{"product_id":"rhythim-is-rhythim-innovator-derrick-may-vinyl-180g-2lp","title":"Rhythim Is Rhythim: Innovator (Derrick May) (180g) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e“I was mesmerised by Rhythim Is Rhythim's ‘The Dance,’ so I rang up the phone number on a Transmat label. I had assumed from the artwork it was some kind of corporate setup but it was Derrick who answered and he explained it was a one-man operation—he made the music and released it on his own label. When we released the Innovator EP In 1991 we came up with a subtitle ‘Soundtrack For The Tenth Planet’ because it sounded like it had come from another world. I call Derrick the Detroit techno philosopher, and to me his philosophy was to create dance music which was frenetic but also had an emotional agenda. He created cerebral dreamscapes combined with urgent complex dance rhythms. His agenda is dance and dream. I love the fact that it can be so melancholy and a dance record at the same time.” - Neil Rushton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssential Detroit techno!\u003c\/i\u003e If \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"Juan%20Atkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJuan Atkins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e conceived the futuristic \/ technological component of Detroit techno and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Kevin+Saunderson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Saunderson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e proved its crossover potential, then \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Derrick+May\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDerrick May\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is responsible for its capacity for beauty. As the founder of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Transmat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTransmat Records\u003c\/a\u003e and one third of the storied ‘Belleville three’, Derrick May’s legacy was already secured years before \u003cem\u003eInnovator\u003c\/em\u003e was first compiled in 1991. The fact that he hasn’t released any new music since has only further solidified it. Imaginative tracks like “Strings Of Life,” “The Dance,” “Beyond The Dance” and “Nude Photo” served as the blueprint for techno’s potential for human emotion and are still the finest examples of this crucial (but often missing) part of the genre’s DNA. \u003cem\u003eInnovator\u003c\/em\u003e was compiled by UK DJ and Network Records founder \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Rushton\u003c\/strong\u003e, the man responsible for releasing the seminal \u003cem\u003eTechno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit\u003c\/em\u003e compilation in Europe (which is typically credited as the first appearance of the term techno), and has been remastered and repackaged to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the label. Graciously spread out over 4 sides of 180g vinyl with reimagined artwork and best of all, the inclusion of lost classic “Hand Over Hand” in its full 13 minute glory which has never been released on vinyl before now. Anyone with so much as a passing interest in electronic music of ANY kind should own this. Highly recommended!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexpanded 2LP reissue of 1991 compilation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes bonus track 'Hand Over Hand' on vinyl for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Network Records 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Billington Lambs 06\/2020\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Rhythim Is Rhythim","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP *Loc03","offer_id":32412507373658,"sku":"dm-5896","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/derrickmay-innovator-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1759279999","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/rhythim-is-rhythim-innovator-derrick-may-vinyl-180g-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}