Remember Them: The Incalculable Legacy of Juan Atkins

Alex Maiolo salutes a visionary musician – "The Originator" of techno – who died on Saturday night Juan Atkins was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1962. His parents split when he was a teen. The plan was for him and his father to move to California, but his grandparents made the case for them to take up residence down the street in the Detroit suburb of Belleville. This was only the first time Juan’s grandmother, Lily, had a direct effect on the history of electronic music.The second was when she helped the 15-year-old buy a monosynth. Already playing in funk bands, Atkins took note of Bernie Wor

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