Derrick May announces new Transmat compilation

Detroit Techno Innovator, Derrick May, has announced the release of "Beyond The Dance", a new Transmat compilation selected by Derrick himself. A great opportunity to get deeper into one of the most iconic techno labels ever...

Time, Space... Transmat!

CD1
01. John Arnold - Sparkle
02. Digital Justice - Theme From: It's All Gone Pearshaped
03. Choice - Acid Eiffel
04. Louis Haiman - Seedling
05. Psyche - Crackdown (Remix)
06. Double Helix - Silent Company
07. Tony Drake - One
08. Sans Soleil - Moulinex
09. A Scorpion's Dream - Aqua Dance
10. Silent Phase - Fire (Rewired Mix, excerpt)

CD2
01. Karim Sahraoui/DJINXX - Mr. Teleportation
02. Microworld - Signals
03. Rennie Foster - Floatilla
04. Yotam Avni - Heliotropism (Tons of Piano)
05. Chronophone - Eiffel in Love
06. Kenny Larkin/Dark Comedy - War of the Worlds
07. Greg Gow - The Bridge
08. Zak Khutoretsky/DVS1 - Pressure
09. Deep'a & Biri, Gene - Ocean Swell
10. Craig Sherrad - Sattelite Exstasy (Monty's Maple City Remix)
11. Stephen Brown - Vocal Slices
12. Karim Sahraoui/DJINXX - Nightflow
13. Derrick May/Rythim Is Rythim - Hand Over Hand

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Shoom: Stuck In That Moment?

Recently, we watched the short video / feature recorded by CableTV because of Shoom's 25th anniversary. For those who don't know, Shoom was one of the first club nights in the UK and one of his founders and currently the man behind it, DJ Danny Rampling, has become a DJ legend.

There's also a little interview with Derrick May although nothing new is said.

We pay our respects to Shoom & Danny for what they have achieved but... Isn't there something like they got stuck in that moment in time? Do they still keep the soul & spirit of their beginnings?

Watch & think (don't judge)

Who's the DJ?

Early this morning, we received via FB a link to what supposedly is a Derrick May's set back in 1988 (thanks to Ardell for that). And we say "supposedly" because when we digged a bit deeper into the set's info we found a link to Derrick May's twitter where he stated: 

"my music but not me mixing it was mid afternoon my bros where having a joke trying to play Iike me. I remember this moment clearly."

Link to Twitter Status

We think that Derrick's djing technique is the most representative of Detroit Hi Tech Soul Sound, and whoever was trying to mimic that and playing with May's records did an awesome job. 

This set tells us a music story, by capturating the essence & soul of an era, but also because of that. It's already contemporary music history written with sounds.

Track List:

Fingers Inc. - Can You Feel It (Instrumental) (Jack Trax 20)
Jungle Wonz - The Jungle (Trax 129)
BFC - Galaxy (Fragile 02)
Marshall Jefferson - Drum Your Body (Trax 117)
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Armando - 100% Of Disin' You (Armando's Dis Mix) (Music Man 9085)
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Rhythim Is Rhythim - Beyond The Dance (The Cult Mix) (Transmat LP 2)
Lil' Louis & The World - French Kiss (Epic 78586)
N.Y. House'n Authority - Apt. 2A (Nu Groove 025)
Steve Poindexter - Born To Freak (Muzique 001)
Lil Louis And The Diamond Corp - War Games (Unfortunately True Mix) (Dance Mania 015)
Lil' Louis & The World - French Kiss (Epic 78586)
Lil' Louis - Music Takes U Away (Vibrant Mix) (Dance Mania 011)
Lil' Louis - Music Takes U Away (Serious Instrumental Mix) (Dance Mania 011)
Lil' Louis - Music Takes U Away (Alternative Mix) (Dance Mania 011)
Fast Eddie - Let's Go (Don't U Want Some More) (DJ International 969)
Model 500 - Ocean To Ocean (Transmat 14)
Ecstasy Club - Jesus Loves The Acid (LD 8926)
N.Y. House'n Authority - Apt. 2A (Nu Groove 025)
Reese & Santonio - Bounce Your Body To The Box (Power Hit Mix) (KMS 012)
Reese & Santonio - Grab The Beat (Kms 017)
First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder Ron Hardy Edit 

Rhythim Is Rhythim - Strings Of Life (Transmat MS 4)