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El Poeta
12+ albums
dubjazzreggaeindieCalifornia
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=== About: El Poeta is the musical alias of San Diego Native Æ Gastelum. His styles can be categorized as a mixture of Avant Garde, Hip Hop, Indie, Glitch, Dubstep, Dancehall, and Latin. Also known as Carlito Headset and The Maximalist, his music demonstrates an unique approach to packed dance floors and blown minds. === Quotes: "...But it is the rhythms and rhymes and repetitionsthat separate poetry from prose, a musical quality that evokes mood andemotion. In this sense, even though he never utters a word, El Poeta isa poet...."-San Diego Union Tribune "...his swirling eclectic mixes will make you lose your senses." -Justin Roberts, San Diego CityBeat Magazine "...music at the speed of life." -NOSTIKA Magazine "...as an artist in the blooming border culture, El Poeta is a musical ambassador to the U.S." -Vyuz Magazine "...all he has is sound and all we hear is a wordless ode to poetic meter." -Igloo Magazine === Bio: Updated 1.9.09 Son of a jazz guitarist, El Poeta is a classically trained pianist, self taught multi-instrumentalist, producer, designer, writer and critic. He spent his teen years woodshedding with an acoustic guitar. In the tradition of his native blood he studied percussion under a sacred drummer in order to one day incorporate the secrets of clave in his own music. After a period of DJ and live P.A. performances in the 90s, El Poeta focused on his own music by exploring the fusion of recording random sounds with instruments, then layering th
