el guincho

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Directed by Diana Kunst + Mau Morgó:

Spent part of the weekend finishing up some year-end list stuff for Altered Zones, including the shortlist of our favorite videos of the year. Here are our top 12: 12 Erykah Badu - "Window Seat" (director: Coodie & Chike) ___________ 11 Twin Shadow - "Slow" (director: Alex Markman) ___________ 10 Flying Lotus - "Kill Your Co-Workers" (director: beeple) ________

NSFW. Directed by Nicolas Mendez. Check BOMBAY: THE MOVIE for more. mp3:

An "UPBEAT, NOSTALGIC POP JAM FOR THE BEACH, SUMMER DRIVES WITH FRIENDS AND TWILIGHT BBQ'S," according to elguincho.com. Seems reasonable. mp3:

New song from El Guincho's forthcoming album Pop Negro, due this autumn: mp3:

El Guincho's new Piratas de Sudamérica EP is out July 13 on Young Turks. The record features rearranged versions of "various South American standards and lost classics." Listen to the whole thing here: ******

erykah badu Headed to New Orleans this weekend for the 2008 Voodoo Music Experience, which features an insanely diverse lineup that includes TV On The Radio, Lil' Wayne, R.E.M., Lupe Fiasco, the Dirtbombs, Man Man, Sharon Jones, N.E.R.D., Devotchka, Dallas' own Erykah Badu (the ACL Fest MVP), and many, many more...

Presenting gorila contra bear, an awesome new 30+ minute mixtape put together by Barcelona's El Guincho, featuring an eclectic selection of obscure songs from all over the world. And since this is, like, an actual mixtape, we have 10 cassette copies to give away thanks to imeem, each with custom cover art hand-designed by the Guincho himself. To enter, just embed the following imeem player anywhe