Hiperasia

Hiperasia
Studio album by
El Guincho
Released12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
Studios
  • El Green
  • Q Studios
  • Bad Company
  • El Sótano de Dios
  • Paulonia
Genres
Length41:33
LanguageSpanish
Labels
Producers
El Guincho chronology
Pop Negro
(2010)		 Hiperasia
(2016)

Hiperasia (sometimes spelled HiperAsia) is the fourth studio album by Spanish musician El Guincho. It was released on 12 February 2016 by Everlasting Records and Canada Editorial.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.5/10
Metacritic72/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
ConsequenceB
The GuardianStarStarStar
The Irish TimesStarStarStar
Mondo Sonoro7/10
No Ripcord6/10
Pitchfork6.8/10
Q6/10
The SkinnyStarStarStar
Uncut7/10

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 72 based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Background and description

El Guincho was inspired by 2 events: his visit to Hiper Asia (a chain of Chinese shops in his hometown of Madrid) and a collaboration with artist Björk on his album Biophilia. The album is sonically electronic and highly conceptual.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pablo Díaz-Reixa, except "Cómix", written by Díaz-Reixa and María Rodríguez.

Hiperasia track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Rotu Seco"3:44
2."Cómix" (with Mala Rodríguez)3:54
3."Pizza"2:57
4."Sega"3:24
5."De Bugas"4:00
6."Parte Virtual"3:20
7."Stena Drillmax"3:17
8."Abdi"1:49
9."Muchos Boys"2:52
10."Hiperasia"3:21
11."Pelo Rapado"3:05
12."Mis Hits"3:27
13."Zona Wi-Fi"2:23
Total length:41:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "El Guincho | Hiperasia". Bandcamp. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 Sendra, Tim. Review of Hiperasia at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 Sackllah, David (8 March 2016). "Album Review: El Guincho – Hiperasia". Consequence. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 Rodríguez, Juan Edgardo. "El Guincho – Hiperasia". No Ripcord. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Hiperasia by el Guincho (reviews)". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Hiperasia by el Guincho Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Jonze, Tim (11 February 2016). "El Guincho: Hiperasia review – abrasive, high-concept electronica". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Carroll, Jim (3 March 2016). "Pablo Díaz-Rexia's El Guincho: Hiperasia - abrasive experiments, twitchy sounds". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Peñas, Enrique (10 February 2021). "El Guincho – Hiperasia". Mondo Sonoro (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (7 March 2016). "El Guincho - Hiperasia". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "El Guincho – Hiperasia". Q. No. 356. March 2016. p. 109.
  12. ↑ Sully, George (3 February 2016). "El Guincho – Hiperasia". The Skinny. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  13. ↑ Bentley, Mark (April 2016). "El Guincho – Hiperasia". Uncut. No. 227. p. 71. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  14. ↑ Jonze, Tim (11 February 2016). "El Guincho: Hiperasia review – abrasive, high-concept electronica". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Credits / Hiperasia / El Guincho". Tidal. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2022.