http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5229698&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rssA few turntablists aside, DJing has always been as much about what you play as how you play it. And Philly-by-way-of-Florida DJ/ producer Diplo, perhaps more than any other artiste from this decade, is adept at locating the sonic correlations between culturally disparate sounds. His sets effortlessly oscillate between Rio de Janeiro's favela funk, U.K. grime, Baltimore club music, Southern crunk, indie-electro and other as-yet-unclassifiable music. The aim is to get feet on the dance floor, but the effort also rewards listeners with new contexts for appreciating music. Diplo has blurred the line between artist and critic, and his mixes bring up questions of propriety, exploitation and the relationship between the third world producers and first world consumers. His debut, 2003's <I>Florida,</I> was a bit of a tepid redux of late-1990s DJ Shadow-influenced trip-hop, but his 2005's <i>Fabric</i> mix is excellent. - Sam ChennaultInstrumental (East Coast)en720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:03:15 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5229698&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss A few turntablists aside, DJing has always been as much about what you play as how you play it. And Philly-by-way-of-Florida DJ/ producer Diplo, perhaps more than any other artiste from this decade, is adept at locating the sonic correlations between culturally disparate sounds. His sets effortlessly oscillate between Rio de Janeiro's favela funk, U.K. grime, Baltimore club music, Southern crunk, indie-electro and other as-yet-unclassifiable music. The aim is to get feet on the dance floor, but the effort also rewards listeners with new contexts for appreciating music. Diplo has blurred the line between artist and critic, and his mixes bring up questions of propriety, exploitation and the relationship between the third world producers and first world consumers. His debut, 2003's <I>Florida,</I> was a bit of a tepid redux of late-1990s DJ Shadow-influenced trip-hop, but his 2005's <i>Fabric</i> mix is excellent. - Sam Chennault http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.29236938&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:48:14 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 29236938 ply.29236938 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.29236938&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27342258&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:33:27 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 27342258 ply.27342258 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.27342258&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26212160&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:08:38 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 26212160 ply.26212160 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26212160&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22728186&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:38:19 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 22728186 ply.22728186 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22728186&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22728181&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:57:10 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 22728181 ply.22728181 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.22728181&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.19824066&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:10:56 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 19824066 ply.19824066 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.19824066&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.18119060&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:37:07 -0800 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 18119060 ply.18119060 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.18119060&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17986747&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Mon, 7 Sep 2009 09:54:38 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 17986747 ply.17986747 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17986747&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13654394&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:06:51 -0800 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 13654394 ply.13654394 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13654394&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13459246&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Electronica/Dance Sun, 5 Apr 2009 17:21:19 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 13459246 ply.13459246 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13459246&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11969604&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:58:44 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 11969604 ply.11969604 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11969604&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11065517&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:06:17 -0700 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 11065517 ply.11065517 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11065517&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11044745&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:12:14 -0800 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 11044745 ply.11044745 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.11044745&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8629990&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:12:54 -0800 Playlists Featuring Diplo on Rhapsody Online 8629990 ply.8629990 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8629990&variant=play&rws=%2Fdiplo%2Fplaylists.rss