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tulsa    Tulsa, Oklahoma, almost a million inhabitants, the biggest inland port in the USA... Why Tulsa?
Well, we are from a port area and the idea of Santurtzi as a name seemed a bit queer. It was also our little idea of hommage to Pamela Polland’s song "Tulsa County".

Do you feel as if you’re in more natural surroundings in Tulsa if you compare it to your previous band Elektrobikinis or is it just a natural progression?
Natural progression. The Elektrobikinis was a great experience but as I changed I felt the need to change my surroundings as well.

The lyrics and the way you sing them seem to be more emotional and sensitive, there also seems to be a dark side to them. Is it hard for you to write? Do you need to be in a special mood to come up with them?
Some of them to be knocking round my head for months on end and some others just happen in no time at all. You don’t control the process, it’s got a life of it’s own. That can make me feel really uneasy at times.

Are your life performances like what we hear on the record or are there differences?
Our live shows are very much like the record at the moment. I suppose when we start to get a bit bored with the stuff, things will change.

Talking of your live shows, how are you coping seeing that some members of the band are also members of other very successful outfits (Zodiacs)?
It spite of what we imagined at first, we just haven’t been able to work around it. That’s why there have been some changes in the line up. We have a new drummer (Gabi) and a new bass player (Alberto) and they have really fitted into the band well.

Lots of the media have take you as "one of the most special bands on the music scene today". Does this cause you any need for a certain diligence or care in what you do?
We haven’t made any promises, so nobody can say we’ve gone back on our word, can they?

Any special plans for the summer?
We are promoting the record on the 2nd and the 15th in Madrid and Bilbao. After that, we play at the Avila Ecopop festival. We’ll see after that.