- El Guincho
El Guincho is the recording alias of Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa. Also a member of Coconot, Díaz-Reixa rose to prominence with his 2008 album, "Alegranza!". His musical style, which often finds him compared to artists like
Animal Collective andOs Mutantes [ [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2876293 DrownedinSound - "Alegranza!" review] ] , relies heavily on the use ofsampling and incorporates elements ofAfrobeat , dub,Tropicália androck and roll [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48842-alegranza Pitchfork Media - "Alegranza!" review] ] as Díaz-Reixa toils to arrive at what he's described himself as a kind of "space-age exotica". [ [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2956587 DrownedinSound - DiScover feature] ] He utilizes aRoland SP-404 . He is also known as El Guincho de Tortilla. [ [http://discotecaoceano.blogspot.com/2007/11/canibalismo-y-baile.html Discoteca Océano: Canibalismo gonadiano y baile ] ]Discography
*2007: "
Foliás "
*2008: "Alegranza!"References
External links
[http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=126&csid2=946&fid1=34007 Conversations: El Guincho]
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