Las Petunias, who made a name for themselves last year with their album ‘Creo que soy de porcelain’, release this week an EP called ‘There you rot, damn’. It talks about childhood and change, and is presented by a song called ‘Stories of my mother’ in whose video we see their mothers playing themselves, and now also by another titled ‘Tirant lo Blanc’. In addition, they have published an excellent split this fall with Amor Líquido, ‘I won’t be a star’.
While passing through MEISTER OF THE WEEK, our section curated by Jägermusic focused on new artists, Las Petunias have chosen to talk about something as unexpected as it is known to everyone: Antonio Resines’ rap at the Goya. Yes, that performance that went viral in 2012 even before certain social networks existed. He was accompanied by El Langui, Juan Diego, Javier Gutiérrez and Tito Valverde.
Why have you chosen to talk about Antonio Resines’ rap at the Goya Awards?
There isn’t a time we put on that video and don’t laugh and we always watch it a couple more times. We have many memories associated with it. On our first tour we spent many hours alone in a car, hence the song ‘Audi 4 cans’, and we had to find things to do so as not to get bored. One of our favorite activities is to review videos from the classic internet and each one shows their favorite niche videos. That’s how we revisited that performance and we almost had an accident because we were laughing so much. We still remember the drops of pee in our panties.
Was your biggest “obsession as a band”, I don’t know… the Elefant catalogue? Aren’t you united by any other group, label, discography more than this? Do you differ so much stylistically in tastes? LOL
Man, of course there are thousands of bands and artists that bring us together, but we can take the work home. We are friends outside of this, and we also have to talk about other things apart from music because if not, we go crazy. Especially when we are recording, listening to music almost 24 hours a day, we need those small moments of disconnection that we dedicate to podcasts or books, but what better than Resines doing her best performance to date? We are intellectuals at the end of the day.
Which part do you like the most? When he says something unintelligible or when half a sentence is understood?
When he says “UNA FO” (the first “words” he manages to pronounce)
The actor really appeals to when he won a Goya in 1998 for playing a castrated butcher in ‘The Good Star’. Were you curious and saw the movie or was the promo useless?
At first we thought that she had also made it up and that it was a lie… It took us a while to realize it, so we never got to see her, but we should meet up to do so.
Any favorite faces among those seen in the audience, during rap in general?
José Coronado makes a face like he wants to die of shame at some point in the rap and we thank him every day.
“All this crappy-core stuff surrounding the performance is what makes it so genuinely funny”
Who would be your 2nd favorite rapper in this cast of rappers that includes El Langui and Javier Gutiérrez, among others?
We believe that El Langui maintains his composure very well when he invites the entire room to sing and no one follows along. We have sometimes felt identified (laughs), so he is the top 2 without a doubt. Especially for his ingenuity and when it comes to saving Resines’ performance when he says something like “he was singing in English”, which makes us even more amused.
All the rappers in the video are men, although in 2012 Nicki Minaj already exists, as well as other pioneers like Missy Elliott. Which actress would you have liked to see rap there?
Very clear answer. Yolanda Ramos and Malena Alterio. Nobody could do it like them.
What do you think of the basis of the rap song, strictly musical?
Well, it has an air of being taken directly from YouTube that amazes us. All this crappy-core stuff surrounding the performance is what makes it so genuinely funny. That base must have probably been made by a teenager in his room one night in 2010 and that’s simply why it’s cool. It’s catchy, it’s powerful, the bass booms… could you ask for anything more?
«In an industry where there are men who commit all kinds of abuse without receiving any type of punishment or “cancellation” what does it matter if people think we are bad, the measuring stick is so upset that it makes no sense to take certain negative comments seriously»
Antonio Resines has sometimes come out angry because they asked him about rap, and other times accepting it as a milestone in his career. Do you see yourself accepting with humor and naturalness any “backlash” moment you may have? Do criticisms affect you?
Of course. Part of this work is accepting mistakes and learning to fail, especially by being honest with ourselves and with the public. In all the interviews we do we tell embarrassing things and we don’t care. Our honesty is a double-edged sword but it is ours.
In an industry where there are men who commit all kinds of abuse without receiving any type of punishment or “cancellation” what does it matter if people think we are bad, the yardstick is so upset that it makes no sense to take certain stupid and sexist negative comments seriously, we should collectively focus on criticizing certain people and leaving the groups of girls alone.
If you made a rap, what song would you like it to be similar to?
Maybe something Doechii style, but we wouldn’t be able to run anything that involved having swag. We would end up making something as swagless as our beloved Resines.
