Barcelona via Canary Island

El Guincho is a one man band aka Pablo Díaz-Reixa , I heard about if the first time through a blog,"Discoteca Oceano" ( the blog is very well written and fun to read, it's in spanish though)

His self released album Alegranza that just came out december 2007 is strangely addicting and tickles with my mood ( it helps the fact that i have a soft spot for hot spanish boys)
It's airy and bright bringing a scene or tropicana in my head..how I wish I can keep myself from listening to it until I get myself to Bali where it would just be ultimate and appropriate for this album to be played, but of course I cannot really help myself!
The whole Spanish aspect of the album kind of adds a mystery to it, specially realizing how shit my Spanish is..maybe it's time I use the babelfish translation engine thingy..

Man Rabbit Man Habits...

In their lost divinity, Man Man took up residence in Philadelphia, perhaps because of the Sweet Philly sound, Noam Chomsky, the water Sun Ra was drinking, Charles Barkley’s elbows, the excellence of the Philly lacrosse team or Rocky or Betsy Ross or John Coltrane. Or maybe it was it’s close proximity to south Jersey.

Man Man uses pseudonyms - the frontman is Honus Honus, and its other members are Sergei Sogay, Pow Pow, Critter Crat, and Chang Wang. Prior to settling on Man Man, the band was named Gamelon and briefly Magic Blood.

Their musical style has been described as Viking-vaudeville, Manic Gypsy Jazz. filling the blankness with their weird/beautiful, esoteric/heart-rending, profound/hilarious sounds. There is so much lovely commotion to be made, Man Man famously does not break between songs during their live shows, but rather moves, revolving-door fashion, from one song to another, commandeering and discarding any of number of the instruments lying at their feet as the mood strikes and the music dictates.

I do believe Man Man may be just what this uncrazy universe needs to exceed the expected life span, which goes to approximately the year 3028, A.D.

Their 3rd Studio album, Rabbit Habits hits the market this month! Yee Haww