Diplo‘s beat-mixing is a combination of the anarchic, the freakish, the heavily-distorted, and it’s a bit hard to describe just because of its pure eclecticness: if ever a DJ belonged in a straitjacket, it’s Diplo. Clearly he approaches his profession with as open a mind someone as erratic as him, and to process funk, alternated between a pseudo-metal guitar and 8-bit synth modulators, ain’t easy for the listener–one can only imagine what it’s like for him. He’s stolen from everyone, including James Brown (for the funk) and NIN loud, digitally-blanketed guitar (see:industrial metal) though that last feature is a rare one. Get a better idea of the music behind the man on The Red Bull Music Academy website.