The Colombian pop rock group, TIMØ, lands in Spain in the next few days. Your tour Conquer the Planet Tour It is the most important trip for the group so far. Despite having already visited our country before, it is now that they finally undertake a new project at an international level.
Andrés Vásquez, Alejandro Ochoa and Felipe Galat will visit Barcelona and Madrid on October 10 and 11 respectively. On the occasion of this very special arrival, in WECB We have been able to talk to them about how they feel about it. It's not the only thing. The extensive conversation has allowed us to know the band's future projects, their dream collaborations and some anecdotes the most fun among many other things.
Promotional photo of TIMØ for his international tour 'Conquistar el Planeta Tour'.
Let's start by talking about your recently announced tour, Conquer the Planet Tour, tour that will pass through Spain very soon. It is the first time that you bring a tour of such caliber to our country. How do you feel about it?
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Andrés: This tour has us very, very, very excited. It is the first time that we are going to do a consecutive tour because last year we started traveling but it was very intermittent, we went and came back and now it started a couple of days ago and from there we didn't stop until December.
Next week we travel there, to Madrid and to Barcelona and we are very happy because last year we did have our first concert in Madrid. The room was much, much smaller, everything was sold out. And now we come with a much more forceful concert, much better done, much more practiced. One learns from mistakes. With our concerts we began to learn and we began to soak up a lot of the world of artists. We feel like this is a concert we want the world to see. Furthermore, I am also a big fan of Barcelona FC. So I'm very excited to go to Barcelona to sing. I have never been.
In fact, as you mentioned, the tour has already started and you have already given a couple of concerts, how have those been so far? What can you tell me about them?
Alejo: Yes, we were fortunate to go to Panama and El Salvador. It was a very pleasant experience, really. It is the first time that TIMØ plays in those two countries. It was very special. We had a couple of setbacks on the first date, due to logistical issues the venue where we were going to play caught fire. But they pulled through, they pulled through and the truth is, they were two very memorable nights. I'm very excited to go play there in Spain.
You were in Madrid very recently, a year ago. What do you think has been the main difference on a professional level between that concert and the one you will perform very soon?
Felipe: Playing in a bigger room is a lot of fun. Obviously the sound is much better. There are many more people from our side too. The concert with which we come to Madrid again is a very different concert from the one we used last year. Not only the venue, but there are also more new songs. In general.
This show is a show that we have been preparing since December of last year. So we are very proud because we have planned it very carefully, like every moment of the show. It's going to be very nice and I feel like it's going to be better than last year.
You have grown a lot in a very short time, but for all those who still know us, how would you define your own concerts?
Andrés: I would introduce us as a Latin pop band. We have songs with a very Latin influence. We are from here. Like, they are very coherent with the sound that is heard here on this side of what is the Caribbean, what is South America. And our concerts are also very dynamic. In two hours we get people jumping with us, singing, shouting. There are moments when we also lower our energy and it is beautiful.
I feel that it is a concert where we turn to emotions, and I say it this way because there are other types of shows by other artists that are very spectacle-oriented. Look at this show, look at the dancing, look at it, which is also tremendous and totally admirable, but our approach to concerts is much more about connecting with the audience and making them part of the concert. Not just to be seen.
And speaking of tours and concerts, what is the most special concert or the one you liked the most that you have attended?
Andrés: I think Coldplay. Taking the Latin world, I would say Maná.
Felipe: I really liked C. Tangana's concert.
Alejo: I would say Roger Waters. He went to the stadium in Bogotá and it was an incredible thing.
On your last visit to WECByou told us something quite funny which was that Sometimes people confused you with Morat's group. Now that you have grown much more, how is that confusion going? Has it already been left behind or is it still a bit evident?
Andrés: Continue. My theory, I don't know if it's true, is that this will continue to happen in eight years. But because people don't stop to pay enough attention then they can easily confuse you. You have to accept it and that's it.
Now you are going to embark on a super extensive tour, but what is your future plan after that tour?
Alejo: Yes, in fact, we are finishing our second album. We've been working on that album for a full year and we're finally putting the finishing touches on it, but the idea is for it to come out next year. It's going to be another stage and I'm very, very excited because we've already been working on this for a year. There is still a lot left but it is what is coming.
Throughout your career you have collaborated with Spanish artists, Álvaro de Luna or Mar Lucas, for example. In this new album that we are going to find, is there going to be any collaboration with a Spanish artist?
Well yes. It's the idea. We still don't have anything finalized but we are 100% eager to release something with a Spanish artist. Because there are many artists that we love. Also because we feel that Spain is a very cool market for us and we want to continue reaching people with our music. So yes, it is a priority for us to do a song with a Spanish artist for the next album.
To finish, I come a little to air the dirty laundry. When you started as a band, you lived for a while together. What was that time like? Who took the title of the messiest?
Felipe: It was a very nice time in life. Really. I feel like we had a great time at the time. It was very nice, I feel that we learned a lot to coexist with each other and it was very important for everything that came later for the band. Maybe today it is also appreciated to be alone in your box calmly, calmly, but I feel that that experience prepared us for eventually, if we have to live together again, then we will be there. The title of messiest goes to Alejo.
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