{"id":3886,"date":"2021-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=3886"},"modified":"2021-06-27T00:52:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T07:52:00","slug":"soundwave-59-haiteku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-59-haiteku\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 59 : HAITEKU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Mauricio Sotelo<\/a>, AKA Haiteku.<\/p>\n\n

I met Mauricio through Axel Arturo Barcel\u00f3<\/a>, our guest deejay, last October (listen to Axel\u2019s mix here<\/a>). After Axel\u2019s mix went out, I asked him who he knew that would be interested in guest deejaying on Soundwave, and he recommended Mauricio. And here we are.<\/p>\n\n

Mauricio is an excellent deejay, and his mix is fantastic. His mix included music from several projects that he\u2019s part of.<\/p>\n\n

Mauricio is an audiovisual artist from the suburbs of Mexico City suburbs. Haiteku is his Techno project since 2010. He publishes works on labels like Blaq Records<\/a> (Mexico-Berlin), Nova Fund Recordings<\/a> (Mexico), and the now defunct PCCL.<\/p>\n\n

Mauricio is also part of the WOS Colectivo<\/a>, a label for for national and international producers of electronic music, sound experimentation, plastic, and visual arts. The WOS Colectivo promotes producers who are not a part of the mainstream and support their local scene. In addition to the WOS Colectivo, Mauricio is also a member of Abolipop Records<\/a>, a label that producers, and we\u2019re open to new platforms and formats. Suplex publishes EPs, unreleased tracks, live sessions, oddities, and reissues.<\/p>\n\n

Mauricio has some words about his mix below.<\/p>\n\n

Before we hear from Mauricio, I wanted to share how my feelings about Soundwave have changed.<\/p>\n\n

When I launched Soundwave, it was my way of coping with the stress and isolation of the pandemic. My wife\u2019s job took her away from San Diego, and my kids were with their bio dad. It was just my dog and me. I was sad, lonely, and wondered if every time I left the house, I would contract COVID-19 and die. Grim times.<\/p>\n\n

A year later, living with the pandemic has become a routine. As of Monday, I will be fully vaccinated and live in the world without fear of getting ill or dying. I work remotely so I visit my wife and kids regularly, and in a few months, we\u2019ll all be under the same roof again. During that time, Soundwave changed from a source of succor to a font of delight. The music is wonderful, and the relationships I\u2019ve formed through the show are dear to me.<\/p>\n\n

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Speaking of delight, guest deejay Gert De Meester of Distant Fires Burning<\/a> has released a pay-what-you-want single on Bandcamp called Die Geschw\u00e4chten Kinder Von Empain<\/a><\/em>. Gert will donate the profits from his single to Dokters van de Wereld<\/a> (Doctors of the World). Want to hear more music from Gert? Listen to his mix for Soundwave here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Nate Heard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

See you then!<\/p>\n\n

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Mauricio Sotelo, AKA Haiteku<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

Altiplano is a short mixtape about contemporary Mexican electronic artists.<\/p>\n\n

The \u201cAltiplano\u201d (the plateau region) is the zone of the center of Mexico, shaped for various states. From this zone, are the electronic artists that participate on this mixtape, all of them, independent producers.<\/p>\n\n

The music of this material came from the independent label WOS Colectivo and Abolipop Records, on different releases and years.<\/p>\n\n