Good day, for the benefit of those that are reading, this is the other Funky Fox, that Ahimsan fellow, here to give you a piece of the madness that I call a mind.
Existing in that madness at the moment is a duo named Major Lazer, they comprise of Diplo & Switch, you may recognise their names as Switch runs the label "Dubsided" in the UK and actually collaborated with M.I.A. a lot on both Kala and Arula as well as working with Santogold more recently. Diplo himself ate from the proverbial "M.I.A. cake" in more ways than one, having once dated and worked with her.
Having proved their credentials on numerous occasions the DJ/Producers have decided to collaborate under the name Major Lazer to release a debut album "Gunz Don't Kill People, Lazers Do". The album itself reflects the globally influenced nature of the the duo, some tracks reflect the chilled Reggae of Jamaica where the album was recorded (like Cash Flow below)
Other songs however mix some reggae style and dancehall/house tempo to produce the big-bass, fidgety, wonky sounds we all love (Pon De Floor for example).
I think this video sums the ethos of Major Lazer up well, funky, wonky, but chilled out. We funky foxes both appreciate and respect this, their mixing skills in that video are also top class. I'm still yet to find out the name of the second brassy song but I'm onto that badboy and the first song is the earthy and aforementioned Pon De Floor.
I think it is fitting that I end by depicting the character of Major Lazer as described by his creators, the boys themselves. Major Lazer is a cartoon character who fought as a Jamaican Commando, losing his arm in a secret zombie war in 1984. He is known to fight vampires, mosters whilst partying hard at all times.
All I can say is, I am a fan.
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