Diplo Working On Something Big With Ezra Koenig Of Vampire Weekend

Cross-genre collaborations are one of the many things which make electronic dance music diverse in a unique way. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Mad Decent leader Diplo talked about his upcoming collaboration with Ezra Koenig, of Vampire Weekend.

However, this wouldn’t be the first time Diplo and Vampire Weekend members have worked together. On Major Lazer‘s 2013 album, Free The Universe, Ezra was the featured vocalist on a song called “Jessica” and most recently was a character on the new Major Lazer cartoon on FXX. Aside from Ezra, V.W. producer, keyboardist, and guitarist Rostam Batmanglij  has also worked with Diplo and Edward Droste of Grizzly Bear called “Long Way Home”, that was released a few months ago. These multiple collaborations have established a strong connection between these respectively established artists of electronic dance music and indie rock that have already grown with plenty of genre-bending ideas and musical thoughts.

From the interview, Diplo stated,

I’ve done a lot of songs with Ezra Koenig [of Vampire Weekend], some really cool stuff that I hope people get to hear. We wrote a couple of things for another artist that might be huge records for the end of summer — one of them started with a Vampire Weekend idea. But he’s not traditional rock — he’s like me, a hodgepodge of styles and influences.”