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Review: Given the status of Diplo, not to mention the ubiquity of the ragga-electro anthem "Pon Da Floor" (which was, after all, bitten by Beyonce), it's fair to say that this second Major Lazer full length is big news. A cursory glance at the guestlist (Vybz Kartel, Bruno Mars, Wyclef Jean, Peaches, Shaggy, Laidback Luke, Ms Dynamite) confirms the producer's intentions: to make a hit EDM album. If that was their aim, then Free The Universe is impressive. Flitting between dancehall-inspired electro-house rinse-outs, pop-ragga and 21st century EDM-reggae, it delivers the sort of radio-friendly cuts that should gain wide appeal.

Review: Some two years on from their last outing, Diplo's Major Lazer outfit return with their third full-length. In many ways, the departure of founder member Dave 'Switch' Taylor a few years back has seen the project divert from its' roots as a tribute to dancehall culture (with, of course, a breakneck contemporary electro-house twist). So while the guest-heavy Peace Is A Mission is rooted in Jamaican culture, it's Diplo's scattergun, party-hearty production style that shines through. There are plenty of dancefloor bangers, of course - the punishing drums of "Blaze Up The Fire", intense "Roll The Bless" and autotune-heavy bounce of "Light It Up" - but these share CD space with tracks that variously doff a cap to R&B, trap and radio-friendly pop.