A major electronic music pioneer from Detroit, Juan appeared behind aliases such as Cybotron, Model 500, and Infiniti releasing many classics of Detroit techno.

The 1982 electro track "Clear", recorded by Atkins and Rick Davis as Cybotron, is often considered the first proto-techno track. Continuing to the experimentation by fusing the extra-terrestrial funk of Parliament Funkadelic with the futuristic rhythms and hard math of Kraftwerk and the progressive dance theorems proposed by Giorgio Moroder, the Model 500 12"s on his own label Metroplex laid the blueprint for Detroit techno.

Along with the tracks made by two schoolmates from the grade below, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, Detroit techno quickly made its way across the atlantic and immediately sparked the emerging rave culture and soon after the entire global dance community.

Moving through the later 1980's as Model 500, Atkins continued as one of the most prolific and sought after producers of electronic music throughout the 1990's, culminating in the use of an Atkins' original as the musical bed for the 2000 launch of the Ford Focus 'Detroit Techno' automobile.

Packing clubs nationally from Detroit to NYC, internationally from London to Venezuela, Juan has mastered the art of soaking up new rhythmic elements from contemporary dance music while keeping his unerring, instantly recognizable sense of melody intact.

Much discussed and anthologized not only for his 20 years of production credit but also for his ability to rock a dance floor, Juan Atkins' music and DJ-ing is deified in Europe and embraced all over the world. Juan has also been prolifically releasing albums, remixes and collaborations on Belgium's R & S Records, Germany's Tresor, and others. 

Comments, hints and suggestions are always welcome!

Juan Atkins @ The Ark, Leeds, U.K.  15.05.1993

BBC Radio 1, London, UK 11 June 1994

Joey Beltram - Energy Flash (Transmat - MS-16)
Phase Phorce - Complications (Djax-Up-Beats - DJAX-UP-172)
Felix Da Housecat - Thee Morning After (Drumdrum mix) (Re-load Records - REL 9407)
Esser'ay - Forces (Reese mix) (KMS - KMS 052)
X-103 - Hagia Triada (Tresor - Tresor 12)
Robert Hood - Unix (Axis - AX-007)
Traxmen - Wet Floor (Dance Mania - DM 054)
Wonderboy - Jerk It (Mind Blow mix) (Nervous Records - NE 20088)
MD Connection - The M Rules (Muzique Records - MR-003)
Joey Beltram - Drum Unit (Trax Records - TX5022)
Rhythm Formation - Ready For The Darkness (Claude Young In The Darkness) (Acacia Records - AR001)
Gary Martin - Tiger Trance (Teknotika Records - GG005)
Dr. Kevorkian - Aftermath (Option 1) (Hardwax - HW005)
Jeff Mills - The Extremist (DNA mix) (Tresor - Tresor 23)
Jeff Mills - Untitled A1 (Axis - AX-009)
Dj Hell - Three Degrees Kelvin (Magnetic North - magnet 014)
Militia - Sector 12 (Trance Fusion - TF 501)
Robert Görl - Eric's Playing (Disko B - DB 23)
The Vision - A-472.0 (Hardwax - HW-007)
Dave Clarke - Wisdom To The Wise (Bush - Bush1015)
BFC - Galaxy (Fragile Records - FRG 2)
Robert Hood - Untitled A3 (M-Plant - M-P 301)
Reese - Funky, Funk, Funk (Fragile Records - FRG 4)
Dave Clarke - Protective Custody (Re-load Records - REL 9403)
Dave Clarke - Protective Custody (Exar mix) (Re-load Records - REL 9403)
Pancake - See The Stars (Ee's Skip Boom mix) (Work Records - work 01-R)
Digital Poodle - Output Expander (DOVe - LUDDITE 122)
??????????? Fade It Black - ?? (Fade To Black ?) (??) (65:00)
33 1/3 Queen - Searchin' (Nu Groove Records - NG 053)
Tyree Cooper - Acid Crash RX (Dance Mania - DM 061)
Fix - Flash (KMS - KMS-043)
Age - Trope (Take 3) (AGE - AGE LTD. 001)
Detroit Diesel - Fu-Dimension (Dum Records - DUM 011)
Sulphurex - Point Break (EXtortion) (EXTUK001)
Jeff Mills - Spider Formation (Axis - AX-009)

Boogie Down Productions - Necessary (Jive - 1097-1-J)
X-102 - Intro (Tresor - Tresor 4)
Drexciya - Intensified Magnetron (Rephlex - CAT.017)
Dj Skull - Met "L" On Fire (Saber Records - S 3008)
Drexciya - Bubble Chamber (Submerge Recordings - SVE-3)
Model 500 - Future (vocal) (Metroplex - M-001)
Sole Tech - Unknown Origin (Bonus Cut) (Detrechno - DTR-002)
Shiver - Subsonic Soundscape (Shiver Records - SH 003-5)
Cybotron - R-9 (Fantasy - D-234)
Drexciya - Positron Island (Underground Resistance - UR-026)
??????????? Alkahest - Intone (Eternal Opuscule #34) (Post Contemporary - 12PCON5)
Leo Anibaldi - Untitled B1 (ACV - ACV 1034)
UR - The Final Frontier (Underground Resistance - UR003)
TXC - The Real Camille (Generator Records - GEN003)

Essential Mix 11-06-1994

For the second instalment of 'Moxie Presents' Detroit Techno legend Jeff Mills passed through the NTS studio for an hour long interview & guestmix in part two.

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Moxie On NTS Radio with Jeff Mills (19.04.14)

This is the definitive set that turned me on to techno. I didnt get to see him on the night (15 years ago!) but thankfully my aunt recorded it for when we got back!Dave spins for a short 25 minutes, with the late great John Peel chipping in every now and then. 

Finally I can share this with the world - who in my opinion have been missing out.I hope you all enjoy it as much as I have over the years! 

Cheers SoundCloud! 

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Dave Clarke - Tribal Gathering 1996

Label: @houz-records
Artist: @cristohousemusic
Mastering: @cristohousemusic
Format: Digital
Cat. Nr.: HZRC001

Cristo - All the Fat Friends of My Life [HZRC001]

SETI Project - Ephedrine (Original Mix) part of the Album Lost Gems Vol. 2 the second volume of previously unreleased original tracks from the 90's from the SETI Project DAT archive. 

SETI Project - Ephidrine (Original Mix)

1-08. Escrima - Train Of Thought

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THROWBACK: Jeff Mills — Essential Mix @ BBC Radio 1 — 07.06.1998

MARK FLASH UR078 - DETROIT TECHNO MIX : http://www.electronique.it/podcastA811C10_Podcast_Mark-Flash_E-P-038
              
TRACK LIST:
1.  Mark Flash - Intro
2.  Gerald Hanson - Convextion [Matrix Records]
3.  Kenny Larkin - Chasers [Distance]
4.  Evelyn Jean - Chateau Noir [Dig It International]
5.  Zed Bias feat. Randolf - Mighty Dub [ITH Records]
6.  G. Flame - Lower [Bush]
7.  Julius Papp - Primtive future(Kemal's Main Mix) [Soulfuric Deep]
8.  Mark Flash - Guarana (A Day In Brazil) [unreleased]
9.  Polar Pair feat. Atlantis - This Is What Happens(Mark Flash Remix) [Botanika]
10. Mark Flash - Cachasa [Underground Resistance]
11. Shawn Rudiman - Metronie [Matrix Records]
12. DJ Cadet - Voodoo Lakey[ROCit Records]
13. Peter Horrevorts - Oorsprong [Kanzerlaramt]
14. Prince - Sexy [White Label/AMG001]
15. Mark Flash - Hot Timbales [Upstart Records]
16. A Night With Dick - The Eye Tattoo [Max Trax]
17. Mystery Track #1
18. Mark Flash - Orpheus[unreleased]
19. Mystery Track #2

UR078 Underground Resistance (DETROIT TECHNO MIX)

Jeff Mills - Purpose Maker Tour 98 - Transbordeur

Tasked with, in their own words, "preserving the legacy of Detroit electronic music and its proliferation around the world," listen back to Detroit Techno Militia's set on the Resident Advisor Underground Stage at Movement Detroit.

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RA Live: 2019.05.27 - Detroit Techno Militia, Movement Detroit, USA

keep the oldschool alive!
and support the artists!

Juan Atkins @ The Ark, Leeds, U.K. 15.05.1993

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