El Guincho - "Alegranza" (Panda Bear who?)

I enjoyed this a lot. He just played at Spaceland and I missed it

I don't think there was any better place to hear El Guincho than at Primavera '08 with several people jumping around going bonkers as the sun was coming up (or was it going down? I can't remember too well!) I'm sad I missed most of his set. Alegranza was my Person Pitch of 2008. For me it's the ultimate in galloping dance beats, latin rhythms and Beach Boy/Animal Collective call and response.

Emily, when/where you seeing him?

The Brighton show - 9th November, I think? It's at The Hope, which is a pretty nice venue but very small. Hopefully it'll get a good 'intimate' vibe rather than a 'why does nobody else like El Guincho?' one.

Any excuse for me to charter a train to Brighton. I played a DJ set at the Gladstone only this weekend. May see you there!

Cool!

Wasn't crazy about him live; still bumping the album

he endeared himself to me live because he wore a sonics (basketball) jersey and talked about how they were his team when he was a kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJK2LwD_nEY
^^sample source for Fata Morgana

http://www.ifc.com/news/2010/09/video-premiere-el-guincho-bomb.php

relevant to my interests

^like

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nice!

Wow, that's one of the best videos I've ever seen in my life.

And this song is awesome!

yeah I sorta don't understand Pfork turning on this guy ... oh the fickle ways of music journos

This new album is... strange. I'm not too sure of the references, but this has more in common with African Highlife, Zouk and Shaangaan than the slam'n'jam Iberia-in-Ibiza stuff from the first one. It's worryingly close to "World" music (the dubious kind). That said I've only listened once, and should check it out again.

i really love this album. maybe because those "world music" signifiers are more immediately pleasurable to me, but this is pretty much great summer pop music.

saw him play abt two weeks ago, the sound was so so bad that ppl left in droves, sad as was really looking forward to the show, heard the new album is fun but not heard it yet

Wow, that's one of the best videos I've ever seen in my life.

― billstevejim, Friday, September 24, 2010 11:59 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

And this song is awesome!

― billstevejim, Friday, September 24, 2010 12:27 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark

Yes & yes!

finally got to hear the new record and it is an easy top ten for the year. the whole thing keeps delivering all the way through.

stfu kevin keller

― max, Saturday, October 25, 2008 8:32 AM

lol

'antillas' is still a jam

this is one of the best albums of the 2000s/vastly superior to person pitch

cool! new record soon

http://pitchfork.com/news/62857-el-guincho-returns-with-hiperasia-shares-comix-featuring-mala-rodriguez/

Hiperasia

http://pitchfork-cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/content/El_Guincho_Hiperasia_1500.jpg