SCRATCH GUITAR M AESTRO:


                 "It is guitar but a lot of the method is like
                  turntablism" says The Genie - born Luis
                  Monterrosa - the innovator of  DJ influenced     
                 "scratch guitar"  music who  was brought to the
                  attention of many Amoeba Music fans after he
                  appeared two and a half years ago on the
                  two-CD set "Amoeba Music Compilation
                 Vol. V"  with his wonderful composition "Before
                  The World Goes" which was culled from his
                   own album "Rebel Music."


                                                                                                               
        As I was just starting to assemble the elements of what would  become the fifth volume in the Amoeba Music compilaiton  series, which showcases underground/indie artists - mainly from California and many of them Amoeba Music employees - Naomi (the marketing person at the San Francisco Amoeba store) told me about a few "must check out" artists for that upcoming collection. Knowing what impeccable taste Naomi has  (much earlier she turned me onto Deerhoof long before it seemed anyone knew about them) I immediately dropped everything to check out the artists she recommended including the Genie. And again she was right. The Genie is definitely a must check out artist!