RHYTHIM IS RHYTHIM. ESSENTIAL DETROIT TECHNO! If Juan Atkins conceived the futuristic / technological component of Detroit techno and Kevin Saunderson proved its crossover potential, then Derrick May is responsible for its capacity for beauty.
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Product Identifiers
Record LabelNetwork
EAN5060670889720
eBay Product ID (ePID)3052260200
Product Key Features
Release Year2020
FormatRecord
Era1990s, 1980s
FeaturesImport, Compilation, Studio Recording
GenreTechno, Electronic, House
TypeAlbum
StyleTech-House, Club/Dance, Ethereal
ArtistDerrick May
Release TitleInnovator
Additional Product Features
DistributionRepublic of Music/Universal Music
Reviews5 stars out of 5 -- "May still sounds like nothing on this or any other planet....This is one of the most jawdropping bodies of work in music itself.", Ranked #3 in Spin's List of the "Ten Best Reissues of 1998.", Included in AP's '10 Essential Pioneering Electronic Albums' - "...May wove tapestries of electronic sound as rhythmically brutal as they were achingly beautiful...", 4 stars out of 5 -- "May is the creator of some of dance's most other-worldly sounds, playing hard rhythm tracks off against symphonic strings...", "...The Touchstone of All Techno Beginners: a 2-CD Set Of His Orbital Rave-Era Classics...", "...gathers all of his classics in one place, and despite subsequent years filled with acid, hardcore, trance, and jungle, they still sound fresh."