In case you weren’t already aware, techno legend Derrick May is in town Friday, playing a Uniting Souls promoted show at Element. Yes, Element. I haven’t been back to Element since the Red Bull Music Academy (although I’m upset I missed James Holden) since it’s far from my favorite venue, but this is Derrick May, so it’s where I’ll be. I’m hoping that enough members of the techno/Uniting Souls massive show up to counteract the shiny-shirters that will surely be in attendance. The very capable J-Sun of Innerflight opens things up, but in case you’re looking to hear just May, I’ve gotten word that he’ll be on from midnight to close (3am). That gives plenty of time to get giddy at the Visqueen show at the Croc.

Thinking about Derrick May put me in a Detroit state of mind so after hearing about May’s set time, I checked to see if the rest of the Movement archives were up. They are, so you can hear most of the music from the weekend. They don’t quite break out the SunTzu set, but you can hear sounds from their showcase here. Carl Craig’s “Yup, I’m willing to risk heat exhaustion” set is here. And to bring this post full-circle, Derrick May’s set is here (it went up with the first batch of audio a few months back).

(As an aside, the party where the above pic was taken looks incredible. Both May and Stacey Pullen played to a packed house, and they had a freakin’ robot!)