RA EX.714 Juan Atkins – Recorded Live at IMS

In this keynote interview recorded live at International Music Summit in Ibiza, Atkins reflects on his roots and the musical movement that’s grown from his first experiments with techno in the ’80s. Returning to his adolescence, he unpacks the origins of his electro collaboration Cybotron, his solo project Model 500 (coming to Houghton this year) and his label, Metroplex, which became a blueprint for a hoard of techno outlets that emerged in its wake. Now 61, Atkins also reflects on the broader impact music has had on his life—he’s given lectures on the intersection of physics, music and spirituality—as well as the remaining stones left unturned as he enters the (very much still active) sunset of his career.