I’m not sure what attracts dance driven hipsters to certain MP3 jockeys, but whatever it is – Diplo must possess more of it than any other contemporary cracker with a laptop and two decks.
During this past Friday’s Mad Decent pandemonium at The Middle East, at least 100 people joined Philly’s globe-trotting beat champ for what seemed like an hour-long encore.
A right-click, save-as guide to all your summer songs, most of which will be turning up on albums timed to drop just when the Kids return to campus flush with summer-job cash, hearts freshly squeezed by the sweet tug of long-distance romance and the insistent beat of new-thrill dorm-suite attractions. Befitting an uber-mixtape, this one's bookended by standalone mixtapes that you can probably cut down to size and sprinkle in amidst the indie-pop faves.