Major Lazer :: dipped in dollars

° Ninjasonik °
by Chief

I hadn’t heard about Ninjasonik until their Somebody Gonna Get Pregnant/Ace Of Base mashup in Major Lazer‘s Keep Watch mixtape totally took me over. This Brooklyn trio may have contributed to the #10 slot in Gawker‘s Hipster of the Decade list (pretty racist article?), but I’m still really into their sound. Think electronic beats weaved under smooth flows/inspirational subject matter. You have to go listen to their Keep Watch mixtape featuring D.I.D. favorites Spank Rock, Theophilus London and Blaqstarr. Check out their video for Sombody Gonna Get Pregnant.

Ninjasonik – Somebody Gonna Get Pregnant

Ninjasonik – Art School Girls

Major Lazer – Hold The Line (Ninjasonik Remix)

January 12th, 2010 | Published in Music | 6 Comments

° Major Lazer Remixes °
by Chief

Happy New Year from Dipped in Dollars! 2010 couldn’t have come fast enough. Major Lazer‘s Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do was another one of my favorite albums of 2k9, and their remix contest over at Mad Decent resulted in some of finest reworks/videos of the year. I usually only throw out three at a time, but there are just too many goodies to go around. Hope you enjoy these as much as I have.

Major Lazer – Hold The Line (Frikstailers Remix)

Major Lazer – Pon De Floor (Diplo Rap Remix ft. Ninjasonik)

Major Lazer – Cash Flow (Classixx Glass Bottom Dub Mix)

Major Lazer – Keep It Goin Louder (Gianni Marino Remix)

January 1st, 2010 | Published in Music | 1 Comment

° Major Lazer °
by Chief

Although I spent the majority of my summer recording/djing around the foothills of Southwestern Vermont, Major Lazer‘s debut album kept me in a steamy Jamaican dancehall all summer. The brainchild of Diplo and Switch (who are best known for producing most of M.I.A.‘s impressive catalog), Guns Don’t Kill People……Lazers Do is an awe inspiring example of what two producers can do without having to answer to label execs. Every single song on this album is excellent. I’m hoping this will be a stepping stone in terms of producers releasing more mainstream albums. Grab the Mishka mixtape after you realize how often you’ve been putting it on repeat.

Major Lazer – Hold The Line Feat. Mr. Lex & Santigold

Major Lazer – Pon De Floor

Major Lazer – Keep It Goin’ Louder