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Juan Atkins built a cybernetic future for music – but invested it with humanity
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 11:06 AM
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 Juan 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 with his junior high school friends Ke
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