JUAN ATKINS (Event Over)

Very intimate set by living legend & originator of Detroit Techno, JUAN ATKINS. +++++RSVP EARLY FOR GUARANTEED ENTRY+++++

White Lightning! + Working Class Magazine presents

!!! SECRETS KILL !!!

 Friday, October 5th

JUAN ATKINS (model 500, Cybotron -DETROIT TECHNO LEGEND)

Juan Atkins truly is a legend in his own time. Appearing behind aliases such as Cybotron, Model 500 and Infiniti, he has released many classics of sublime Detroit techno, including the 1982 electro track "Clear". Recorded by Atkins and Rick Davis as Cybotron, this track is often considered the first proto-techno track. Experimenting with 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 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 80's as Model 500, Atkins continued as one of the most prolific and sought after producers of electronic music throughout the 90's, culminating in the use of an Atkins' original as the musical bed for the 2000 launch of the Ford Focus 'Detroit Techno' automobile.
 

w/ Kimyon, Alex English, Eamon Harkin, DJ Marta, E Frank, POW WOW + Lauren Flax.

Lauren Flax + Harry Sprout turn 60!

 at 200 Orchard

Open Vodka bar 11-12 

Free with RSVP to http://www.going.com/secretskill 

$10 without