Derrick May

Derrick May is a driving techno artist from United States. Derrick's catalogue here runs a wide 81-138 BPM band (median 127). Harmonically the catalogue spreads across 20 of 24 keys, with an even split of major and minor, most often 10A, 3B, 1A. The overall sound is punchy and neutral in mood. The catalogue is mostly instrumental. The tracks here span 1995 to 2020. Since 1996 the energy has softened from 81 to 64 out of 100. The catalogue traces a label journey from 100% Pure to Transmat. More harmonically varied than 79% of techno artists.

Groove:

less groove-driven than 77% of techno artists

Plays across 20 of 24 keys, 45% in minor, most often 10A, 3B, 1A.

Evolution

Median tempo and energy of the analyzed tracks, year by year.

B2B pairings

Artists who play the same keys at a matching tempo and energy. A back-to-back that mixes cleanly.

• Terence Fixmer20 keys · 127 BPM · NRG 70
• Monococ20 keys · 127 BPM · NRG 75
• Victor Ruiz19 keys · 127 BPM · NRG 75
• Perc19 keys · 129 BPM · NRG 76

Set builder

A set arc from Derrick's own catalogue — picked by measured energy, tempo and groove.

Signature tracks

The defining cuts from Derrick's catalogue.

• Best known

  

  It Is What It Is

  10B · 27/100 popularity

• Hardest

  

  "The Beginning" (Ken Ishii remix)

  12B · energy 100/100

• Latest

  

  Hand Over Hand

  1A · 2020

• Deepest cut

  

  The Dance

  1A · 129 BPM