Following a five-year hiatus the #Stockholm based label, Finest Blend makes its return in March. With previous releases from the likes of Orlando Voorn, Shawn Rudiman, Terence Dixon and label head, Kenny Black it became synonymous with hi-tech grooves, breaking barriers, crossing genres and developing new ones. For its re-launch Finest Blend turns to Santiago Salazar with three tracks of his characteristic house / techno sound.

Santiago Salazar, otherwise known as DJ S2 started DJing in the early '90s inspired by mixtapes his brother was bringing back from LA's gay underground scene. After moving to Detroit, Santiago began his musical training with non other than UR's Mike Banks, going on to mix and edit several UR releases, most notably remixing the mighty 'Return of the Dragons' and DJ Rolando's 'Aguila'. Santiago released his own tracks under monikers like Aztech Sol and Seldom Seen and became a core member of the Los Hermanos and Galaxy 2 Galaxy live bands, using his DJ skills to control the flow and intensity of the live performances. Alongside long time friend Esteban Adame, Santiago formed ICAN (short for Mexican) and has released highly acclaimed tracks for the label as well as Carl Craig's Planet E.

His new EP for Finest Blend opens with the upbeat 'Galactic Stomp' full of shimmering flourishes and a tough bassline, before the funked-up shuffle of 'The Twang' makes its hit, ending with the spacey electronics of '3000 Northend'.