i consider my self fortunate that i had the chance to see him live more than once the energy that he delivers its indescribable! ability of mixing: second to none its a monster
This man is a true legend. Without question one of the most important producers & DJs in Electronic Music history. HUGE respect to May, Atkins, and Saunderson for their part in creating the most exciting cultural phenomenon in centuries.
@djmz1969 I was a child in the 1970's (thank God) and a teenager in the 1980's (thank God!), I'm completely and fully aware of how things went. I was into the New Wave and Electronic music happening in the late 70's and the turn of the 80's. I was into Hip Hop and Electro as soon as it hit. I was into Synth-Pop, Industrial, and Post-Punk in the mid-80's. I was into the earliest Chicago House and Detroit Techno when it hit in the later 80's. I've gone back and discovered the SPECTRUM of
@TheLeetenant Best description of techno I ever heard (Probably specifically old 303 + 808+ 909 stuff) was a raspberry being squashed through a tennis racket. Such a good metaphor when you think about it! Luv this stuff... :-)
Not All True ,you had Luuomo's and Cheeks 1982 .Techno was picked up early especially on the College scene as well.You had the Bellville three playing , Jeff Mills was playing the Nectarine Ballroom in Ann Arbor and a host of DJ'S at the Outer limits at Mich State. This was 1983 -1984. I did not start really hearing "BANGIN" CHi Town tracks until 1982 or so. Juan atkins alleys of your mind was out in the early , early Eighties around the time of PLanet Rock in 1982.
Derrick May The Original,from the D 1st hear his mix on the radio(1986)a Legend along with Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson all Pioneers and Inventors of the eletronic sound you here today
@djmz1969 Edinburgh Military Tatoo. German oompah music, Irish and English folk music, Country music, Scottish hymns...White/European music has an incredible influence on much of what is called "Black music". Classical music - even when without percussion - often has INCREDIBLE sense of rhythm and movement! Progressive Rock, and particularly German 'Kraut' Rock has such a massive influence on SO much dance music! Like I say, I could just run with this. Afro-centrists have a lot of bad nations
Do you know were to get " May Day " mixes from 98 wjlb? Those are the most incredible mixes in the world, Derrick May is a Nuclear Bomb in a studio!!!!
@iammagyar Derrick May is, or was, quite good for a while, but even he was one of the last people to bring together any different sounds, aesthetics, or sensibilities! History has already been made.
@djmz1969 great music that was happening across those times, and earlier. I KNOW what I'm talking about! I'm a MAJOR music fan, major music head, and major record collector. I'm passionate about things, and have taken the time to learn and know about them. There was also great pioneering Electronic music happening here in Australia in the 1970's, Whirlywirld, Primitive Calculators, and the original Cybotron! It's clear you know you're wrong. I don't "wannabe" anything. I AM !
@djmz1969 be it earlier classical and military music, or 20th century classical. Reggae also derives strong influence from British army marching band music. The Tamla-Motown songwriters borrowed HEAVILY and often from the European classical canon. African music, is often simplistic. Many of the sounds and styles in Africa, "Afro-Beat", themselves are inspired by modern American and European musical styles. Somuch modern music harks back to that Creole connection in New Orleans. Without
Thanks Mhand43. Do you know anyplace I can download the track ? Or maybe purchase it on cd/vinyl? I actually want to listen to it fully but no one has uploaded it on youtube. Thanks alot.
If someone approaches it honestly and without an emotionally-held agenda, they'll see that African, European, and Latin cultures have had an enormous influence on the music we listen to in the West today. (That isn't to mention India and other cultures as well, in a lesser capacity.)
@unikprod Oh, good to know. I'm not a historian but I like to read the history of music at times. Frankie Knuckles I think was House. (Excuse my spelling in previous messages)
@djmz1969 Interesting that you mention the Waltz, seeing as how the waltz rhythm is evident in much modern (meaning the last 100 years) music. Reggae, which is seen as being "African" music would not exist with the Western Swing that it derives from, and the Waltz music that informed that. If you were to talk to Derrick May, and other such Black Techno artists, they would not be backwards in gushing about the influence of European electronic music, and the classical music that originates in,
@djmz1969 Many great drummers, including the great Fusion drummer Billy Cobham, learned their chops in marching bands. ALL marching band music comes directly from German and British military music. Much European classical, folk, and popular music down through the years has beats, great beats. It's funny that you're so obsessed with beats (not to say that beats aren't good, they are, but there's so much more!) because in a Mojo magazine interview Cee-Lo Green was crying out for different musics
@djmz1969 to be played to younger kids now, so as to "save them from the beat"! Beats are good, and repetition can be great, but there's so much more. And both the complexities of music, and the beats, more often than not go back to Europe. Classical exists in many forms. So much of the electronics, soundscapes, techniques and beats, that are common in "modern" Dance music go back through White/European avant-garde artists...Brian Eno, Holger Czukay, Terry Riler, Steve Reich, and more.
@djmz1969 I think you'll find it was Kevin Saunderson and not Frankie Knuckles, Frankie Knuckles plays house not techno, he played an important role in the development of house music and he's not from Detroit, he's from New York, next time you think of making a statement like that, think first!
@MikeMcGantic That's true KRAFTWERK is pretty advanced but it didn't have the right dance infussion that did these three fellows. Kraftwerk is trully experimental but not danceable. We'll I didn't mean to say he solely did it but together with other artists came up with what we know as techno.
@djmz1969 Hmmmm, not really. Whites/Europeans developed electricity and the technology being used, not to mention the formation of the music styles, from Kraftwerk on. The Japanese elaborated on some of the technology. Most of the rhythms and beats go back to German and British military music.
@SKOTP69 You weren't even around when techno and house was coming out in the 70's and 80's in the clubs and it was so new people didn't know what to make of it, so they moved to England. Mr. wanna be from Australia.
@djmz1969 Whatever, I drums in a "concrete jungle" not violins in a stuck up concert hall. Don't get too twisted about it. European music has no beat, is music but has no beat.
@djmz1969 Much great Disco music was made in Europe. Most post-Rock and Techno/post/Techno music would be IMPOSSIBLE without the metronomic beat of German groups such as NEU! and the cylindrical drumming of CAN. Like I said, go and listen to German/British/European military music. I suggest you start with the Swiss 'Top Secret Drum Corps', there's plenty of footage on RUclips, and then you'll hear BEATS! There's SO much to Music, don't forget!
@djmz1969 That's right Derrick says that the best way to describe techno would be like Kraftwerk and George Clinton getting stuck in an elevator with a sequencer.
frankie knuckles was not involved in the creation of techno. however, defending the guy who said that, very early detroit techno (when it wasn't even called techno) was seen as a satellite genre of the chicago house movement. early techno tracks from detroit would be given to frankie knuckles and ron hardy to be tested at places like the music box. frankie never got into it and stuck with disco but the early techno was linked to the chicago scene. detroit's scene was nonexistent at the time.
@djmz1969 White European classical music, Jazz - and it's many offshoots - would NOT exist. If you were to listen to solely African music, the pickings would be slim indeed. Original Hip Hop DJ's such as Afrika Bambaataa played, alongside the regular Funk/R&B/Disco/Soul, lots of Rock, and later German electronic music, and Punk. I could go on an ON with this! You don't think there's German or British military music in Techno and other such styles? Then you should watch and listen to the
@djmz1969 That there is smug ignorami in the world that need confronting doesn't make me happy! That I know what I do and can talk about it, does! Let's ball!
i consider my self fortunate that i had the chance to see him live more than once
the energy that he delivers its indescribable!
ability of mixing: second to none its a monster
Legend !! Saw him in the UK last year and he was awsome!!
This man is a true legend. Without question one of the most important producers & DJs in Electronic Music history.
HUGE respect to May, Atkins, and Saunderson for their part in creating the most exciting cultural phenomenon in centuries.
My all time fav. He still has it!!! Long live Mayday
@djmz1969 I was a child in the 1970's (thank God) and a teenager in the 1980's (thank God!), I'm completely and fully aware of how things went.
I was into the New Wave and Electronic music happening in the late 70's and the turn of the 80's. I was into Hip Hop and Electro as soon as it hit. I was into Synth-Pop, Industrial, and Post-Punk in the mid-80's. I was into the earliest Chicago House and Detroit Techno when it hit in the later 80's. I've gone back and discovered the SPECTRUM of
Ohh...yes, i was there. Never seen a dj control the crowd with such accuracy and precision. THE REAL PUPPET MASTER.
fuckin sick. ty derrick for everything you've done man, 20++ yrs. and I'm jealous of that mixer gotta say ! ;)
Son, he was one of the belleville three, he fuckin invented it as a dance genre! and tbf Strings of life is a tune! x
It's all too easy for a great dj like Derrick May. It's incredible ;-) Finger up, of course.
Derrick may!! wow, who would have known this would be on youtube!
fuck this is the INVENTOR of techno!
@TheLeetenant Best description of techno I ever heard (Probably specifically old 303 + 808+ 909 stuff) was a raspberry being squashed through a tennis racket.
Such a good metaphor when you think about it!
Luv this stuff...
:-)
Not All True ,you had Luuomo's and Cheeks 1982 .Techno was picked up early especially on the College scene as well.You had the Bellville three playing , Jeff Mills was playing the Nectarine Ballroom in Ann Arbor and a host of DJ'S at the Outer limits at Mich State. This was 1983 -1984. I did not start really hearing "BANGIN" CHi Town tracks until 1982 or so. Juan atkins alleys of your mind was out in the early , early Eighties around the time of PLanet Rock in 1982.
Derrick May The Original,from the D 1st hear his mix on the radio(1986)a Legend along with Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson all Pioneers and Inventors of the eletronic sound you here today
seen him in subclub, glasgow at the weekend! amazing.. will get the videos uploaded!
@putumayoman The main track that Derrick May is playing is "Ascension" by Underground Resistance
@djmz1969 Edinburgh Military Tatoo. German oompah music, Irish and English folk music, Country music, Scottish hymns...White/European music has an incredible influence on much of what is called "Black music". Classical music - even when without percussion - often has INCREDIBLE sense of rhythm and movement! Progressive Rock, and particularly German 'Kraut' Rock has such a massive influence on SO much dance music! Like I say, I could just run with this. Afro-centrists have a lot of bad nations
Do you know were to get " May Day " mixes from 98 wjlb? Those are the most incredible mixes in the world, Derrick May is a Nuclear Bomb in a studio!!!!
Derrick is King
@iammagyar Derrick May is, or was, quite good for a while, but even he was one of the last people to bring together any different sounds, aesthetics, or sensibilities!
History has already been made.
Derrick May is the man!!
@djmz1969 great music that was happening across those times, and earlier. I KNOW what I'm talking about! I'm a MAJOR music fan, major music head, and major record collector. I'm passionate about things, and have taken the time to learn and know about them.
There was also great pioneering Electronic music happening here in Australia in the 1970's, Whirlywirld, Primitive Calculators, and the original Cybotron!
It's clear you know you're wrong.
I don't "wannabe" anything.
I AM !
Best DJ I've ever seen
@jjswain420 no, in fact that are "rotary faders"
@djmz1969 be it earlier classical and military music, or 20th century classical. Reggae also derives strong influence from British army marching band music. The Tamla-Motown songwriters borrowed HEAVILY and often from the European classical canon. African music, is often simplistic. Many of the sounds and styles in Africa, "Afro-Beat", themselves are inspired by modern American and European musical styles. Somuch modern music harks back to that Creole connection in New Orleans. Without
Thanks Mhand43. Do you know anyplace I can download the track ? Or maybe purchase it on cd/vinyl? I actually want to listen to it fully but no one has uploaded it on youtube. Thanks alot.
Adore this video.
he made Strings of Life, hee is just amazing here!
Awesome! Derrick is a legend!
That was amazing with the train at the start
King 💎
If someone approaches it honestly and without an emotionally-held agenda, they'll see that African, European, and Latin cultures have had an enormous influence on the music we listen to in the West today. (That isn't to mention India and other cultures as well, in a lesser capacity.)
kocham go on jest najlepszy
just AWESOME
LOL so serious at the end...good stuff
is this at demf ? what year? i want to get the whlo set
@unikprod Oh, good to know. I'm not a historian but I like to read the history of music at times. Frankie Knuckles I think was House. (Excuse my spelling in previous messages)
what's the first track?
@djmz1969 Interesting that you mention the Waltz, seeing as how the waltz rhythm is evident in much modern (meaning the last 100 years) music. Reggae, which is seen as being "African" music would not exist with the Western Swing that it derives from, and the Waltz music that informed that. If you were to talk to Derrick May, and other such Black Techno artists, they would not be backwards in gushing about the influence of European electronic music, and the classical music that originates in,
@djmz1969 Many great drummers, including the great Fusion drummer Billy Cobham, learned their chops in marching bands. ALL marching band music comes directly from German and British military music. Much European classical, folk, and popular music down through the years has beats, great beats. It's funny that you're so obsessed with beats (not to say that beats aren't good, they are, but there's so much more!) because in a Mojo magazine interview Cee-Lo Green was crying out for different musics
Merci. Si le dieu de la zik electro existe, je pense qu'il a le tel de D. May dans son répertoire
jESUS , THIS IS WHAT MAKES TECHNO
@pandaemon00 Okay I saw a better view. It is the Xone 464. Nice mixer. I want rotary knobs. I'll probably find a DJM-3000 more affordable tho.
Detroit my CITY!!!!!!!!!omg
HELL NAW, This is not fake ass Young Jeezy or Lil Wayne, This is Real Shit here.....
the man is a master!
Even if u got those tracks, trust me, they not gonna sound like they do when he plays them
@djmz1969 to be played to younger kids now, so as to "save them from the beat"! Beats are good, and repetition can be great, but there's so much more.
And both the complexities of music, and the beats, more often than not go back to Europe. Classical exists in many forms. So much of the electronics, soundscapes, techniques and beats, that are common in "modern" Dance music go back through White/European avant-garde artists...Brian Eno, Holger Czukay, Terry Riler, Steve Reich, and more.
Can't wait to see him at Chinese Laundry this April!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See him live if possible. He defies categories and his set was off the hook!!!! Saw him at Cielo in nYc
Derrick is awesome, anybody knows what mixer he's using there?
Allen & Heath Xone:464 (Old Design)
Does anybody know what DJ mixer that is? I was thinking it is either the Pioneer DJM-3000 or the Allen & Heath Xone:S2...
Allen & Heath Xone:464 (Old Design)
@saderlan or maybe its a xone vf1, i dunno. cant see it very clear
track id guys , really need them
scan 7 - evasive manuvers
aztec mystic - ascension
Thanks man only taken 12 years lol
nice, thats some on scene mixing!
highly recommend to go and see derrick may
Haven't heard him in a while but it's typical music he plays.
@djlemmyb That's true you are right, let's all come together I take back what I said and let's all enjoy music in the name of humanity. :)
Now that's how a real D.J. mixes, boy!
You can tell he's feel'in that shit.
@djmz1969 I think you'll find it was Kevin Saunderson and not Frankie Knuckles, Frankie Knuckles plays house not techno, he played an important role in the development of house music and he's not from Detroit, he's from New York, next time you think of making a statement like that, think first!
Last Track is The Aztec Mystic - B1 Ascesión
@MikeMcGantic That's true KRAFTWERK is pretty advanced but it didn't have the right dance infussion that did these three fellows. Kraftwerk is trully experimental but not danceable. We'll I didn't mean to say he solely did it but together with other artists came up with what we know as techno.
@djmz1969 Hmmmm, not really. Whites/Europeans developed electricity and the technology being used, not to mention the formation of the music styles, from Kraftwerk on. The Japanese elaborated on some of the technology. Most of the rhythms and beats go back to German and British military music.
holy crap i didn't even realize it untill i read your comment
einer der grossen vorreiter mit robert hood und jeff mills (underground resistance)
super stes hatte der immer hingelegt
@djmz1969 for this is all only possible to use and do SOLELY because of the genius of White/European men!
he is really feeling that shit
lol, we're friends and we were both working that day! no time
@SKOTP69 You weren't even around when techno and house was coming out in the 70's and 80's in the clubs and it was so new people didn't know what to make of it, so they moved to England. Mr. wanna be from Australia.
Freaqin that ISO!
What about Jeff Mills???
Does anyone know the name of the track or tracks in this video clip. Thank you.
first track..scan7 - evasive manuvers
@djmz1969 Whatever, I drums in a "concrete jungle" not violins in a stuck up concert hall. Don't get too twisted about it. European music has no beat, is music but has no beat.
@djmz1969 Much great Disco music was made in Europe. Most post-Rock and Techno/post/Techno music would be IMPOSSIBLE without the metronomic beat of German groups such as NEU! and the cylindrical drumming of CAN. Like I said, go and listen to German/British/European military music. I suggest you start with the Swiss 'Top Secret Drum Corps', there's plenty of footage on RUclips, and then you'll hear BEATS! There's SO much to Music, don't forget!
@djmz1969 That's right Derrick says that the best way to describe techno would be like Kraftwerk and George Clinton getting stuck in an elevator with a sequencer.
the godfather
frankie knuckles was not involved in the creation of techno. however, defending the guy who said that, very early detroit techno (when it wasn't even called techno) was seen as a satellite genre of the chicago house movement. early techno tracks from detroit would be given to frankie knuckles and ron hardy to be tested at places like the music box. frankie never got into it and stuck with disco but the early techno was linked to the chicago scene. detroit's scene was nonexistent at the time.
MOOOOOOOOOOLAAAAAAAA!!!
@djmz1969 lol frankie knuckles was not involved haha.
gay people make the party - we have the best fashion and clubs in the world. And the straight people are creating the gays so we love them! xxx
@SKOTP69 Sure...I hope after all that trouble perhaps you are happier. If it makes you feel happier go have a ball.
Jesus fucking god. Damn wow
@chrisstugots2 thanks dude =)
At 1:40, holy moly!!!
@djmz1969 White European classical music, Jazz - and it's many offshoots - would NOT exist. If you were to listen to solely African music, the pickings would be slim indeed. Original Hip Hop DJ's such as Afrika Bambaataa played, alongside the regular Funk/R&B/Disco/Soul, lots of Rock, and later German electronic music, and Punk. I could go on an ON with this! You don't think there's German or British military music in Techno and other such styles? Then you should watch and listen to the
nice, he is good
Espiritu vieja escuela DETROIT !
Derrick with his rotary faders uhmmm nice
*\o/* MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY *\o/*
@saderlan its a 3 band isolator very possibly made my bozak
I know poet it youtube!!
Is this the usualu stuff he plays? I always tought these Detroit guys play dull techno, but this sure does not sound like it.
@MaTtEaNdReWs1 Oh, wow, you are an Einstein! Bite me!
i ha Aaa !!! :D
@MusicAndAmbientGay What do you say he is gay, I thougth he had a wife and kids, not that it'd be a big deal.
How many thumbs I got? 2 down.
@djmz1969 That there is smug ignorami in the world that need confronting doesn't make me happy! That I know what I do and can talk about it, does! Let's ball!
Whiplashing!
@trix1210 You're earning a ticket to hell with those kind fo arrogant comments!
wait uuum.. does this mean youre actually a technoid :p