I don’t know who made it hip to think so, but: Major Lazer‘s Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do  matter of factly got declared album of the year by everybody thinking he’s supposed to make such a selection. You can stream the whole album here legally:

Major Lazer - Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do pre listening

Why do people love it? Guess half of it is the “praising this makes me look like an expert” thing. Second thing is that the album has helluva concept by giving dancehall a facelift. Plus: the album works. Switch and Diplo use baby cries as an instrument, surf guitars (whatever this is I just copied that from somebody), use effects on the toasting and stuff. They worked with dope artists, blabla. Everything on point.

The concept aint new though. Its what you do in this online mash up scene. Its what Buraka Som Sistema did with Kuduro, taking a genre and tuning it with all the sounds and genres that are hot right now. Like Radioclit did with Funana in the mix I just posted (Radioclit Funanan Mix).

I just read an interview for a german mag where Diplo stated wursting dancehall wouldnt be cool at the moment what makes his work revolutonary. Hm. I come across stuff like that daily man. Might be Diplo started the trend (??) but Ghislain Poirier is doing it, Modeselektor, Terry Lynn and Phred do it. Dubstep and Grime have this influence like every second new british genre. So it aint that revolutionary and its definitely cool at the moment.

That aside, the album aint disappointing. Dont know if it’ll make my personal album of the year, but yeah. I dont really find stuff on it that tops Hold The Line, but Anything Goes is fire, Pon de Floor is porn, When You hear the bassline, Jump Up, Bruk Out,… 90% dopeness.  Only Keep It Goin Louder sucks big time due to being a commercial chart fighter with autotune under the wings. I defffnitly like hands in the air techno crap, but they fucked it up. Businesswise it makes good sense of course.

Terry Lynn is back with a five track EP! A Jamaican beer producer hired her and Johan Hugo of Radioclit.  “It was written” is the outcome. They tell us to„Drink and Dance Carefully“! The hint comes a little late for me but i’ll take it into account for this release at least.

This is no Kingstonlogic right here, but some good new music between raggae and Electro. Not too far from what Terry did with her executive phred on her debut, Kingstonlogic 2.0.

Terry Lynn feat. Radioclit – It Was Written

I uploaded the title track for you to get an impression.

Download audio file (terryLynn_ItWasWritten_schakkerhartcom.mp3)

Terry Lynn – It Was Written

Terry Lynn will be at splash festival in Germany in july. Being THE traditional Hiphop festival over here, they gave up the star filled rap line-ups this year an booked elecronica artists instead. The music I dedicated the last 12 month to struck a nerve, seemingly. Aaron LaCrate & MZ Streamz will be there, Boys Noize,Deichkind, Dizzee Rascal, DMG$ & Xrabit, Frauenarzt & Manny Marc,Ghislain Poirier & MC Zulu, Kid Cudi, Lady Sovereign, Peaches,Prinz Pi, Santigold, Stereo MC’s,Terry Lynn & Wildlife,The Streets,TUA,Yo! Majesty, MSTRKRFT, Marteria,….

Sounds like a list of Schakkerhart.com blog posts? Yea. Not bad for a bunch of backpackers on a pasture. I want my early adopter fee for this bullshit trend.