Method vs. Madness

I’ve admittedly slept on La Roux, the top-40, British Electro-Pop duo who’ve been dubbed the thinking man’s Lady Gaga.  Something about their hooky, synthy, anthemic tracks seem better suited to the fitting rooms at Topshop than my living room.

BUT, leave it to the good graces of my man Diplo, alongside his Major Lazer partner in crime, Switch, to put all things in their proper context with the latest Maddecent mixtape, Major Lazer and La Roux Present Lazerproof.

Throw in a little dubstep, a heaping helping of sick Switch remixes, a dash of Gucci Mane (“Lemons on my chain with the V cuts!”) et Voila! We’ve got ourselves another Diplo/ Mad Decent mixtape classic.  In the tradition of his tapes for M.I.A. and Santigold, Diplo creates a broad, genre-bending ecosystem where the original tracks are free to roam and take on whole new superior sound.  And oh yeah, homegirl’s got an AMAZING voice.

Click here to download.