Even with the rains, it's hot and muggy out there. So I've been listening to stuff I can bug out to. Big ups to Jace for turning me on to El Guincho (see the Fader piece he wrote on him), whose Canary Islands provenance it seems gives him a twisted perspective on rhythms. I dug this fan-made video to "Kalise." Simple FX. Basically a kaleidoscope lens. But matches the hypno-trippy fun vibe of the music.
He was supposed to perform today at a free South St. Seaport show, but seems like he's not coming. No news on his MySpace page. What happened?
Earlier this month Guincho cancelled all his U.S. shows and went back to Europe for personal reasons -- according to Pitchfork.
"Aw, shucks. We sincerely regret to inform you that Spanish sampledelic dance sensation Pablo "El Guincho" Díaz-Reixa has been forced to cancel a good portion of his world tour due to personal issues. Yes, that includes his appearance at next weekend's Pitchfork Music Festival as well as his string of dates with Atlas Sound. (Atlas Sound will still be playing those shows.)
A post to the Discoteca Océano blog filed on his behalf notes that El Guincho is exhausted from the whirlwind 2008 he's been enjoying and he needs to take some time off. It also says that he hopes to work on new songs and is thinking of incorporating more people into his shows.
Posted by: Kai | July 25, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Thanks for the update, Kai. Now I'm REALLY bummed I didn't catch him in his earlier NY visit.
Posted by: Caro | July 27, 2008 at 10:33 AM