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Hermanos Gutierrez

Brothers Alejandro and Stephan (nee Estevan) Gutiérrez are Hermanos Gutiérrez. Using traditional guitar, lap steel, and organic percussion (bongo and maracas), their instrumental music evokes impressions of remote spaces and untamed wild places, from the Ecuadorian beaches and coastlines to the deserts of Mexico and the American Southwest. The duo also draw primary inspiration from the spaghetti western soundtracks of Ennio Morricone and Stelvio Cipriani, vintage psychedelia, and classic Latin and South American music from the 1950s through the '70s. 8 Años, their debut album, appeared in 2017, evoking symbolic soundscapes haunted by the ghosts of outlaws, vaqueros, pilgrims, rootless wanderers, and devastated lovers. 2018's El Camino de mi Alma added an electrified flamenco tinge appended by reverb. 2019's Hoy Como Ayer blended Ecuadorian boleros, Mexican cumbia, desert blues, and Latin American psychedelia, while 2020's Hijos del Sol was brighter and more uptempo and dynamic; its sound was more physical, its melodies more evocative. 2022's El Bueno y el Malo was recorded in Nashville and produced by Dan Auerbach. Born to an Ecuadorian mother and a Swiss father in Ecuador, the brothers grew up in Switzerland saturated in both cultures. Their guitar-playing Ecuadorian grandfather was their biggest influence. He played and sang the old songs with bittersweet intensity, especially "Nuestro Jurnamento" by Ecuadorian Julio Jaramillo. The pair began playing guitar together during childhood. They named themselves after sibling acts they lionized such as Los Hermanos Lebron and Santo & Johnny. They created a symbiotic language between them: when one established a melody or a rhythm, the other wordlessly completed it. During summers and on holidays, they visited relatives in Playas, Ecuador and soaked up the influences. They heard and embraced other Latin American music as well, from Argentina, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, but they were especially drawn to the heart-stirring music of Mexico. After Stephan moved to Zurich, Alejandro would visit; they spent most of their time not seeing the sights, but making music. Alejandro eventually moved to the city in 2015, and the pair began composing songs in earnest. They booked a local studio and self-released 8 Años (titled after the age difference between brothers) on vinyl and digitally. Their only ambition was to make a keepsake for their family. They recorded sophomore long-player El Camino de mi Alma in the same studio with the same goal. During the recording process they became aware that their composing process had gelled; they no longer needed to cue one another to signal a change in direction or theme. After its release, the duo began playing small gigs and attracting followers. They recorded 2019's Hoy Como Ayer in Berlin in a far more helpful studio. They made full use of its capabilities without polishing their music, and the record's production sound was bigger; the pair moved through instrumental boleros, cumbias, and folk songs with verve, but they were no less intimate or evocative. The pair also recorded Hijos del Sol in Berlin, just before the pandemic. When it was released in 2021, people in Europe and the U.S. were still in quarantine. Word of the album -- and the brothers' other music -- spread across the internet, streaming and connecting listeners, musicians, and critics. One man who was knocked out by their music was Black Keys' guitarist Dan Auerbach. He got in touch with them through social media. They eventually had a 20-minute phone conversation that resulted in Hermanos Gutierrez signing to Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound label. The duo immediately began composing and Auerbach flew them into Nashville to work at his studio. Within half-an-hour they were already recording. As the duo were presenting their music to his team, Auerbach surreptitiously hit "record" without their knowledge. When they were done, he asked them to take it from the top. The brothers were astonished and delighted that they were already recording and that Auerbach understood their process so organically That first song became the album's title track. It set the tone for the rest of the session. The producer made it clear that he didn't want to change anything in their existing sound, but to add small, subtle elements for texture and drama, expanding their sound universe with sparsely utilized, strategically placed drums, castanets, small strings, and congas. These additions further focused the almost telepathic interplay of Hermanos Gutiérrez. Auerbach also assisted the pair in extracting and executing a difficult melody they developed. He played it so well, they asked him to add his guitar to the recording. The cut "Tres Hermanos" was released as an advance single from the full-length El Bueno y el Malo; the album was issued in October 2022.
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