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 influenceJuan Atkins, the originator of techno who died on 31 October, spent his lifetime translating a fascination with the future into sound.He was the oldest of the founding fathers of techno known as the “Belleville Three”, along…
The Detroit techno pioneer, who has died aged 64, blended funk and electronics with information-age philosophy to create music of huge power and influenceJuan Atkins, the originator of techno who died on 31 October, spent his lifetime translating a fascination with the future into sound.He was the oldest of the founding fathers of techno known as the “Belleville Three”, along…
