It’s a gloriously rainy day here in DC, so I was especially pleased that the first email I opened today, was this delight from the Melbourne-based duo Diafrix. The song is bouncy, the plot is heartwarming, and that backyard party looks like one hell of a good time. It’s hard to go wrong with any song that includes the line I got no money, no dental plan, and I don’t even care, I got my weed and I got my lady.

Diafrix feat Daniel Merriweather – Simple Man (Radio Edit – Dirty) by Diafrix

So you may (or may not) have noticed that D.I.D. has been dormant for a week (the longest amount of downtime in its short, albeit illustrious history). We have upgraded from my personal website to a home of our own, and after a very stressful week (relocating hundreds of mp3s takes sooo much time), we are back. Not to bore you with my troubles, I’m ready to dive back in to it, we have so much to catch up on.

So before falling in love with Chauffeur I didn’t really know too much about Mark Ronson. In a typical fashion, he is now showing up everywhere in my life. Producing tracks for Wale‘s new album (more on that in a minute), working with Amy Winehouse and being responsible for tracks I didn’t even know I knew (“Stop Me”, which features a delightful homage to The Supremes [Diana Ross is also showing up everywhere for me]). Classic soul and flawless production, I’m embarassed that it’s taken me this long, but now there’s no turning back.

Mark Ronson – Valerie feat. Amy Winehouse
Wale – 90210 prod. by Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson – Stop Me feat. Daniel Merriweather