New El Guincho - "Antillas (XXXchange Remix)"

When we first heard onetime BTW Pablo Díaz-Reixa, aka El Guincho, we were drawn in by "Antillas," a song we described as "a five-minute bundle of clattering loops and sunny harmonies." It was from the self-released Alegranza!, before he'd signed... CONTINUE READING NEW EL GUINCHO - "ANTILLAS (XXXCHANGE REMIX)"»

Posted on November 20, 2009 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: El Guincho | VEGA | XXXchange

New El Guincho - "Bombay" (Live)

When BTW Pablo Díaz-Reixa aka The Guincho first start spreading his way through all the blogspots, the people were like "this is on some Animal Collective shit, only tropicalia and sunny and perfect for summer." And then Animal Collective went... CONTINUE READING NEW EL GUINCHO - "BOMBAY" (LIVE)»

Posted on January 21, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: El Guincho

New El Guincho Video - "Palmitos Park"

Onetime BTW and breakfast taco critic Pablo Díaz-Reixa, aka El Guincho, is having his originally self-released and limited-edition Alegranza! reissued by XL in time to warm up your fall/oncoming winter. In this Gerson Aguerri-directed video for "Palmitos Park," Díaz-Reixa sings... CONTINUE READING NEW EL GUINCHO VIDEO - "PALMITOS PARK"»

Posted on September 11, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: El Guincho | Passion Pit | SXSW | Woods

New Architecture In Helsinki - "One Heavy February 2008" & "Like It Or Not (El Guincho Remix)"

Australian troupe Architecture In Helsinki will be at Coachella next week -- as will we. It's reportedly one of their only (if not only) U.S. dates this year. After the hullabaloo (yes, hullabaloo) created by the worthy "Heart It Races"... CONTINUE READING NEW ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI - "ONE HEAVY FEBRUARY 2008" & "LIKE IT OR NOT (EL GUINCHO REMIX)"»

Posted on April 17, 2008 in MP3, Video (2 comments)
Tags: Architecture In Helsinki | El Guincho

ENJOYED: The Reviews Are In!

It's entirely possible you don't check Stereogum as often as we do, so drag your mouse to this link and click to download our tribute to Björk's Post. It's essentially a list of our favorite bands right now -- Liars,... CONTINUE READING ENJOYED: THE REVIEWS ARE IN!»

Stereogum Presents... Enjoyed: A Tribute To Björk's Post

Stereogum's complete 12-track Enjoyed comp is live and ready to be downloaded (for free). Yep, 12. Because No Age cooked up an excellent alternate take on "It's Oh So Quiet," which we wanted to keep a surprise until ... now.... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM PRESENTS... ENJOYED: A TRIBUTE TO BJöRK'S POST»

SXSW: Breakfast Tacos With El Guincho And The Mae Shi

Bands can't survive on nachos and Fuze alone, so we sent our friend Shea Hess to procure delicious local cuisine for some of our fave new artists playing SXSW. Stereogum Artist To Watch El Guincho was excited but scared to... CONTINUE READING SXSW: BREAKFAST TACOS WITH EL GUINCHO AND THE MAE SHI»

Posted on March 15, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: El Guincho | SXSW | The Mae Shi

Band To Watch: El Guincho

This past week we found ourself unable to stop listening to "Antillas," a five-minute bundle of clattering loops and sunny harmonies, from Barcelona-via-Canary Islands one-man band El Guincho, aka Pablo Díaz-Reixa, and his entirely addictive self-released Alegranza, so we contacted... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: EL GUINCHO»

Posted on January 22, 2008 in Band To Watch, MP3, Video (21 comments)
Tags: El Guincho