Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep

Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep
Remix album by
Diplo
ReleasedNovember 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
GenreDubstep
Length68:31
LabelMad Decent
Diplo chronology
Decent Work for Decent Pay
(2009) 		Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep
(2010) 		Random White Dude Be Everywhere
(2014)

Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep is a DJ mix compilation album by American dubstep musician Diplo. It was released on November 2, 2010 on Diplo's own label Mad Decent in the United States, and the following year as an import in the United Kingdom.[1] It features multiple artists performing alongside Diplo, including Rusko, Benga, Zomby, Joker & Ginz, and James Blake, on some of the tracks.[2]

Critical reception

Blow Your Head received generally favorable reviews from critics. It has a rating of 67 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews," based on 9 critics' reviews.[3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67%[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
PopMatters(4/10)[1]
Pitchfork Media(6.5/10)[2]

Track listing

  1. Re-Up (Joker & Ginz)
  2. Hold The Line (Skream Remix) (Major Lazer featuring Mr. Lexx & Santigold)
  3. Down (DZ)
  4. U Don't Like Me (Datsik Remix) (Diplo featuring Lil Jon)
  5. Strange Fruit (Zomby)
  6. Glazed (Brackles)
  7. Burn [Stenchman Remix] (Jessica Mauboy)
  8. Sweet Shop (Doctor P)
  9. Cockney Thug (Caspa Remix) (Rusko)
  10. Stop What You're Doing (James Blake Remix) (Untold)
  11. Sunset (Borgore featuring Diplo)
  12. Sparing the Horse (James Blake)
  13. 26 Basslines (Benga)
  14. Youth Blood (12th Planet & Flinch Remix) (Little Jinder)
  15. Resealable Friendship [Starkey Remix] (Rudi Zygadlo)
  16. Hold On (Sub Focus Remix) (Rusko featuring Amber Coffman)

References

  1. ^ a b Amidon, David (6 February 2011). "Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Plagenhoef, Scott (5 November 2010). "Blow Your Head Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ^ Jeffries, David. "Blow Your Head: Diplo Presents Dubstep Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2016.