***Born in Venezuela and based in Barcelona, LUIS GARBAN aka CARDOPUSHER has spent the last decade creating a wide variety of noisy dancefloor assaults. Although his roots lie in the breakcore scene, he’s slowly gravitated toward a raw, electro-infused take on techno that is no less compelling. Along the way, he’s released music via labels like Terminal Dusk, Murder Channel, Hyperdub, and Tigerbeat 6, and has also found the time to launch his own Classicworks imprint, which he continues to run alongside co-founder Nehuen. Cardopusher has also forged a relationship with German bass enthusiast Boys Noize, issuing a pair of EPs as well as two full length albums. We are proud to present a new 6-track EP titled ‘Muscle Memory’ that takes the listener on a deep and gritty ride through his diverse sound, from techno to electro, acid, rave, and house. Luis is inspired by labels like Warp, Schematic, Planet Mu, Rephlex, as well as EBM and New Beat. Hard-smacking claps and raw TB-303 sequences merge with robotic vocals, solid and perfect for dark dance floors. The B-side features one track with haunting guest vocals by fellow Barcelona musician, IVY BARKAKATI. Luis says the main themes of this EP are obscurity, desperation, confusion, nostalgia, escaping the world’s indifference. All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. Housed in a workout themed die-cut jacket designed by Eloise Leigh with raw acid-style mixed bold type and sporty graphics.
12" $12.00
11/30/2018
For the past five years, Cardopusher has been an unstoppable producer known well across the global electronic underground for dropping track after track of smart, innovative, unpretentious and fearless dancefloor killers. On his third full-length, Yr Fifteen Minutes Are Up, he pursues a new musical direction, diving headfirst into the murky waters of the international bass scene. Unwilling to be pigeonholed into some kind of dubstep / breakcore / jungle hybrid, Cardopusher showcases his rum-soaked sexy side fearlessly, slows down the BPMs and trades the filth for the funk with an all-new laid-back, tropical sound, less hardcore or sample-based than on his previous albums, but every bit as dynamic and innovative. The album’s thirteen tracks cover a wide range of sounds. Highlights include the 2-step bass-infused “Antisharkz” and “Paintbrush,” the electro-futuristic beat stylings of “Naked in Front of a Broken Computer,” the technicolor ’80s boogie hip-hop cut “We Want Ca$h” (featuring championed abstract MC Sensational), the crunked-out dub-techno of “Holiday” (featuring Kid606 and Jesse Quattro) and the sweaty tropical business of “Yr Fifteen Minutes Are Up,” “Coppertoned Punch” and “Nice Up” (featuring premium toasting from Dub War’s MC Juakali). Yr Fifteen Minutes Are Up closes with big remixes by Lisbon bass operator Mr. Gasparov (Soul Jazz / Steak House) who lures the listener underwater with his hypnotic version of “Juice in Blender,” and San Francisco’s #1 badman Ghosts on Tape (Icee Hot / Wireblock / Numbers), showcasing his own style of old-school jackin’ house with his remix of “Coppertoned Punch.”
CD $13.00
05/17/2011
MP3 $9.90
05/17/2011
The first single from Cardopusher’s upcoming full length “Yr Fifteen Minutes Are Up” on Tigerbeat6, “Coppertoned Punch”, is an original slice of forward thinking tropical electronica, mixing it all up with fractured beats, rich textures, colorful crunked out synths and booty shaking reggaeton funk and percussion. San Francisco’s Ghosts On Tape (Icee Hot/Wireblock/Numbers) delivers a standout remix of “Coppertoned Punch” turning the original track into his own perverted blend of old-school jackin’ house and modern UK club sounds. BADXMAN and Emmerson each deliver solid four to the floor techno-dub remixes, heady enough for home listening yet still pumping enough for the dancefloor.
MP3 $3.99
04/19/2011