Passion is a noticeable characteristic in Artur Martínez. He is one of the two singers of La Fúmiga, the Valencian group that sings in Valencian and has turned festive music into a social phenomenon, with electrifying live performances that have shaken the ground in almost seventy cities on the last tour. Let's return to Artur Martínez who, in conversation with this newspaper, accelerates the conversation, with an evident point of emotion, when he talks about the new work entitled Tot està per fer, which includes eleven songs designed, precisely, for live performances, to underline that this band of Alzira will continue to be faithful to her origins.
"At a conceptual level we have taken this work as a starting point, because although many things have happened to us, we have understood that there is still much to do, to live, to experiment, without pessimism." Artur says so, adding that "it is an ode to constant evolution, to continuous, progressive change, to remaining willing to have great life experiences." And he concludes that "as the album cover shows, we have a house to build, without doors or windows, to which everyone who is committed to love, to life is invited." Tot està per fer (Halley Records) is released today and at the beginning of the new tour it will be presented in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Girona and Mallorca.
La Fúmiga, made up of eleven musicians, has distinguished itself in recent years for its powerful energy in live performances, supported by the formidable presence of wind instruments (trumpets, trombones, saxophones, euphonium), with intense rhythms and with the voices of Artur and José Beteta. Initially they dedicated themselves to covering songs by other music groups in Valencian such as Aspencat, La Gossa Sorda or Obrint Pas. But soon they decided to compose their own songs, keeping the essence of the wind in line with the groups that are playing in other countries in Europe, such as the Balkan bands or the brass bands from central Europe.
Success came to them, and with it the recognition of a way of understanding festive music that refers to the very Valencian origin of musical bands and their derivatives such as the so-called "charangas". Artur, who serves as spokesperson for the band, says that this new work has been "suggested" by the live performance, and by the gradual incorporation of electronics. "This work condenses our passion for live performance with the possibilities that we have incorporated into our acting experience; we have found ourselves one hundred percent." And he adds that in the composition there has been a lot of "feed back" between the members of the group, as on other occasions. It is, in the end, a very choral work.
The album opens with "Principis", a festive pop song loaded with electronics where the group encourages living relationships to the fullest from the beginning. Next they offer an indie pop song titled "Covars", where they collaborate with their little brothers The Tyets. They are followed by other songs such as "World Record", "Fomo", "Koales", "La casa plena", "Tot està per fer" (which gives the work its name), "Ja will sleep", "Tornar", "Que tia " and "Finals".
