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Track Listing
1. Hold the Line - (featuring Santogold/Santigold/Mr. Lex)
2. When You Hear the Bassline - (featuring Ms. Thing)
3. Can't Stop Now - (featuring Jovi Rockwell/Mr. Vegas)
4. Lazer Theme - (featuring Future Trouble)
5. Anything Goes - (featuring Turbulence)
6. Cash Flow - (featuring Jah Dan)
7. Mary Jane - (featuring Mr. Evil/Mapei)
8. Bruk Out - (featuring Ms. Thing/T.O.K.)
9. What U Like - (featuring Amanda Blank/Einstein)
10. Keep It Goin' Louder - (featuring Ricky Blaze/Nina Sky)
11. Pon De Floor - (featuring Vybz Kartel)
12. Baby - (featuring Prince Zimboo)
13. Jump Up - (featuring Supahype/Leftside)
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Amanda Blank, Einstein, Future Trouble, Jah Dan, Jovi Rockwell, Leftside, Mapei, Mr. Evil, Mr. Lex, Mr. Lexx, Mr. Vegas, Ms. Thing, Nina Sky, Prince Zimboo, Ricky Blaze, Santigold, Santogold, Supahype, T.O.K., Turbulence, Vybz Kartel | | Producer: | Diplo, Switch | | Distributor: | Fontana Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Major Lazer is a hard-living zombie vampire-killer who escaped the Jamaican jungle in 1984 on skateboard-back--or the dancehall-loving side project of DJs Diplo & Switch, unveiled in 2009 with the pair fresh off huge successes with M.I.A. Like the Gorillaz before them, the extravagant cover story is a clear contrivance. Also like the Gorillaz, when one peels away the gimmickry and hype, one uncovers a more-than-decent genre band. THE DJs' adoration of fast-spit reggae is incontrovertible, and the guest toasters abound from the worlds of pop (Santigold, Ms. Thing) and dancehall (T.O.K., Mr. Vegas).
Industry Reviews
[A] legitimately dope project that captures the rush of dancehall, the chilled-out vibe of rocksteady and the cheeseball charm of dance pop.
The shotgun rhythms, spaghetti western guitars, and dubstep explosions intertwine with lover's rock, roots reggae, and other island styles to impressively evoke the pair's genre-splicing DJ sets.
3.5 stars out of 5 -- Brooklyn's Jah Dan keeps it rootsy. The biggest fun is hearing Diplo and Switch go off the leash mixing surf guitar and horse whinnies...
Well paced and immaculately produced...from the sweet 'Can't Stop Now', which recalls the rocksteady-indebted, pre-digital sounds of 80s dancehall, to the politically charged 'Anything Goes', steeped in modern ragga...
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