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Derrick May

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Techno

Derrick May is a Techno act. Their sound grew out of Ron Hardy, Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Kraftwerk. Those roots explain a lot about how Derrick May arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rhythim Is Rhythim, Juan Atkins, Underground Resistance, Cybotron and Ken Ishii, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Fish Go Deep, Frankie Knuckles, Skream, Carl Craig and Plastikman, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Derrick May, reaching back through Ron Hardy and forward to Fish Go Deep. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Derrick MayRon HardyJeff MillsJuan AtkinsKevin SaundersonKraftwerkGeorge ClintonGet the Balance Right!Eddie FowlkesFish Go DeepFrankie KnucklesSkreamCarl CraigPlastikmanKevin SaundersonJoris VoornA Guy Called GeraldRhythim Is RhythimJuan AtkinsUnderground ResistanceCybotronKen IshiiDrexciyaSuburban KnightThe Other People Place

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Derrick May connections

Derrick May grew out of Ron Hardy, Jeff Mills, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, shares an orbit with Rhythim Is Rhythim, Juan Atkins, Underground Resistance and Cybotron, went on to shape Fish Go Deep, Frankie Knuckles, Skream and Carl Craig. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Derrick May

Roots13

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Legacy16

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