Santiago Salazar

Santiago Salazar DJ S² is a Chicano DJ in Los Angeles who began his career in the underground dance music scene in the early 90s. Salazar was invited to Underground Resistance in Detroit by Mike Banks, where he stayed from 2002 to 2006. He released his debut album Chicanismo in 2015 and received positive reviews for subsequent albums and EPs.

For Salazar, growing up in Bassett was "kind of like living in fear ... a couple of my friends got shot, there was a local gang there. I was the first kid from my whole block to graduate."

Salazar released his second album Aspirations for Young Xol in 2017 and The Night Owl in 2019, which received positive reviews. In an interview for 5 Magazine, Salazar noted that he released Aspirations to help pay for his son's schooling and that "everything I’m doing is focused on his wellbeing ... I see this as my way of showing him that you can do good with art and music." He connects this with Chicano identity: "So I guess there is a Chicano aspect of just trying to make it, you know?"

Discography Studio Albums

Chicanismo (2015) Aspirations for Young Xol (2017) The Night Owl (2019) Cloud Iridescence LP (2019) 1998 (2020)

Singles / Extended Plays

Tzolkin / Kawak (2005) w/ DJ Dex Gjeloshaj 1862 (2007) w/ DJ 3000 Santuario / Lo Profundo (2008) w/ Silent Servant Materia Oscura (2008) Arcade (2009) La Noche / La Minoria (2009) w/ Silent Servant Your Club Went Hollywood (2010) La Soledad / Caja De Luz (2011) w/ David Alvarado Izalco / Retiro (2011) w/ Roque Hernandez Smile Now, Cry Later (2011) Mi Alma / Corazon (2012) w/ Silent Servant Rise EP (2012) New Beginnings EP (2013) Departure EP (2014) Galactic Stomp EP (2014) EP2002 (2018) Angeleno EP (2018) w/ Esteban Adame RR002 (2019)

Compilations

H&V 001+002+003 (2009) w/ Silent Servant