Derrick May
"Unfortunately most of these kids will never understand what the music was all about or what it could be about. And unfortunately the DJs - not all of them - who play the music should be ashamed of themselves and they should realise that they are not contributing anything to anything. And, yeah, people dance at their parties but could they actually take one of those records they're playing now and play it in five years time and somebody actually remember what it sounded like? And how many of the guys playing records now could actually say he loves the music that he plays with a sort of heart and soul so when he plays he's bleeding inside? He's feeling totally as if he just made love to the music?"
May's narrative is wedged into electronic music folklore. The story goes that in the mid '80s, May - also known as Rhythim is Rhythim, joined forces with Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins (who became known as the Belleville Three) to fashion a completely new genre of music that, today, we all take for granted.
May is credited with shaping and steering house music's future. The Belleville Three tested the limits of electronic music and changed it forever. Call May a visionary - the music now commonly known as 'techno', is May's invention.
May has performed around the globe for over two decades and honed his Transmat techno label into one of the most respected outputs in the world. A pioneer of techno, May produces Hi-Tek Soul or "George Clinton meeting Kraftwerk in an elevator." May makes techno poetry - hear him live and expect a night of unrefined emotion delivered with passion.
Ben Klock
When it comes to Techno, there are few cities on the planet that have embraced and upheld the raw, foundational roots laid down by its pioneers more so than Berlin. Revered globally for its hedonistic club culture, free-flowing creativity and open-minded approach to life, the city has firmly established itself as one of the premier European destinations for Techno of outstanding and uncompromising quality. This is due in no small part to the family of producers and DJs who live there, experience the city and continue to push the development of the sound. One of the centremost characters in this movement is the inimitable Berghain resident, Ben Klock.
Tickets on sale Wednesday 6th March
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