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!



