El Guincho
Tropicalia of Capricorn Rising, right on the frilly-flowered Cusp. El Guincho is the recording alias of Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa, from the Canary Islands. Also a member of Coconot, Díaz-Reixa rose to prominence with the intoxicating psychedelic rush of his 2008 album, Alegranza! (“Joy”). His musical style, influenced by a broad range of artists like Animal Collective and the astonishing Os Mutantes, makes fantastical use of sampling and incorporates elements of Afrobeat, dub, Tropicália and rock and roll as Díaz-Reixa achieves what he’s described as a kind of “space-age exotica”. Ole sputnik.
