Derrick May at Electric Shock

[Electric City]

[Electric City]

Hi,

Taking away the Xmas blues on Saturday Jan 26th will be The Innovator, Derrick May, flying in from Detroit for a rare Dublin appearance at the Tivoli. The Transmat man is one of the best DJs in the world and this will be the ideal night out as your pay packet comes in after the Xmas splurge!

Last showing up in Electric City in June of 2005, Derrick's only Irish appearance since then saw him play a storming headline set at the Electric Picnic last year. If one name crops up again and again in discussions of techno, it is that of Derrick "Mayday" May. Alongside Juan Atkins, Carl Craig, and Kevin Saunderson, May is regarded as one of the kings of the Detroit sound. One of the world's best DJs, Derrick will be playing a special 3 hour set going through the past, the present and the future with house, disco, techno all mixed up in Derrick's unique style. Echoes of Ken Collier, Ron Hardy, Larry Levan and the Electrifyin' Mojo reverberate through sound systems from Chicago to Brussels to Johannesburg when he takes to the decks. Famously described as making music that sounds like "George Clinton and Kraftwerk stuck in an Elevator" The Innovator will be kicking things off for Electric Shock in 2008. Support comes from Irish Dance Music award nominee and EC resident Eddie Brennan.

More Info:

www.myspace.com/derrickmay

www.derrickmay.com

Electric Shock at The Tivoli, Francis Street.

Saturday January 26th

Derrick May - 3 HOUR SET
Transmat - Detroit
Hi-Tek-Soul Pioneer

Support - Eddie Brennan

Doors 10PM

Tickets 20 euro + b/fee available soon from Tivoli Box Office / Spindizzy / Big Brother Records

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[Electric City]

Hello,

Time for our first Electric Shock giveaway of 2008. Hi-Tek-Soul pioneer Derrick May will be flying in [business class of course] from Detroit via Glasgow for a three hour set on Saturday January 26th. We were lucky enough to spend some quality time with Delboy last time we had him over and the man makes you feel like you are best person on the planet and once you hear him play he makes you feel like he is the best DJ in the world. A true personality of the scene we are very much looking forward to having him back again. Anyway enough Derrick back-slapping for now - its time for the question:

Name the hilarious episode of Only Fools and Horse's in which the Trotter family go on a beanie to Margate?

D] The Frog's Legacy
A] The Jolly Boys Outing
V] The Miracle of Peckham
E] Rodney Come Home

PM your answer to us by Wednesday January 23rd.

Best of luck!

E C

[Electric City]

Hi,

Derrick May is on the way to Electric Shock this Saturday - we can't wait! The answer we were looking for was The Jollys Boys Outing. Thanks for taking part and for those of you who got it wrong, You Plonkers! Entrance will be a score at the door and you can still get tickets from Big Brother Records in Temple Bar, Spindizzy in the Georges Street Arcade or online at www.tivoli.ie. They are priced 20 euro plus booking fee. Eddie Brennan will be kicking things off from 10 and visuals on the night will be performed by Coolhandloop, who will bring a touch of humour to the party as ever. There's loads of clips below of Derrick in action and interviews from the man who's had more chats than Parky. A three hour evening with Derrick May - get on it! It is what it is.

Enjoy!

E C Soul

Derrick May in action:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...arch&plindex=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Hxq4JmhFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn7-a...eature=related
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...24610177742460
http://www.partypatrol.nl/index.php?play_video=763

Derrick May interviews:

http://www.bodytonicmusic.com/news/2...w-derrick-may/
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...24610177742460
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt3Qv...eature=related
http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature-read.aspx?id=823
http://www.techno.de/mixmag/interviews/DerrickMay1.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGmjp2VWDBo
http://medellinstyle.com/en/lifestyl...-wderrick-may/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3au2Dx1wkSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvjpX...eature=related

Visuals:

http://www.myspace.com/coolhandloop