“People are not going to go to the festival to see you, but it is possible to arouse the curiosity of a few”

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The Bilbao BBK Live festival is coming to an end; as the fatigue accumulates, the list of groups to watch dwindles. Do not leave out of that list Eneritz Furyak and Merina Gris.

We have spoken with both of them, who will perform on the last day of the festival.

Merina Gris: “Come prepared and don’t be ashamed to experience something authentic”

Saturday, 18:20, Txiki stage

The trio’s schedule is full this summer, putting music to txosnas and plazas, and, once they’ve reached cruising speed, they’ll take their powerful electronic pop, now rough, now melodic, to the Bilbao BBK Live stage.

Have you been to Bilbao BBK Live before? When?

Yes, since 2015 there has always been at least one member of the group.

What memories do you have related to the festival?

Other years we have had a great time. The environment seems to us the environment. Everything is at hand; In that, it is not similar to the rest of the macrofestivals.

It has its value to be able to see artists of this level without having to be in a huge asphalt space at 35 degrees.

What concert seen in Kobeta has stayed in your memory especially?

Marmozets, in 2015, on the stage of the tent. We did not expect such a concert.

What do you promise to whoever comes to your concert? What will the public always find in a concert of yours?

Come prepared and prepared and don’t be ashamed to experience something authentic. We know that it is difficult, unfortunately, but we also demand that of ourselves.

What does it mean for the group to participate in such a massive festival?

On the one hand, it’s exciting to share the bill with some artists you admire.

In the practical section, it will surely give you visibility in the media.

Conversely, what drawbacks does a gig at a massive festival have, if you think it does?

As far as our reality is concerned, there is more than one impediment; In the end, we guess it depends on your size on the poster.

Most refer to the schedule and the length of the repertoire.

If the schedules allow it, which band or artist on the poster are you not going to miss?

070 Shake, Judeline, The Blaze, La Paloma…

What is the last thing you do before going on stage?

We put on the mask and we are nervous

What is the first thing you do after leaving the stage?

Take off our helmets and hug our colleagues

What is your favorite festival?

EHZ Festibala, for example

What is the first concert you saw?

Soziedad Alkoholika, Naizroxa and Anestesia, at the Pasai Donibane sports center

What is the last concert you went to?

Lendakaris Dead, at Herrera parties

What concert you went to will you never forget?

Biffy Clyro at the Mundaka Festival. 300 people, on a Sunday. He was as beautiful and special as he was strange.

What is that concert that you would have liked to see but that will now be impossible?

Merina Gray and Linkin Park

Do you regret having gone to a concert that is better to forget?

We think not, ha ha ha

Eneritz Furyak: “My musical proposal has no trap or cardboard”

Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Beefeater Stage

Eneritz Furyak will be in charge of dissipating the fatigue at the beginning of the third and last day of the festival, since he will perform as soon as the doors open, at 5:30 p.m.

Those who soon enter the concert area and approach the Beefeater stage will have a hard time not getting hooked on Eneritz Furyak’s proposal and his whispering voice, dark electronic details and simple guitars.

We have spoken with her before the festival.

whatwhatand Do you promise whoever comes to your concert? whatwhatand findIs the public always at a concert of yours?

A musical proposal without cheating or cardboard, perhaps more to listen to than to see, although he plays in a slightly different way for going solo. I usually use my whole body to play, despite not being able to move around the stage much.

I’m not in the habit of promising anything to the public, I don’t think it’s necessary, it’s about listening and testing. If you like it, perfect, and if not too.

It is a kind of coexistence between acoustic guitar and synthesizers, dark environments and vocal games. I don’t know if at a festival of this size the audience will pay attention to the lyrics, but if they do, they may have a lot of questions.

whatwhatand Does it mean for you/the group to participate in such a massive festival?

Actually, it’s just another concert, every day is different on stage. For a proposal like mine, what does pose a challenge is knowing that people are not going to go to the festival to see you but that at the same time it could arouse the curiosity of a few.

I like to turn the question around: what do local “small” groups offer to a big festival like this?

On the contrary, whatand drawbacks does a concert at a massive festival have, if you think it does?

I think the clearest limit has to do with flexibility. I know well how these types of events work and it takes a lot of precision for everything to go well; It’s not easy and I’m understanding.

But that means that the schedules have to be met to the millimeter, that everything happens at great speed, that the logistics are not so simple (carrying your instruments, the tests, sometimes waiting a long time to play…) and that it is more difficult to take care of the human part, having a small conversation with the previous or subsequent group, with the people of the organization…

If the schedules allow it, what group or poster artist are you not going to miss?

This year I would be especially excited to see those from here: Txopet, Merina Gris… Of those from abroad, without a doubt, Arca. And out of curiosity, Idles, since despite not being a huge fan of them, I have a lot of people around me who follow them, and I don’t think I’ll definitely know if I like them or not without seeing them live.

whatwhatand is the last thing you do before going on stage?

Something that a person who is dedicated to lyrical singing recommended to me: stretch your extremities a lot, like a starfish, and then let go.

It’s funny, but they say it helps to release tension.

whatwhatand is the first thing you do after coming off stage?

Put my shoes back on! I have to take them off to touch the feel of pedals, so I always leave the stage in my socks.

What is your favorite festival?

As a music fan, I have to admit that I prefer halls. Above all, if I already know the groups, even if there are festivals that give you the opportunity to discover new things.

If I have felt at home anywhere, it has been at EHZ.

What is the first concert you saw?

I would be at a concert before with my parents, but the first one I consciously chose was one by La Oreja de Van Gogh. Shortly after, in 2006, I saw Berri Txarrak, Soziedad Alkoholika and some others in the same place again.

I would say that he was too young for that concert: there was a festive atmosphere, we were kids and kids… We convinced a father or a mother from the gang to accompany us, and boy: we had a lot of fun, but the youth who were partying offered him of everything to that person who accompanied us.

I don’t think he knew where we were going.

What is the last concert you went to?

I’ve been in more after, but working. In my spare time, in April I was at the LEV visual electronics festival in Gijón, and I really enjoyed it.

I think what I liked the most was Throwing Snow.

What concert you went to will you never forget?s?

I’ve seen too many concerts to make sure I won’t forget them! The 20th anniversary of Goldfrapp’s Felt Mountain record in Edinburgh was a thing of beauty.

At least musically, all the details were the kind that make you turn your mind off and just listen with your heart.

What is that concert that you would have liked to see but that will not be impossible?

It may not be right for me to say it in this interview, but there are international bands that you may never see because they only play big festivals or stadiums.

If they are truly my favorite bands, I prefer not to see them at these kinds of events.

Do you regret having gone to a concert that is better to forget?

I regret having ever felt that or having had a bad time, having been too critical… Music is not for suffering. And it’s also not something you can foresee.

If you don’t like it, you can leave, or you stay but taking away iron. And yes, I’ve left a concert more than once, but sometimes the reason isn’t so important: maybe I’ve enjoyed most of the concert and I’m too tired, or the volume is too high and I don’t I have worn earplugs, that I have felt out of place… Many times these are things that have little to do with the groups that play.

Repent, for what?

Source: Eitb

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