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..Derrick May Intro: If one name crops up again and again in discussions of techno, it is that of Derrick "Mayday" May. Alongside Juan Atkins, Carl Craig and Kevin Saunderson, May is regarded as one of the kings of the Detroit sound. Inspired by Yello and Kraftwerk, he began to make electronic music with Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson while studying with them at Belleville High, Detroit. Recording either as Mayday or Rhythim Is Rhythim (occasionally in conjunction with Carl Craig) and generally on his own Transmat Records label, he went on to carve out a new vein in dance music that synthesized the advances of the electro movement with the more challenging end of the House movement - a music that defined "techno". Early cuts such as "Nude Photo" and "The Dance", both on Transmat, were inspirational to many. However, it was the release of "Strings Of Life" in 1987, which, with its wide appeal to the house music fans of the late 80s, simultaneously brought May his deserved acclaim and Detroit techno to European club-goers. May went on to cut three tracks on System 7's debut album, before Network released Innovator: Soundtrack For The Tenth Planet in 1991, a six-track EP that comprised some of May's definitive moments to date. In the same year, May was responsible for what Carl Craig has called the finest remix ever, Sueño Latino's "Sueño Latino", itself a reworking of Manuel Goettsching's epic "E2-M4". It was followed in 1992 by Relics, a double album of Transmat's finest moments, heavily featuring Rhythim Is Rhythim, which coincided with a re-release of "Strings Of Life" on the Belgium label Buzz, this time in a drumless version reminiscent of May's "Sueño Latino" remix. More recently, Transmat has been revived following its signing to Sony. This has resulted in the long-awaited release of Rhythim Is Rhythim's 1991 recordings, "Kao-tic Harmony" and "Icon", and the Japanese (and subsequent American) release of a comprehensive Derrick May retrospective, Innovator, which contains all May's work for the Transmat label including remixes and tracks released for the first time. Detroit Techno landlord and head of the internationally respected Transmat Records, Derrick May continues to move dancefloors with his no-nonsense Techno grooves. One third of the Belleville Three, this electronic legend arranges classic Detroit tracks in a timeless fashion: frantically beat-heavy yet soulfully warm. Nervous beats and breaks pound away at curvy synths and digital melodies that stand in the background of these vibesome grooves like an electric scalloped fence surrounding a celebrity's home. Confident rhythms charge at your chest through an invisible spiderweb of string samples holding your consciousness captive on the dancefloor.

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HIGH TECH SOUL: THE CREATION OF TECHNO MUSIC Director:Gary Bredow. 64 min. 2006. Documentary. LABEL: Plexi Film High Tech soul: The Creation of Techno, is a documentary film that traces the conception of Techno music. This film digs deep into the roots of Techno as well as the culture of a city, answering questions of how and why this music came from Detroit. Featuring Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Eddie Fowlkes, Richie Hawtin, and many of the other innovators that continue to take the music to new levels today. High tech Soul also explores the relationships and personal struggles of the individuals who created this global phenomenon. From the riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the late 80's, the film invites you to take a walk around the globe and back to one of the richest and most challenging cities in the world. The artists explain why Techno with it's driving beats, abrasive tones, and resonating bass lines could not have come from anywhere else other than Detroit. Techno is much like the city itself, deprived and emotional yet continuing to set trends around the world, touching lives no one could have ever imagined.