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Juan Atkins obituary

DJ, producer and pioneer of Detroit techno whose futuristic fusion of funk and electronics influenced dance music globally

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10

Juan Atkins built a cybernetic future for music – but invested it with humanity

The Detroit techno pioneer, who has died aged 64, blended funk and electronics with information-age philosophy to create music of huge power and influence

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3

Juan Atkins, DJ who helped create techno music genre, dies aged 64

Pioneering Detroit musician and DJ Juan Atkins, widely regarded as one of the originators of techno music, has died aged 64. Atkins was found unresponsive in a Mexico City hotel room on 31 October and was later pronounced dead in hospital. A founding member of Cybotron and The Belleville Three,…

The Independent UK · Nov 2

Carl Craig: "People said techno was always supposed to be about the 808, the 909 and the 303. When I use a live drummer, they say it’s not techno because there’s no 808"

Second generation techno pioneer Carl Craig on the genre’s cultural visibility and how he’s keeping the flame alive

MusicRadar · Mar 6, 2024

The iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend

Key cuts from seminal artists, including Kraftwerk, Marvin Gaye, Aphex Twin, New Order, Afrika Bambaataa and more

MusicRadar · Aug 8, 2023

Octave One: "Once we got the 909 I was hooked. That machine’s like a drug, I could listen to the kick for hours"

Despite diverging from their techno roots, Octave One tell Danny Turner they’d sooner stop making music than sell their Roland TR-909

MusicRadar · May 23, 2023