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RIP Juan Atkins, the techno originator who changed the world

November 4, 2026

RIP Juan Atkins, the techno originator who changed the world

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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