FRET12 SESSIONS
GABACHO – Live Performance
Gabacho brings his sparkling, psychedelic sound to a FRET12 Session with performances of “Chelas En El Cielo” and “Cumbia Del Mazapan.”
Broadcasting from our shop at The Salt Shed, FRET12 Sessions invites musicians of all genres and styles to come in, perform, and share their work with the world.
FRET12 SESSIONS
GABACHO – LIVE PERFORMANCE
Gabacho brings his sparkling, psychedelic sound to a FRET12 Session with performances of “Chelas En El Cielo” and “Cumbia Del Mazapan.”
Broadcasting from our shop at The Salt Shed, FRET12 Sessions invites musicians of all genres and styles to come in, perform, and share their work with the world.
F12-SESSION 004 // GABACHO
Gabacho is a Chicago-based, Mexican-American artist who blends surf-tinged, Latin indie rock with dreamy, poignant lyrics that reminisce on the past while keeping a hopeful eye on the future. Known for his colorful, whimsical music videos and lively guitar riffs, Gabacho brings an exuberance to his performances that’s as infectious as his melodies are. See for yourself as he plays “Chelas En El Cielo,” his latest single, and “Cumbia Del Mazapan,” off his EP Parque, in this FRET12 Session.
After his set, we sat down with Gabacho and the band to talk about their early musical influences, the literature of Gabriel García Márquez, and writing in English vs. Español.
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“I got a lot of influence from Latin sounds, because that’s the way I knew how to move, and how to make people move.”
— Gabacho
“I got a lot of influence from Latin sounds, because that’s the way I knew how to move, and how to make people move.”
— Gabacho
“El inglés se me hace muy directo y puedes decir cosas muy directamente, como al grano. Y en español lo puedes romantizar un tantito más. Hay algo que quieres decir, pero nunca llegas, mientras que en inglés llegas [directamente]. Entonces, el español y el Ingles han sido dos herramientas diferentes que he aprendido a usar para
cuando escribo canciones.”
— Gabacho
“El inglés se me hace muy directo y puedes decir cosas muy directamente, como al grano. Y en español lo puedes romantizar un tantito más. Hay algo que quieres decir, pero nunca llegas, mientras que en inglés llegas [directamente]. Entonces, el español y el Ingles han sido dos herramientas diferentes que he aprendido a usar para cuando escribo canciones.” – Siul Reynoso
— Gabacho
“English seems very direct to me, and you can say things directly, like to the point. And in Spanish, you can romanticize things a bit more. It’s like there’s something you’re trying to say, but you never arrive, and in English, you get to the point. I feel that Spanish and English have been two different tools that I have learned to use in writing songs.”
— GABACHO
ADVICE YOU WISH YOU WERE GIVEN
💥 “Give yourself some time...people who are persistent and kind of stick with it over a long time, they’ll end up doing cool things no matter what.”
💥 “Don’t be scared of reaching out to other musicians.... Or maybe there’s this really cool venue you wanna play, but maybe you’re scared that they’re gonna say no. But ask anyway...Take that leap of faith.”
💥 “Never lose that new musician energy. Always be curious and find new things.”
HARD-WON TOUR TIPS
💥 “I recently went on tour with my brothers...and we’re siblings, so we’d fight and stuff. It got to a point where...like if we ever get angry with each other, we have to ask each other: ‘did you eat?’ Make sure you eat! Eat correctly, eat healthy.”
💥 “For me, when I walk into a venue, I know what kind of experience we’re going to have depending on the sound engineer...how they communicate. I can kind of tell how it’s gonna go based on that.”
“In terms of songwriting, there’s this writer Gabriel García Márquez...he talks about these very sad stories but writes them in a very happy way...I’ll sometimes do that too. Like, I’ll write a minor, but I’ll talk about really happy stuff, or I’ll write in a major key and talk about sad stuff.”
— GABACHO
“In terms of songwriting, there’s this writer Gabriel García Márquez...he talks about these very sad stories but writes them in a very happy way...I’ll sometimes do that too. Like, I’ll write a minor, but I’ll talk about really happy stuff, or I’ll write in a major key and talk about sad stuff.”
— Gabacho
“This is my favorite pedal I've ever owned, the Reverberation Machine [by Death By Audio]. I started using it for guitar because I like this really cool, dusty kind of distorted reverb... there are a lot of songs in Ganser where I use distorted vocals. It’s just a sound I’ve always wanted for vocals and it’s much more fun to perform as well.”
— Sophie Sputnik
“This is my favorite pedal I've ever owned, the Reverberation Machine [by Death By Audio]. I started using it for guitar because I like this really cool, dusty kind of distorted reverb... there are a lot of songs in Ganser where I use distorted vocals. It’s just a sound I’ve always wanted for vocals and it’s much more fun to perform as well.”
— Sophie Sputnik
REVERBERATION MACHINE BY DEATH BY AUDIO
The original synthetic atmosphere creator. The Reverberation Machine offers up drippy, saturated spring reverbs and cavernous expanses in one small package. Push the Altitude and hear the reverb blasted with gloom and distorted shimmer for the ultimate wall of sound. An instant classic for a reason, the Reverberation Machine's unique and experimental sounds are equally at home twisting your sound into a galactic nebula or adding a sinister and yearning beauty to anything you plug in.
VIEW REVERB PEDAL
REVERBERATION MACHINE BY DEATH BY AUDIO
The original synthetic atmosphere creator. The Reverberation Machine offers up drippy, saturated spring reverbs and cavernous expanses in one small package. Push the Altitude and hear the reverb blasted with gloom and distorted shimmer for the ultimate wall of sound. An instant classic for a reason, the Reverberation Machine's unique and experimental sounds are equally at home twisting your sound into a galactic nebula or adding a sinister and yearning beauty to anything you plug in.
FRET12 SESSIONS – GANSER
Chicago-based post-punk quartet Ganser performs “Lucky” and “Emergency Equipment and Exits."
