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Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim Is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Belleville, Michigan U.S.A. He was born an only child in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life. Along with his Belleville, Michigan high school friends Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, commonly known as the Belleville Three, May is credited with developing the futuristic variation on house music that would be dubbed “techno” by Atkins.
May’s career started in 1987 with the release of a record called “Nude Photo” (co-written by Thomas Barnett), which helped kickstart the Detroit techno music scene. A year later he was following it with what was to become one of techno’s classic anthems, the seminal track “Strings of Life,” which was named by Frankie Knuckles.
May has not released any original solo recordings since 1993, but has also produced numerous remixes and has re-worked his older material for video game and movie soundtracks, including, most recently, music for the new film of the popular combat video game Tekken.
For two years, in 2003 and 2004, he was given control of Detroit’s popular annual electronic music festival, originally conceived by Carl Craig and Derrick May, now operated by Paxahau. He named his event Movement, replacing the Detroit Electronic Music Festival along the city’s riverfront.
May’s career started in 1987 with the release of a record called “Nude Photo” (co-written by Thomas Barnett), which helped kickstart the Detroit techno music scene. A year later he was following it with what was to become one of techno’s classic anthems, the seminal track “Strings of Life,” which was named by Frankie Knuckles.
May has not released any original solo recordings since 1993, but has also produced numerous remixes and has re-worked his older material for video game and movie soundtracks, including, most recently, music for the new film of the popular combat video game Tekken.
For two years, in 2003 and 2004, he was given control of Detroit’s popular annual electronic music festival, originally conceived by Carl Craig and Derrick May, now operated by Paxahau. He named his event Movement, replacing the Detroit Electronic Music Festival along the city’s riverfront.
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remy_irwan wrote:
Enjoy http://www.mixcloud.com/Remy_Irwan/the-ride/ Cheers
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Al__shturman wrote:
маэстро
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c0me2dd wrote:
STRING OF LIFE
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kriele wrote:
If Derrick would have been active making new material, it might have sound like '' Deep Burnt '' by Pepe Bradock; great track !
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spLiFF22 wrote:
Detroid is dead... no fances...piece of history, sure! I love techno, however minimal / ambient / dub.
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Skizlol wrote:
Putin d'excellent hier a Cannes aux plages Electro, on en voudrait encore !
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adidaskiller wrote:
just look for the 'Innovator' double cd it has all his best stuff
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Salt_The_Fries wrote:
Any no name pseudo-techno amateur has more plays than him! It's a disgrace!
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adidaskiller wrote:
Strings of life by The Cubes band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEAgt27SPC8 STUNT!
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lafiesters wrote:
de lujo en granada
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polymorphous71 wrote:
.....also good to note that this guys stuff got ripped off badly by so many, less skilled, producers......resuting in inferior imitations.
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polymorphous71 wrote:
Soulful, sleek, lush, and yet simultaneousy cold and robotic. True Techno made by a true master.
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musiq_zoom wrote:
The First one who know how "techno show" means
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kuromaku15 wrote:
my brother's acid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TfphYhNB8M&NR=1
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bramin22 wrote:
The Legend!
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renton1 wrote:
2hr radio show on BBC Radio ( UK listeners only tho ) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvgyj
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jamesor2 wrote:
Im an admirer of Detroit Techno, but god I fucking hate Strings of Life. I guess the way Soul Central murdered the track has never left my head...
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Stereulor wrote:
"Daymares, It Is What It Is" it's a great track :D
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DerOzelot wrote:
Weltklasse
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kokokos wrote:
estubo en Lleida :D
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