Strings of Life

"Strings of Life"
Single by Rhythim Is Rhythim
Released1987
Genre
Length7:23 (Piano Mix)
LabelTransmat
Songwriter(s)
  • Derrick May
  • Michael James
Producer(s)
Rhythim Is Rhythim singles chronology
"Nude Photo"
(1987) 		"Strings of Life"
(1987) 		"It Is What It Is"
(1988)
Music video
"Strings of Life" on YouTube

"Strings of Life" is a 1987 song by American electronic musician Derrick May, in collaboration with Michael James, and released under the name Rhythim Is Rhythim. It is his most well-known song and considered a classic in both the house music and techno genres. May is credited with developing the futuristic variation that would be dubbed "techno".[4] LA Weekly ranked it number-one in its list of "The 20 Best Dance Music Tracks in History" in 2015.[5]

  1. ^ "Strings of Life 2001 - Derrick May - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "10 Years of Techno - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Hed Kandi: Back to Love, Vol. 2 - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Derrick May Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "The 20 Best Dance Music Tracks in History". LA Weekly. November 11, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2020.