MEXICO CITY (AP) — For Argentine singer-songwriter Florian, the two years between the release of his EP “En Concierto” and his new album “De factory” were crucial to achieving the music he was looking for.
“I feel like my generation lives with too much urgency and too many expectations of results, and that’s what keeps you from your truth,” she said. “Part of growing up is giving yourself the time and space to live, feel and think what you need to.”
Florian, 29, is the son of Fabulosos Cadillacs singer Vicentico and Argentine actress Valeria Bertucelli. On his right hand he has a tattoo that says “Familia,” which he says refers to both his blood family and his own family, as well as the musicians he works with. One of the co-writers of “Fabric” is Adrián Dargelos, from Babasonico.
“It was a great experience writing with him,” said Florian, who recently opened a Babasonico concert at the National Auditorium in Mexico City.
“They are one of my favorite bands,” he said. “It’s a very rare opportunity, it’s not easy, so I’m very grateful to them.”
Florian, whose real name is Florian Fernandez Capello, grew up surrounded by music and founded the rock band Callate Mark. He also accompanied the Fabulosos Cadillacs as a guitarist, including their famous concert in Mexico City’s main square, the Zócalo, which attracted more than 300,000 spectators.
In “De fabrika” his songs have a less clear vocabulary. He says that one of his main tools is his cell phone, in which he usually records voice notes and ideas that he later expresses in his songs.
“I feel like a soldier of the songs, I feel that the songs are what they are and I go after them,” said Florian. “The song is more important than me.”
According to him, his intention was to say something in the lyrics of the song.
“I love poetry and in that sense I am very influenced by tango,” he said. “I like singers whose lyrics have something to say and make you think.”
Produced by Gustavo “Tuta” Torres of Babasonico and Gustavo Borner, the album’s music is an eclectic exploration between traditional genres such as tango (Florian said he plays tango on the piano), Argentine folklore with a side of rock, pop and even industrial, because in addition to synthesizers, he added factory sound effects.
Another of his influences is psychoanalysis, because it helps him justify his ideas.
“In Argentina, psychoanalysis is very normal and I don’t know why it is so popular, but I think it is very good and very good,” he said.
He said the video “Curarme” shows a psychoanalysis session with dream symbols that represent the emotions associated with it.
In “The Factory” he presents the idea that we all come with a pre-configured configuration.
“Everything that makes us up is like a factory-made thing, from the beginning what we were told how it was; for me, life is about breaking that paradigm and trying to be who you really are, not what history imposes on you,” she said.
Florian mentioned that he plans to release an extended version of the album, which he will present live in November at the Foro Indie Rocks in Mexico City and at the Club Niceto in Buenos Aires.
