An interview with bassist and singer Daniel Fernandez of Lüger

How do you find people react when seeing the band perform for the first time? 

To be frank while we're playing we're not looking at audience reaction though it's true most seem engrossed in our percussionist. half naked, hitting the floor tom as if there was no tomorrow

What is the Madrid music scene like?

Nowadays I think there are some very good bands, with a wide variety of sounds and different influences, but I don't think there is a proper scene just yet.

Do you personally feel close to any other band?

Musically we don't have much in common  with most  bands , we appreciate  the variety of bands we're seeing nowadays, we love bands like Rosvita, La Debil, Disco Las Palmeras, Jysus, Telephones Rouges, Unicornibot, Traummaschine, Siesta, Fasenuova and His Majesty the King...

Is psychedelic Krautrock in fashion in Spain?

I don't think so but, I do believe that people today are more willing  to accept certain bands or music styles than  in the past due to the internet that allows us to reach audiences in every part of the world.

What's your biggest achievement so far?

i do believe that our biggest achievement is to keep the band united, there're five of us with our jobs and daily problems and the five of us try to take time to spend the most  time we can at the rehearsal studio, I think that's the key.

Have you played outside of Spain?

During the last three years we've been lucky to have played in America, France and Belgium, as well as Milhoes de Festa in Portugal, Pietrasonica in Italy and our own Primavera Sound in Barcelona.

How long have you been playing as a band?

We started in 2009 and we have released two albums so far and we're working on a remix album that we will be revealing in the coming months 

Why did you to release your albums only on vinyl and then give them  away for free on the web?

We believe it's the easiest way to reach as many people as we can, and get our sound out there. It also helped us to sell out our first  vinyl LP and the reissue with both our first and second record is about to be sell out as well, you can listen / download or buy here.

What are your plans for the rest of the summer and 2013?

Play festivals in Spain and abroad and keeping going to the rehearsal studio to compose music for the next album

What bands do you listen to in the van?

It’s mainly football reports or football matches

Lüger are a psychedelic Kraütrock band who started out as a side project but soon became the band member’s main focus after they caught the attention of the Madrid underground rock circuit. The Band have two records so far and have toured extensively in Spain for the last two years

 Questions from Luis Cuesta, our Madrid correspondent.

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