RO: Considering the cities that you guys live in, Svani in Corpus Chrisi and Luis in Austin, do you feel that your environment has influenced your progression in your music?

Espasa: I actually started off in Madrid [Spain], then I moved to Torreón, Coahuila (Mexico), then to El Paso, and somehow I ended up in Austin. From all of the places where I've lived, and the people that I've met and worked with, I've absorbed something from everyone and everywhere. Everything I do is an influence from my life experience.

Quintanilla: If there is one influence that I've received from Corpus, it has to be Dusty [DJ Dus/El Dusty]. He was my mentor and taught me everything I know. He just got signed to Universal, so he's doing big things and leading the movement on a national scale. We actually have a track with him on our next EP, so we are excited about that.

RO: Explain to us cumbia rebajada or "screwmbia."

Quintanilla: That's definitely Houston-inspired, with the slowed-down samples. What we do is slow down a cumbia sample and add hip-hop drums onto it and lower the pitch. We keep it real Texas and Southern.

RO: Last question. If you were at a party and had only one record, something that you felt that you definitely needed to play, what would it be?

Quintanilla: DANG! That's so hard! But I got a good one: "La Carcacha" by Selena.

Espasa: Anything by A Tribe Called Quest. Or any of our own stuff like "Sin Dormir," "24 Hour Tamale," or "Screwball."