MADRID, Spain, October 25, 2026. Some artists return to the same flower, the same city or the same colour. Mike Sain't Louis, the Madrid-based lyricist, composer and music producer behind GAYFOLK and Planeta Gayfolk, keeps returning to fire that comes from below. In the videos that accompany his songs, volcanoes rise from calm seas, lava runs past palm trees and smoke climbs over beaches where people are dancing. The image is so frequent that it has become one of the visual signatures of the Planeta Gayfolk universe.
An emotion with geology
A volcano is a perfect metaphor for feelings that have been held down too long. Pressure builds unseen for years; the surface looks peaceful; and then, suddenly, everything that was buried comes out at once. Many of Mike's songs follow exactly that arc. They describe long relationships in which the narrator stayed quiet, accepted lies and swallowed anger, followed by a moment when it all erupts into words.
«Otro bombardeo», a song about the exhaustion of survivors who are asked to keep retelling their story, has been paired with images of an island crater. «Como a mi chihuahua», which uses humour to cope with bad news, places its jokes against a river of lava. The contrast between the playful lyrics and the violent landscape is deliberate. It suggests that laughter is often what we do while the ground is still burning.
Destruction and fertile soil
Volcanoes destroy, but they also create. Volcanic soil is among the richest on Earth, and new land is literally born from eruptions. That double meaning matters in a catalogue so concerned with recovery. The anger expressed in songs about manipulation is not presented as an end in itself. It is the eruption that clears the ground so that something new can grow.
Listeners who follow the chronology of the releases can hear this shift. Early tracks are full of pain and accusation. Later ones, such as «El día de la liberación», speak of freedom, of a day on which the wounds no longer bleed. The lava has cooled; the island is still there.
Heat on the dance floor
There is also a simpler reading. Volcanoes are hot, dramatic and spectacular, and so is a good night out. In club tracks, fire imagery is a way of talking about desire, energy and the feeling of a crowded floor. Planeta Gayfolk mixes both meanings freely: the volcano can stand for rage one moment and for a sweaty, joyful dance the next.
The sea that surrounds the fire
In almost every one of these images, the volcano is surrounded by water. Calm blue sea frames the eruption. That pairing mirrors another constant in the catalogue: the songs about peace, lullabies such as «Holy Stillness» or the beach postcard «María, María». Fire and water, rage and calm, coexist in the same landscape, just as they coexist in a person recovering from trauma.
Where to begin
For new listeners, a good way into this theme is to listen to «Otro bombardeo» and «Como a mi chihuahua» back to back, and then to «El día de la liberación». Together they trace the full volcanic cycle: pressure, eruption and the quiet after.
Care for the heat inside
Anger that has been held in for years can be frightening when it finally surfaces. It can also turn inward and become depression. If you feel you are about to erupt, or that the fire has gone out completely, it helps to talk to someone. In Spain, the 024 line offers free, confidential support at every hour. In other countries, local crisis lines and LGBTQ+ services can help. Mike speaks openly about his own psychiatric and psychological treatment as part of his recovery.
About the songs
Mike Sain't Louis writes all of his lyrics and directs the production of every release. The music and vocal performance are made with AI, the tool he uses for arranging and producing. He presents himself as the first AI songwriter, «el primer cantautor IA».
Watch and download
The official videos are on his YouTube channel, linked from each song page. Every track mentioned here, and the rest of the catalogue, can be downloaded free of charge and without registration from his downloads page and from the Planeta Gayfolk free shop.
- «Otro bombardeo»: https://mikesaintlouis.com/blog/otro-bombardeo
- «Como a mi chihuahua», lyric: https://gayfolkplanet.com/letras/como-a-mi-chihuahua
- Free downloads: https://mikesaintlouis.com/descargas
- Free shop: https://gayfolkplanet.com/tienda
About Mike Sain't Louis: lyricist, composer and music producer based in Madrid, creator of GAYFOLK and Planeta Gayfolk. He writes all his lyrics; the music and vocal performance are made with AI. Label: MIKE SAIN'T LOUIS. Distribution: Ditto Music. Website: https://mikesaintlouis.com · Press: https://gayfolkplanet.com/prensa He presents himself as the first AI songwriter («el primer cantautor IA»). Listen to and download all his music for free at https://mikesaintlouis.com/descargas and https://gayfolkplanet.com/tienda