Diplo is a popular and revered D.J, producer and remixer who has spread his magical touch across a variety of genres including rock, hip hop and baile funk. The 'Paper planes' remix doesn't work as well as the original M.I.A song which uses the Clash sample to such great effect to create such a clever, subversive piece of music. The Spank Rock remix is a dirty, grunting effort which fits their music well. I felt I needed a cold shower after listening to it. 'Reload it' by Kano fits in about 4000 words in a 4 minute song. Very good even if I feel slightly silly listening to it.
Of his own songs, sorry tracks, '200' has a light touch to it and is largely instrumental, 'Smash a Kangaroo' is a politically incorrect piss-take about killing marsupials and macho-ness. 'Percao' has a latin/Spank Rock type vibe to it and is a pretty good song.
'Lets make love to death from above' by CSS is another great song which is only slightly ruined by hearing it so much when it came out. The mix on here improves the song, twisting it further into something even groovier. 'Young Folks' also falls into the category of a song I enjoyed but heard to much. Diplo's mix turns this catchy indie song with whistling middle bit into a funkier beast. The Bonde Do Role song 'Solta O Frango' shakes and shimmies along nicely with it's catchy, although not understandable, vocals and drums. 'Heater' has a fat synthesizer sound which makes me want to take something illegal and go raving (something I have never done and am unlikely to do at my advanced age). 'Shake a fist' by Hot Chip is okay but I've never really felt they were that good so doesn't do a lot for me. The Black Lips remix 'Veni Vidi Vici' slows down the original even more than it already is. It doesn't add much to the song which already isn't one of their best. 'The Whistlerz' by Claude VonStroke isn't very interesting apart from the artist's name which is great.
Overall a mixed bag of remixes and original songs which probably need to be heard in a club to be fully appreciated.
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What is "spank rock" exactly? Sounds a bit rude!
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A hip hop group. They are very dirrrrty! and quite good as well.
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