After his guest appearance in a Die Antwood video getting molested by Yolandi Vi$$er and a recent remix of Deerhunter with Lunice, Diplo has taken his creativity rocket down to Jamaica to start on the second Major Lazer album. In an interview with Interview Magazine, Diplo revealed his ideas on potential cameos for the next album:
"It's a pretty random selection, top-form dancehall guests; Vybz Kartel, Bugle, Timberlee. Also, Vampire Weekend, Lykke Li, and Santigold. Then we have some classic fellas like Lee Perry and Junior Murvin. It's like reggae is the vehicle, but we really live in this Major Lazer post-apocalypse world where all these artists don't seem strange together."
Okay, okay, hold up. Santigold is a logical choice given her previous collaborations with him, but did he just say Vampire Weekend and Lykke Li? I am now OFFICIALLY STOKED. What's more, Diplo has got some interesting and off-beat ideas for some movies. Did you know he has a background in film? I know, right:
"You went to school for film, and Favela on Blast was released this year. If you could make another film, with no limits on the budget, what would you try to make?" asked Kristina Benns.
"Baraka or Koyaanisqatsi but from the point of view of the narco-traffickers in El Paso and the homeless kids in Papua, New Guinea, and Bloods and Crips in the Philippines. None of that academic shit. Just globalization gone wrong. Then there's a screenplay I wrote via Twitter called Ghostyboy. Also another one I'm writing about a flea market in Oklahoma that I want to sink at least 100 million dollars into. How mad would it actually be to do an Avatar type animation film, but about something mundane like a Winn-Dixie cashier's day at work? That'd be something else I think." Diplo, you have my heart.
I actually saw Koyaanisqatsi in college, and I want you to envision this trailer mixed with neon animation and a lot of reggaeton, then you may understand how far my mind has really been blown:
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