Mixes from Big Day Out Favourites (M.I.A. & Diplo/James Murphy)

Well the Big Day Out last Sunday was excellent day out full of great music. My personal highlight was the wonderful M.I.A. accompanied by DJ of the moment Diplo. Although there were a few technical glitches that threw things off a bit they got back into their stride quickly and put on a remarkable show. It was a short set, but very very sweet.

M.I.A. & Diplo - Piracy Funds Terrorism

This is the mix tape that Diplo put together to help get her music out before her first US tour. It's a great mix showcasing M.I.A. over lots of excellent baile funk and classic club tracks. You can grab M.I.A.'s debut album 'Arular' from the XL Store and you can grab Diplo's most recent album 'Florida' from the Ninjashop. Diplo himself is heading back to Australia soon, rocking Perth on the 16th (Diplo's website says the 19th but my tickets say otherwise) with Datarock at the Beck's Verandah and hitting up Melbourne and Sydney on the 17th and 18th respectively.

Another highlight of Big Day Out was a great DJ set by DFA honcho and LCD Soundsystem main man James Murphy. You can grab his Brisbane BDO set over at Occam's Razor and you can also pick up a couple of other mixes by him over here.