1. Ford & Lopatin - Emergency Room [Software]
2. The Browns - What´s That [Dancemania]
3. Neon Jung - Just Can´t Leave It Alone [Magic Wire]
4. Cardopusher - Body Slam [forthcoming Iberian Records]
5. Deadboy - Wish U Were Here [Numbers]
6. Cardopusher - Then What [forthcoming Frijsfo Beats]
7. Cardopusher - Coppertoned Punch [Tigerbeat6]
8. Magnum - Rays (Panteros666 remix) [Nightshifters]
9. Zoltan - Pawnoramics (Mock The Zuma mix) [Freshmore]
10. Bok Bok - Charisma Theme [Night Slugs]
11. KingThing - Queen Hive [forthcoming Freshmore]
12. Cardopusher - Guava Blossom [forthcoming DVA Music]
13. Instra:Mental - User [NonPlus]
14. Teeth - Shawty (FaltyDL remix) [502 Recordings]
15. Magnum - Juracan (Randomer remix) [Nightshifters]
16. Cardopusher - Instant Glue [forthcoming Frijsfo Beats]
17. Cardopusher - Yr Fifteen Minutes Are Up [Tigerbeat6]
18. Pacheko - Destruyelo [unreleased]
19. Cardopusher - Sunburst [unreleased]
20. Aux88 - Break It Down (Dj Dijital remix) [Direct Beat]
21. Addison Groove - Work It [Swamp 81]
22. SBTRKT - Look At Stars (Machinedrum remix) [Young Turks]
23. Objekt - The Goose That Got Away [Objekt]
24. Hyetal - Transmission [Black Acre]
25. Sesped - Get Around Girl [Saturate Records]

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Cardo, thanks for taking the time out to talk to us. If you wouldn't mind, could you give us a brief introduction and talk a little bit about your musical background and upbringing?

I started making music around 1999 after discovering software like Acid and ReBirth after graduating from audio engineering school. Before that I used to play in rock bands as a kid, but got tired of working with others and realized I was more comfortable just doing it on my own. Around that time most of my background was heavily influenced by stuff like Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, and Ween. During mid 90s we got a decent "independent" record shop that included a small section of electronic music where I used to dig constantly. It took me some time to be interested in electronic music, but once i listened Aphex Twin and found the Warp/Rephlex label I changed my mind completely and discovered a whole new world of music I was missing.

Did the socio-political climate of Venezuela directly impact the breakcore and more aggressive sounds that you used to produce while living there?

Definitely. Venezuela has been pretty hectic for the last 10 years. People have become aggressive because of the situation and this had a direct impact on my music. I needed to release my own anger and frustration and channeled it into breakcore. Once i moved to Barcelona I decided to move on to other sounds, so I guess it was the climate while in Caracas that was pushing me to do it.

You were a student at the Red Bull Music Academy in 2008 which took place in Barcelona. Could you talk a little bit more about that experience and it's impact on your growth as a producer? Did that experience lead to your eventual relocation to the city soon thereafter?

The first time I heard about the RBMA was around 2003-2004. I got invited to a meeting where they were explaining what it was all about it and it sounded very interesting to me, so i decided to apply but didn´t get in. After applying a couple of times, I was finally accepted in 2008 and can say it´s one of the best experiences I've had! All participants and the whole academy crew were great! You go from lectures to workshops, surrounded by studios with an opportunity to sit down and make music almost 24/7 with the people around you. Very inspiring! It was also great to do it in Barcelona as I had relocated just some months before and the city still was new to me.

What's the shape of the music scene in Barcelona like in comparison to Caracas and how have some of the larger festival crowds like Sonar responded to your music?

The music scene in Barcelona is completely different in comparison to Caracas because basically in Venezuela everything arrives late. Also in Barcelona you have international acts playing often and tons of local and foreign producers. Caracas is just starting, but it´s getting bigger and bigger everyday. Better late than never!

Festival crowds like Sonar where you see a large amount of people enjoying your music is huge. I'm not used to playing at big festivals, so those kind of experiences makes you wanna keep pushing forward with what you're doing. I'm very comfortable being here in BCN and basically Europe is great place if you want to make a living doing music. But if you happen to find yourself in Caracas anytime soon, you need to go to one of our Abstractor parties.

When did you, Pacheko, and Pocz first meet and what was it like working together in the studio down in Caracas? Do you guys still keep in touch and bounce ideas off of one another?

I met Pacheko around 2004 when he contacted me to produce some tracks of his now defunct band Todosantos. We became good friends after the whole process of producing/recording the album at a friend´s studio where I used to work. A couple of years later we worked together on what is now his own studio (that he shares with a couple of friends), called Estudio Pararrayos where we do stuff for TV/radio/film working on foley/sound design/pre-post production + more. Pocz was looking for a job and he ended up working along us. We are all still in touch like always and I'm still working with the studio via internet. They just finished a remix for my next single on Tigerbeat6 and I just finished a remix on a project they are working on.

meow170/shock22 Cardopusher – Yr Fifteen Minutes Are Up by Tigerbeat6

Your latest album released on tigerbeat6 'Yr Fifteen Minutes Are Up' deviates from your earlier albums with a much more upfront 2step and garage influence. Was there a conscious effort to mix up the styles on this release and when did the majority of the material come together?

Yes.  This new album is completely different and far away from the stuff I've produced in the past. But everything was a gradual progression. After some years working strictly on breakcore, I got hooked into dubstep but realized I didn´t want to be pigeonholed by just one genre. There are so many kinds of music I love and I wanted to do an album of the stuff I was feeling by that moment. The intention was to create a history with it and not just a bunch of club tracks. Making something to listen to at home was a challenge for me and it took me around 5-6 months to complete it. The goal was to release it by the end of last year, but release was delayed until May 2011.

If you relive one party from the past year, which would it be and why?

Boom Festival in Portugal just because I went with many good friends and all of us were playing there. It was an in an open air area located near a big lake/beach in a zone called Idanha-a-Nova., 3 hours away from Lisbon. We spent 3 days there hanging around, it was epic!




Lastly, would you mind breaking down your TOP 3:

Cities:
1. Tokyo
2. Athens
3. Krakow

Meals:
1. Arepas
2. Sushi
3. Mexican food in general

Movies:
1. Exit Through The Gift Shop
2. Buffalo '66
3. Blue Velvet

Websites:
1. Abstractor.net
2. Cuevana.tv
3. Youtube.com

Activities outside of music:
1. Traveling
2. Eating
3. Reading