Wakame has made a version of Serenade in Spanish, the legendary Dover song from their successful album Devil came to me.
For the first time, its original composers, Cristina and Amparo Llanos, authorize a version of their hit in Spanish, also with a very personal touch. The song has been recorded and mastered at El Castillo Alemán, again with Carlos Hernández (Viva Sweden, Carolina Durante…) on production.
Wakame is the ambitious musical project of Murcians Toni Bastida, Lolo Walls, Álvaro Sánchez and Lex Serrano, born at the beginning of 2022 to give shape to a solid proposal of rock intensities with pop melodies, since their music draws on the alternative rock of bands like Placebo, Interpol or The Killers, among others.
Carlos Hernández (producer of Viva Sweden, Carolina Durante, Los Planetas, etc.) was in charge of his first work: Revolución Industrial, a work of 8 songs where songs like Carrie White stand out, with the special collaboration of Rafa Val (Viva Sweden ).
Just a few weeks ago, the group broke its silence with the release of Shinkansen, an accelerated first single that announced their next EP, for which they have once again hired Carlos Hernández for production. Now they show us their second single Serenade, which together with two more songs will make up that EP that is announced for after the summer.
Sobre Serenade los propios Wakame nos comentan: «Llevábamos varios meses considerando hacer una versión sin encontrar una canción que realmente nos ilusionara. Una noche tras un concierto estábamos los cuatro en uno de nuestros locales favoritos de la noche murciana y sonó Serenade. Recuerdo que nos miramos los cuatro pensando lo mismo. Vimos una oportunidad maravillosa para traerla a nuestro presente tantos años después. Desde el primer momento sabíamos que no sería fácil. Para nosotros es un himno de los 90 y rendirle el tributo que merece ha supuesto un verdadero hándicap. Versionar en castellano ha sido otra vuelta de tuerca y una tarea titánica, siendo conscientes de que era una apuesta arriesgada que podría desencadenar tanto amor como rechazo por parte del oyente más conservador. Hemos sido extremadamente respetuosos y cuidadosos con la preservación del mensaje y de la rima original, teniendo en cuenta que es prácticamente imposible realizar una traducción literal de la letra. Tan adentrados en semejante jardín, poco importaba si modificáramos un poco la estructura del tema, así que decidimos llevarnosla a nuestro terreno y añadir un par de partes que pensábamos que funcionaría muy bien en directo. Con todo, estamos muy contentos con el resultado».
We have recently been able to see them in concert at the legendary El Sol hall in Madrid, accompanying Vaho in a double sold out that left no one indifferent. Multiple fragments of this live show were captured by Diego Lázaro (Visuala) to create the grayscale video clip that accompanies the release of Serenade.
Wakame faces this year with a lot to say and with several dates to be able to vibrate with his music:
April 27 – Secret Garden Fest. – Murcia
May 17 in – Rivas Sound. – Madrid
May 18 in – Revolver Room. – Murcia
May 25 at – Sala Confetti playa. – Alicante
September 13 in – Tell me you love me. – Madrid
September 14 – Vive Festival! – Cangas de Onís
