Listen: A Stereosonic warm-up from Major Lazer

As Diplo pointed out in his recent cover feature for U.S. magazine Vibe, DJing around the world is a good lark, but it’s far from the only feather in his cap. In amongst his sizeable work-load as a solo producer, Diplo’s still guiding the Major Lazer ship, with new album Free The Universe set for a 5 November release.

There have been some changes in the Major Lazer ranks, with UK studio whiz Switch moving on and the group’s livewire hype-man/daggering specialist Skerrit Bwoy apparently breaking away to pursue religion. Despite input from Ariel Reichtshaid and Dre Skull, Diplo remains “the sole executive producer for the project”. The guest-list he’s gathered for Free The Universe includes Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Bruno Mars, Wyclef Jean, Shaggy, Wynter Gordon and Flux Pavilion, who he’ll be joining in Australia for the Stereosonic tour this summer.

It’s onstage, though, that you get to see the true madness of Major Lazer. In the lead-up to Stereosonic, the group will be on tour through the UK, then over to the Berlin Festival, before a run of U.S. headline shows. At the end of August, they’ll be doing London’s famed street party Notting Hill Carnival, and Diplo and co. have made this mix to set the scene. As you can see from the lengthy, happily-messy and occasionally incomprehensible tracklist below, there’s a lot here. A fleet of rising reggae stars have been mixed in with Major Lazer dubs, remixes and a whole lot more. Long-time member of the dancehall soundsystem Black Chiney Walshy Fire has taken up the MC role in Major Lazer, and he’s front and centre throughout this mix. Get stuck in below.

Major Lazer present Carnival 2012 mix [Hosted by Walshy Fire]

Tracklisting

1.Intro – D.W.A.Y
2. RDX – Jump (Major Lazer Dub)
3. Swappi – Bubble On A DJ
4. Vybz Kartel – Half On A Baby (Dubble Dutch Remix)
5. Vybz Kartel – Bubble Hard
6. Busy Signal – How You Bad So
7. Ele – Wine Pon (Major Lazer)
8. Mrs. Dynamite – Sweat Thru (Diplo)
9. Mr. Vegas – Bruk It Down (Walshy Fire x So Shifty Remix)
10. Popcaan – Body Good (So Shifty Remix)
11. Skit – Guyana Rude Boy
12. Busy – Doggystyle (Schlachthofbronx)
13. Vybz Kartel – Wire Fence
14. Mr. Vegas – Tun Up
15. Vybz Kartel ft. Tina Nunnezz – Bubble
16. Loudspeaker – Machel Montano – Go Down (Dre Skull)
17. Loudspeaker – Popcaan – The System
18. ORANGE HILL FT.VYBZ KARTEL – Pon Time
19. Inches – Jiggle It
20. Mr. G – Jiggle It
21. No Doubt – Settle Down (Major Lazer Remix)
22. Popcaan – Party Shot (Major Lazer x Etc Etc Remix)
23. Konshens – Gal A Bubble (Major Lazer Dub)
24. Busy – Boomayay (Major Lazer x Flexican)
25. Busy Signal – REAL SPENDER$ (DJ THEORY REFIX)
26. 5D Riddim Zeke Don – Eye
27. 5D Riddim Dejavu – Tec Da Touch Ya
28. 5D Riddim Dilly Chris – Me Know You Waa Me
29. 5D Rddim Shantwa – Fabulocious
30. 5D Riddim Cilon – One More Time
31. Baby Cham – Drop It
32. Popcaan – So Bad (Adde remix)
33. So Bad Riddim – Vybz Kartel – GI WEH DI PUM PUM (Yung Vibez)
34. So Bad Riddim – TOMMY LEE-SOME BWOY (Yung Vibez)
35. So Bad Riddim – Vybz Kartel – WE NEVER FEAR DEM (Yung Vibez)
36. Kling Klang Riddim – Suku-Mad Sumaddy (Dre Skull)
37. Kling Klang Riddim – Popcaan-So We Do It (Dre Skull)
38. Kling Klang Riddim – Beenie Man-Super Model (Dre Skull)
39. Kling Klang Riddim – Tifa-Champion Bubbler (Dre Skull)
40. Vybz Kartel – Beat up Di pussy (Adde remix)
41. Charly Black – BUBBLING PARTY
42. Potential Kid-Yah So Nice (Walshy Fire Dub)
43. Movado ft Chipmunk-More Money More Gyal
44. Bassline Riddim-Busy Signal-CYAAN BELIEVE (Di Genius)
45. Bassline Riddim-Assassin-WISH BAD (Di Genius)
46. Bassline Riddim-Sean Paul-FIND IT (Di Genius)
47. Bassline Riddim-Aidonia-BAD INNA DANCE (Di Genius)
48. Bassline Riddim-Mavado-I SWEAR (Di Genius)
49. CROWD RESPONSE Riddim -Vybz Kartel-WAH YUH (Don Corleon)
50. CROWD RESPONSE Riddim-Popcaan-ME A DI MAN (Don Corleon)
51. Popcaan – FRY YIY
52. Busy Signal – TIL IT BUCK
53. Busy Signal – Wine Deh Shot
54. Bling Dawg – Anyweh
55. Skit – Bumboclot
56. Popcaan – Get Gyal Easy
57. Backway – Bounty Killa ft Cecile – RIDE (Mad House)
58. BackWay – Baby Cham – BACK WAY (Mad House)
59. Daseca – Konshens – A SO ME TAN
60. Tun Up – Baby Cham featuring O-TUN UP
61. D.A. ft Supa Dups – Too Cool Featuring Vybz Kartel
62. Skit – Zimboo
63. Schlachthofbronx – Dickie Riddim
64. Mavado Dubstep – Undah Yuh Skirt (Zeds Dead)