Major Lazer is a globetrotting Moombahton supergroup founded by Thomas Pentz, better known as Diplo. ML’s latest offering is an album called ‘Peace is the Mission.’ In true Major Lazer style, each song boasts a pairing of performers, a unique writing team and production staff.

PitM is a good dance album. This means it’s best experienced on the dance floor. It’s not really designed to be listened to while seated. PitM amps you up. It’d be an effective start to a night of partying and clubbing. PitM is heavy with themes of partying, nightlife, youth culture, love, cars and dancing. Youth Culture as an overall theme seems very important to Major Lazer. This is underlied additionally by the impending release of an animated television show targeting youth markets.

PitM in some ways is a safe album. Whats there is good, but ML isn’t reinventing the wheel with this one. Its much of the same. PitM takes the ‘guest’ concept for albums to the extreme, having each song written by a unique team, performed by a unique set of performers, produced by a unique set of individuals. This lends to a varied track list for the album. Sometimes you may question whether all of these songs deserve to be on the same album.

PitM makes effective use of Jamaican Patois and Dancehall. These are used as a vehicle to explore global cultures. That particular ambition draws criticism, some questioning whether Diplo is merely appropriating the works of the artists involved, to build his own brand. PitM employs heavy use of Reggae & Reggaeton influence. You’ll hear pitch shifted vocals, heavy use of synth, and House(EDM) style rise and fall techniques.

Diplo is also known for helping create M.I.A.’s sound as well as being a prolific producer and DJ in his own right.

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