Diplo (currently on some sort of world tour) released “Diplo Rhyhtm” on Big Dada in 2004, using the music from the NES game Platoon, Kraftwerk, and vocals. I don’t know who composed the NES-song, but the C64-version was made by Jonathan Dunn.
Mashups are rarely done in style, and this is no exception. Enjoy!
CHIPFLIP 
September 28, 2009 at 5:57 pm |
Diplo is a dude, with switch he’s been behind a lot of productions lately (like m.i.a. ‘s paper planes featured on slumdog millionnaire)
Their latest record under the “Major Lazer” nickname is a bomb.
September 29, 2009 at 4:28 pm |
[…] been a lot into Major Lazer lately. Yesterday, following a link from Goto80’s excellent Chipflip, I noticed diplo had a banner up his myspace that said “remix major lazer” and indeed, […]
October 13, 2009 at 7:14 pm |
There are more interesting artists doing real shit with REAL cumbia/baile funk/etc flavours, like, in the countries of origin (Brazil or here). Have you checked my friends label Zizek Records (accidentaly, I edited a cumbia track there :D)? I recommend El Remolón, Chancha Vía Circuito and Tremor
http://www.zzkrecords.com
Everytime Diplo travels he finds some shit to repurpose, although, IMO, badly :P
The video didn’t work, by the way. Which tune is this? Can you upload it somewhere Anders?
October 13, 2009 at 7:51 pm |
the tune is called diplo rhythm. also found e.g here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjeTO8Nyius
October 13, 2009 at 10:26 pm |
Akira, I never stated diplo was doing REAL cumbia. I still like what he does although I understand that coming from there it must feel like a rip off. I’ll check zizek. My favorite source at the moment is a french canadian radioshow:
http://masalacism.blogspot.com
they go in all directions (africa/south america & urban cross over) and I find it really enjoyable. I now love every monday at work coz I know I got a new one to listen to :)