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RIP Juan Atkins, the techno originator who changed the world
November 4, 2026

Juan Atkins, widely regarded as one of the founders of techno, has died. In a tribute, writer Marcus Barnes remembers Atkins as an artist whose influence reaches across dance music and the wider musical world, and as someone who kept pushing forward throughout his career.
— Aggregated by DJ Radar. Original report via Mixmag: mixmag.net
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