Tag: Diplo
Herve Pagez, Diplo – Spicy (feat. Charli XCX)
Ellie Goulding, Diplo, Swae Lee – Close To Me
Silk City, Dua Lipa – Electricity (feat. Diplo, Mark Ronson)
Skrillex & Diplo – Mind (feat. Kai)
Watch: Diplo & Sleepy Tom – Be Right There
I’m still not bored with this track…
‘Be Right There’ is out now via Because Music/Mad Decent.
Watch: Skrillex & Diplo ‘To Ü’ feat AlunaGeorge
Listen: Diplo & Sleepy Tom ‘Be Right There’
Track of the week. Just because it’s good to go a bit mental sometimes. I remember when the original was released in the 90’s. I am officially old.
Diplo x CL x RiFF RAFF x OG Maco – Doctor Pepper
SAT 8/15 – DETROIT, MI – FESTIVAL GROUNDS AT THE PALACE AUBRUN HILLS
FRI 8/21 – DALLAS, TX – CLUB ZOUK OUTSIDE LOT
SUN 8/23 – AUSTIN, TX – STUBBS WALLER CREEK AMPHITHEATER
FRI 8/21 – DALLAS, TX – CLUB ZOUK OUTSIDE LOT
SUN 8/23 – AUSTIN, TX – STUBBS WALLER CREEK AMPHITHEATER
FRI 8/28 – LAS VEGAS, NV – ENCORE BEACH CLUB
SAT 8/29 – TORONTO, ON – FORT YORK GARRISON COMMONS
SUN 8/30 – DENVER, CO – RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER
FRI 9/04 – CALGARY, AB – SHAW MILLENNIUM PARK
SUN 9/06 – VANCOUVER, BC – PNE AMPHITHEATRE
FRI 9/11 – BERKELEY, CA – GREEK THEATRE – UC BERKELY
SAT 9/12 – EUGENE, OR – CUTHBERT AMPHITHEATER
SUN 9/13 – SAN DIEGO, CA – LED
FRI 9/18 – PHOENIX, AZ – RAWHIDE
SAT 9/19 – LOS ANGELES, CA – LA CENTER STUDIOS
SUN 9/20 – LOS ANGELES, CA – LA CENTER STUDIOS
SAT 9/26 – CHICAGO, IL – TBA
SAT 8/29 – TORONTO, ON – FORT YORK GARRISON COMMONS
SUN 8/30 – DENVER, CO – RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER
FRI 9/04 – CALGARY, AB – SHAW MILLENNIUM PARK
SUN 9/06 – VANCOUVER, BC – PNE AMPHITHEATRE
FRI 9/11 – BERKELEY, CA – GREEK THEATRE – UC BERKELY
SAT 9/12 – EUGENE, OR – CUTHBERT AMPHITHEATER
SUN 9/13 – SAN DIEGO, CA – LED
FRI 9/18 – PHOENIX, AZ – RAWHIDE
SAT 9/19 – LOS ANGELES, CA – LA CENTER STUDIOS
SUN 9/20 – LOS ANGELES, CA – LA CENTER STUDIOS
SAT 9/26 – CHICAGO, IL – TBA
Jack Ü – Take Ü There feat. Kiesza
New Music: Swizzymack
New Music: Saint
Saint is a long time Diplo collaborator who just recently released this debut full-length. Check out here.
MØ and Diplo
Butter’s Theme
Interview: Quickfire with Jarell Perry
I’ve featured Jarell Perry a good few times on here. I’m always impressed with the quality of his work, and have loved the few tracks I’ve heard so far from this very promising chap. I threw a few questions his way recently, so I figured you’d like to know more about one of my favourite RnB talents of late…
Hello Jarell! For those readers who don’t know much about you, can you tell us more about yourself and how would you describe your sound?
Simple man turned songwriter turned artist, pushing some boundaries and just making the music I want to hear. The sound is classic and unexpected at the same time.
You’ve taken the blog world by surprise recently with tracks like ‘Awkward’ and ‘Getaway’ – were you expecting the buzz to pick the way it did?
You always hope for the best and look for a record to be that ONE hit that breaks you. But I try to go in with minimal expectations. I’m definitely glad the way it’s turned out – the response has been overwhelming positive. With Getaway, I felt it was more of a risk, but the payoff is looking exponential right now.
You’ve worked with the likes of Usher, Diplo, Thurz and Fat Joe. That’s a pretty varied blend of artists; how did these collaborations happen?
Divine intervention always plays a role I think. My covers on YouTube got me a meeting with Usher, my placement with Fat Joe came through a run-in at the studio…I have a great team and friends always making introductions, too. I want to collab with as many dope artists as possible, regardless of genre – it’s always a learning experience.
What’s happening over the next few months for you?
Releasing Simple Things, planning a tour, and working on the next album.
Who’s your biggest current inspiration?
My number one inspiration will always be Stevie Wonder, for his musicality, songwriting, and vocal ability…
Who’s your favourite up and coming artist that you’d like to share with us?
I recently got into this band called HAIM. They have really sick production and can’t wait to hear more from them.
Your album Simple Things comes out on March 18. Tell us about it. Also what do you want fans to get out of it?
Simple Things is the truest introduction of myself to the world. Musically, I’m exploring all of the sounds I’m a fan of right now, from indie-acoustic to dubstep and chill-wave. Lyrically, I wanted to capture some basic human emotions that can’t always be explained in a love song. Those are the simple things I want people to take away. Every song describes a certain moment – take, eat, it’ll be the soundtrack to your life.
First Watch: Bonde do Rolê ‘Kilo’
Diplo goes K-Pop
Diplo & Usher make a song together
This is taking electrosoul to a whole new level.
2011’s Random List
So everyone’s doing their lists for 2011. They’re fun to read but a nightmare to compile, so I thought I’d shake it up a bit with my list by using some really rather pointless categories.
2011’s Most Painfully Cool
Woodkid – This is one of those ‘hidden loves’ I have who I don’t really blog about because I want to enjoy for myself. Kinda selfish it sounds but it’s only because if I do blog about them I just won’t stop… Friendly Fires being an example. Anyway, anything Woodkid touches turns to gold.
2011’s Best Second Album
Friendly Fires – Pala. Second albums are so hard to get right but Friendly Fires had no trouble coming back with a piece of genius.
2011’s Best Album To Fall In Love To
Patrick Wolf – Lupercalia. Patrick Wolf has one of the most devoted set of followers for any musician that I know in the UK. I have a few records of his, but this is by far the standout album that he’s produced to date. Just because the story behind it is so simple- he fell in love. And the songs that feature are a pure joy to listen to.
2011’s Most Underrated Album
Alex Clare – Lateness Of The Hour. Produced by Diplo and mixing some really heart-stopping beats with a raw voice and big lyrics, it’s just stunning from start to finish. I really hope it picks up in 2012 because this record is just too good to not be heard.
2011’s Most Bittersweet Album
Amy Winehouse – Lionness. You may know that I am a huge fan of the late Winehouse. So when this was released last month I was stunned at how some of the songs which had already been released sounded so different when arranged the way Winehouse actually wanted. It’s a beautiful record, but I really hope her estate releases more.
2011’s Most Addictive Track
M83 – Midnight City. This track makes you feel like a kid running around in the dark pretending to be a space hero or something. It’s amazing.
2011’s Biggest Disappointment
Ed Sheeran – ‘+’
2011’s Most Anticipated Debut
Penguin Prison – Penguin Prison. This chap’s been causing a stir on the blogs for a couple of years now and his debut album came out a few months back. Most of the songs have already been out, but there’s something about hearing them in full set that makes the ears very satisfied.
2011’s Most Welcome Return
Man Like Me. One of my favourite bands by a mile, purely because of the genius behind their sillyness, Man Like Me released some new material this year that got me a bit excited.
2011’s Most Interesting Lyric To Come Out Of A Rap
Childish Gambino – Freaks & Geeks: “An elephant never forgets, so my dick remembers everything”.
New Music: Expendable Youth
Coming out of the new Mad Decent imprint label ‘Jeffries’, this is a fun dance track that has the Diplo stamp all over it.