Derrick May
DJ Mag x ADE, Amsterdam 2019/10
By streamdream
Not many artists can lay claim to a legacy like that of Derrick May’s. With ‘Strings Of Life’ alone he has impacted the lives of millions of electronic music fans all over the world since its release way back in 1987. A techno pioneer he still performs with the same energy and dynamism that he had over 30 years ago when he first started out with friends Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Eddie Fowlkes (among others). At ADE in Amsterdam he delivered a typically varied, energy-fuelled set with cuts including UK badboys Roberto and the late great Trevino (AKA Marcus Intalex), Greg Gow’s euphoric ‘Lantana’, another Brit Mark Broom with the high-octane ‘King’, plus lots more…