In conversation with: Pulso

Palpebrae welcome for the sixth mix of the podcast catalogue Pulso. The native Argentinian producer and DJ started his career early in 2013, challenging the established musical framework of that time and developing through the years his own sound signature.

He also has released his music on influential music labels like Semantica, Float, Evod Music, Mindtrip and KEY vinyl to name a few. Since 2023 was born his new label Speculations LTD, which is dedicated to deliver “complex music on simple format” in which Pulso performs the position of mastering engineer and label managing.

Alongside a powerful and hypnotic mix we had the chance to share a few words with him about his growth, the South American scene and the wonderful relationship with his grandma.

Have a good reading and listening!

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☉ What was the main idea you used to develop this mix? What kind of setup did you use?

“Ideas are always mutating me: based on my previous moments during the day and my need to transmit to myself. Sometimes I want to develop a specific type of vibe to my pre recorded sessions so I hold them until reaching those special moments too.“

☉ Few days ago we just noticed the closing of SRIE, a label you were actually the co-founder of. Why did that happen?

“Cycles end. Energy changes. The teamwork must be sacred and feeding back each other to be functional. Sometimes for any kind of reason, that’s not possible so the machine has to stop.“

☉ Besides great solo releases on various imprints that Your own imprint Speculation LTD is a wonderful label that has already released massive EPs. What are the plans for the label and what was the idea behind it? Are there some fresh new releases upcoming that you can spoil?

“The plans for Speculations are to deliver music with physical format. The idea is simple and clear: complex concepts on simple formats. There are some ideas about future releases but I won’t spoil them..”

☉ Lately we have gotten a lot of good feedback about your masterclasses. What are in your opinion the worst difficulties that a producer can face nowadays?

“I think the most notable and important goal to achieve, which I don’t like to name as a difficulty, is the capacity to be a communicator through audio language, with the accuracy of being the most direct and minimalistic as possible. You can try to bring something to the listener with a lot of information and a lot of feelings included. If the message is not clear and is sharing the story with a lot of characters, the concept’s delivery is risky.“

☉ How did you learn to produce? What is the way that is leading you?

“I learnt to produce playing on the computer with friends, trying to test the capacity to make something similar to the music we used to listen and enjoy. This method lasted years until I realized I was good at it and Maybe I could switch the workflow to start my own imprint with my close tools to create.
Nowadays, I make music just because of and for me. Special moments in my studio enjoying the day and time, looking for something to lengthen the sensation, with musical chapters where there is always something happening, detailedly organized running and walking in the loop.”

☉ We found out that you have your music production studio at your grandmother’s flat, that means she listens to electronic music frequently, what does she think about that? Does she like your music?

“Yes, my studio is located in her house where I lived during my golden years when I was a kid. Sometimes she enters the studio and silently listens; moves the feet a few minutes and leaves. Sometimes smiling, sometimes not. She is perceptive.
Within not a lot of questions about, she understands what I do and how. Maybe she misses the why and the where to.. but like we are totally different generations, maybe it is not important and necessary to explain and understand the things which are not our field.”

☉ South American’s Techno scene has always been very important for the several parties, festivals, music producers and DJs and especially a common destination for european Techno DJs. What are your thoughts about the scene where you are living there? Will it grow even further than that?

“I know European people always keep an eye on our continent, and I’m pretty sure it is for our producers’ quality. I think music creators here are really passionate and professional, mostly my close crew from Buenos Aires.
About night scenes and party stuff, I can not extend myself on the conversation because I’m kind of far away from this. I’m playing very few times a year and it’s always on small venues and DIY parties for not a lot of people. This format has grown a lot until the top, so it is not able to grow more because it is fully big.”