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01 Florida 02 Big Lost 03 Sarah 04 Into the Sun 05 Way More 06 Money Power Respect 07 Diplo Rhythm (feat. Sandra Melody, Vibez cartel & Pantera Os Danadinhos) 08 Works 09 Indian Thick Jawns (feat. P.E.A.C.E.) 10 Summers Gonna Hurt You 11 It's all Part of a Bigger Plan 2xLP BD069 CD BDCD069 Buy (Clicking on 'Buy' will take you to the ninjatune.net shop where you can purchase the chosen item) After much hanging about, much talk, much bluster, much hype, at last it’s time for Diplo to drop his debut long player… Born in Mississippi and now living in North Philly, Diplo was raised in Florida, his childhood informed by shrimp boats, manatees and the mysteries of the swamp, combining in his comic book-addled head into a supernatural arena for dinosaurs, naked hippy chicks and extreme violence. With his first album he takes the sounds and experiences (both real and imaginary) of those years and makes them into something utterly new – a fried-out booty shaking hip hop psych rock epic that combines his love for the harsh snap and echoing boom of bass music and matches it up with a dedicated crate digger’s ear for a sample and a classical composer’s feel for development, for tension and release. The results are startling – beautiful and ecstatic, at times down-home and thrown-together, at others as slick and futuristic as a spaceship. Already renowned from coast to coast as a DJ (due to the national success of the Hollertronix mixtape and parties he founded and the recent megamix he made for RJD2), Diplo’s production skills have in the past got him gigs for both David Banner and Bigg Jus (Company Flow). And the strength of this production means that this largely instrumental album is also blessed by vocals from Vybz Cartel (of “Up 2 Di Time” fame and probably the hottest, most credible star in Jamaica right now) and P.E.A.C.E. (the Freestyle Fellowship legend). But rather than letting these contributions overwhelm proceedings, Diplo uses them as stand-outs on an album that feels more like a suite of music than a collection of unrelated tunes. So, put the cd on, sit back, hear the cicadas start up and feel the heat.