Diplo and Switch clearly cherish the glitches and low-tech glory of vintage Jamaican music. But they’re much better off when re-imagining as opposed to indulging in tongue-in-cheek mimicry. In retrospect, this album was inevitable, given Diplo and Switch’s groundbreaking production work with avant-garde artists like M.I.A. and Santigold. Saturday, June 27, 2009
Major Lazer by Diplo and Switch
Diplo and Switch clearly cherish the glitches and low-tech glory of vintage Jamaican music. But they’re much better off when re-imagining as opposed to indulging in tongue-in-cheek mimicry. In retrospect, this album was inevitable, given Diplo and Switch’s groundbreaking production work with avant-garde artists like M.I.A. and Santigold. 
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