Comments on: VIVA EL GUINCHO http://www.negrophonic.com/2008/viva-el-guincho/ dirt, sound, lit Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:55:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Roo http://www.negrophonic.com/2008/viva-el-guincho/#comment-4873 Roo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:09:08 +0000 http://www.negrophonic.com/2008/viva-el-guincho/#comment-4873 Wow! Great article, Jace. I think that 'Alegranza' is probably the easiest record to like thats come out within the last 6 months - something about the Martin Denny/Avalanches/Trinidad calypso mesh makes it kind of immune to bad feeling. Was thinking about El Guincho recently in comparison with Swedish artist Jens Lekman and how they both use samples a lot, but aren't particularly inventive samplers - the samples they use are shorthand for memories or atmospheres, rather than kickass loops in service to the beat. And both have made some of my favourite pop music of the last year. Also, damn, I miss Aaliyah. Wow! Great article, Jace. I think that ‘Alegranza’ is probably the easiest record to like thats come out within the last 6 months - something about the Martin Denny/Avalanches/Trinidad calypso mesh makes it kind of immune to bad feeling.
Was thinking about El Guincho recently in comparison with Swedish artist Jens Lekman and how they both use samples a lot, but aren’t particularly inventive samplers - the samples they use are shorthand for memories or atmospheres, rather than kickass loops in service to the beat. And both have made some of my favourite pop music of the last year.

Also, damn, I miss Aaliyah.

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