitchie and General Echo, Major Lazer appears to be a party-starting dancehall-reggae soldier with an old-school bent. In fact, he's a fantasy-baseball composite cooked up by producers Diplo and Switch (M.I.A., Santigold) with a fresh crop of Jamaican microphone fiends and kindred spirits. Gun nut Einstein trades XXX rhymes with Philly art girl Amanda Blank, while Brooklyn's Jah Dan keeps it rootsy. The biggest fun is hearing Diplo and Switch go off the leash, mixing surf guitar and horse whinnies, bong burbles and air horns. By the end, they're Auto-Tuning a baby's wail, clearly high enough, artistically, to try anything.
(Posted: Jun 15, 2009)
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- Hold The Line feat. Mr. Lex & Santigold
- When You Hear The Bassline Featuring Ms. Thing
- Can't Stop Now Featuring Jovi Rockwell, Mr. Vegas
- Lazer Theme Featuring Future Trouble
- Anything Goes Featuring Turbulence
- Cash Flow Featuring Jah Dan
- Mary Jane Featuring Mapei, Mr. Evil
- Bruk Out Featuring Ms. Thing, T.O.K.
- What U Like Featuring Amanda Blank, Einstein
- Keep It Goin' Louder Featuring Nina Sky, Ricky Blaze
- Pon De Floor Featuring Vybz Kartel
- Baby Featuring Prince Zimboo
- Jump Up Featuring Leftside, Supahype
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