Pop Negro
by El Guincho
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  1. CarlosD
    May 5, 2012
    9
    Excellent, underrated album that's gotten better since its release. El Guincho melds legitimate caribbean chops with avant-garde song writing and creates a uniquely hypnotic sound. The repetition that defines his sample-heavy sound flourishes when expected to support a beat instead of lead a song. Spanish speakers will also enjoy El Guincho's uniquely absurd imagery and reasoning. Don'tExcellent, underrated album that's gotten better since its release. El Guincho melds legitimate caribbean chops with avant-garde song writing and creates a uniquely hypnotic sound. The repetition that defines his sample-heavy sound flourishes when expected to support a beat instead of lead a song. Spanish speakers will also enjoy El Guincho's uniquely absurd imagery and reasoning. Don't miss out on lead single Bombay's absolutely excellent music video as well.… Expand

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
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  1. CMJ
    Jan 11, 2011
    80
    El Guincho dons his best Animal Collective costume on his third full-length, an album filled with Afrobeat and tropical rhythms. Yet it doesn't sound derivative in the least.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Oct 26, 2010
    60
    It feels like an artist distancing himself from his direct influences. [Fall 2010, p.67]
  3. PopMatters
    Oct 25, 2010
    80
    Most of the time, though, the convulsive beats are enough to shake you from your slumber and move you from your present position, slouched in a computer chair, to reinstate you with some much-needed kinetic drive. God bless any album that can do that, let alone that does it consistently and with so much complexity as this one.
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