Cosa Catalán

Frequent listeners to the Beat Authority know that there's a fantastic music scene in Barcelona. Musicians from all over Europe, Africa, and Latin America have been making their way to Barcelona over the past decade and forming a scene that bubbles with ideas from all around the world. A relatively new sound to show up there combines the hypnotic sound collages of Animal Collective with the rhythms and melodies of musica latina. Pablo Díaz-Reixa, also known as El Guincho, is one of the musicians playing this sound. His band Coconot released a new album named Cosa Astral in November. You can download the song "Conservad El Rayo" from BCore, Coconot's record label.

CORRECTION: It seems that the mp3 link on BCore's website is actually a stream, not a downloadable file. Sorry about that. I'll make it up to y'all, promise. I'll find the coolest mp3 in the galaxy and post a link to it.