Folks have been clamoring for the aptly titled "Suspense Is Killing Me" from London's Boy 8-Bit since big name DJs like Switch, Basement Jaxx, Annie Mac and Crookers started spinning it advance style late last year. Now the Boy is signed with...
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Now on digital! Our "vintage" review from 2004 when he was also know as Diplodocus: OK, by now you know that we're pretty much down with everything Diplo does. You know we're gonna give this a positive review, blow some smoke around...
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Mad Decent's most loaded release to date. Diplo called in the Justice League of remixers for this one. If you heard Blaqstarr's Supastarr EP, you know he's not your typical Bmore producer. No gimmick tracks here, just dark, crazy original production. "Shake...
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Blaqstarr's style of Baltimore club is a little different from the gimmicky cut-and-paste joints that are dominating the Lab these days. I think Diplo called it "violent, futuristic soul music," and I can't say I disagree. Right off the bat, "Supastarr" has...
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Earlier this year while touring in Australia, Diplo got the chance to do some music workshops with kids incarcerated in a juvenile detention center in the rural Maningrida district. Because of the restrictions placed on the kids by the Australian government, the...
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A major shake-up in the Hollertronix saga! Not only has the series jumped ship from Money Studies over to Mad Decent, but Diplo has handed over the production reins to fellow Philadelphian DJ Sega and Baltimore's DJ Blaqstarr. The Venom-style logo on...
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Follow-up EP of bonus and extras from Awfully Deep album. The a-side, "Seat Yourself," is a new track with that off-center electronic sound that he seems so snug with. It comes with a companion Diplo remix in the same vein- not his...
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Are you ready for some trancehall?? The biggest track from South Rakkas' Mix Up LP (great record, by the way) gets the deluxe Mad Decent remix treatment, with some sweet digital-exclusivo mixes to boot. The much needed fully mixable club edit of...
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Are you ready? 'Cause this is the Souuth... Rakkas... Crrrreew!!! Don't be fooled by the generic promo cover - this is Mad Decent, the label that brought you Blaqstarr and Bonde Do Role, remember? And the Rakkas are here because they rock!...
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