We will experience this phase with our superficial emotions. This is a phase we’ve seen growing for over a decade, and we believe it’s time to breathe and have perspective. We don’t know when but we will try to come back stronger and with new things to offer. We felt we needed a break and introspection to open a new phase for the future.
Was this the best way to reach this moment? with a record that is barely a year old?
It has nothing to do with this last album anymore, but with a long history we carry behind us. As a result, we feel that we are still young and still have a lot to say, but we also want to work on personal projects inside and outside of music.
So this is a deviation from the dynamics of the current industry.
That’s exactly what we’re looking for. We want to compose songs outside of an industry that is very demanding and forces you to do everything very quickly. We want to move away from this mechanism and make songs without a certain date again.
Do you think there will be any harm to the group’s figures this time?
We think it is not. I’m sure many people will want to say goodbye to us on this tour and fans will want to consume our music on their return. This break is also necessary in order not to be always active and annoying in all cartels.
What can you tell us about the tour?
We’ve been finishing everything about concerts for the past few weeks. We will review the songs that are the main parts of our route and we have also recorded a new song that will describe this pause and is named after the tour.
Why will it be the most special tour ever?
The most special tour for us because we never stopped. We have always been on the road since we started and every concert will be like a farewell for us. We will say goodbye wherever we go, as we do not know when we will be back. It will be like a farewell party.
Was this stop necessary?
Yes, it was very easy for us to decide as a group, we didn’t have any internal conflicts. On the contrary, we felt it was so necessary to stop and miss out on everything that surrounded the group. Being in this position means making music at a frenetic pace and you don’t stop to think about everything you’ve experienced. Therefore, standing will help us to keep our feet on the ground and to value everything we have achieved.
Has supporting a band like Smoking Souls come to weigh you in mentally?
Certainly. People only see it superficially, but behind Smoking Souls there is a day-to-day job, a lot of people who are not the face of the project but working hard to get it done. We were lucky to be professionals and make a living by making music in our own language. Singing in Valencian always makes things a little more difficult and we are lucky to be able to make a living from it today.
Have you ever been afraid to leave the group early?
We had a particularly difficult time. I remember the time of the pandemic, just when our previous album came out, translucent. After a great economic investment and time, the whole world, including the cultural sector, came to a standstill. We live in a very difficult time of mental health. We had debts but no jobs and we had to look for chestnuts to move forward. We didn’t want this to end.
“Singing in Valencian always makes things a little harder and we’re lucky to be able to make a living from it.”
Is the Valencian music bubble deflated?
We do not believe that music in our language has regressed. In the end, these are the stages. We played in Mexico this year and were surprised to see the band’s fans from elsewhere in Latin America come to see us. And this year we closed the tour by playing at the WiZink Center in Madrid and the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. The venues with the largest capacity in the entire Spanish province and we sing in our own language. We do not believe that Valencian music is in a bad moment. It’s maturing. It may have hatched from a very young egg earlier and is now taking shape.
Turning off WiZink Center is something very few people have access to.
Total. For us it is the gift of our life. They are experiences you can only have once in your life. We occupied the capital of the Spanish State, singing in Valencian in front of thousands and thousands of people and saying goodbye to Desakato’s comrades. We believe this is a victory for punk, rock and all Valencians. As a result, our music is not something that receives much media coverage. We are a group that does not have the same opportunities as other national groups. And occupying a power space like the WiZink Center is a triumph for alternative music with discourse. In this way, we assert the importance of musical self-direction and having a social background.
Is self-government a kind of political action?
After all, politics is everything. Working with a sense of self-management is a natural proposition for us. Before the band, we were also close with the social movements we empathize with, and as musicians we like to control what we believe in. We wouldn’t want to work with a record label that censors or limits us.
Coming back to the tour, will it be a farewell to Alicante?
The calendar is filling up. We’ll be posting more new concert dates at venues and festivals soon. Although we cannot announce anything yet, I am sure that there will be a date in the province.