El Guincho

El Guincho
Birth name	Pablo Díaz-Reixa
Also known as	El Guincho
Origin	Spain
Genres	Tropicália, Latin Alternative, Psychedelic Pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Young Turks

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!.^[1] His musical style relies heavily on the use of sampling and incorporates elements of Afrobeat, dub, Tropicália and rock and roll. Díaz-Reixa achieves what he's described as a kind of "space-age exotica".^[2] He utilizes a Roland SP-404, and hails from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.

Discography

• 2007: Folías (DC/Luv Luv)
• 2008: Alegranza! (Discoteca Océano, Junk)
• 2010: Piratas de Sudamerica (EP)
• 2010: Pop Negro (Young Turks)
• 2016: HiperAsia (Everlasting)

References

1. Hughes, Josiah."El Guincho’s Tropical Sampling", Exclaim!, November 2008.
2. Kharas, Kev (2008-02-26). "DiScover: el Guincho / In Depth // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

External links

• YOUNG TURKS, El Guincho: Pop Negro