You know, if there’s one thing that the internet is short of at the moment, it’s badly made, fad-ragging remixes of M.I.A. tracks. In fact, if I die without hearing someone finally doing the OBVIOUS and crimping off some baile/B-more/electro/fidgit/bassline/mashup versions of Bamboo Banger or Paper Planes, then this, dear friend, will surely have been a life half-lived. I really hope Discobelle or Palms Out Sounds get on the case soon.
Perhaps sensing the blogosphere’s frustrating poverty in this regard, XL/Interscope have turned out a few “official” remixes for us to cop. Thank heavens!
To be fair, DFA, Diplo and Afrikan Boy/Rye Rye somehow manage to dodge this enormous shitbullet and come out of the whole thing surprisingly well.
M.I.A. – Paper Planes (Afrikan Boy & Rye Rye Remix) (2008)
