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Machine Head · **Posted:** Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:47 pm

J.B. Trance wrote:

Also, Cybotron is a big omission.

Isn't that just another alias of Juan Atkins?

Avery_Island · **Posted:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:50 am

Yeah, Cybotron is one of Atkins' guises.

Zach · **Posted:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:31 am

Well, Cybotron was a duo of which Atkins was half -- the other half being Richard Davis. Cybotron's debut LP, Enter (later re-issued as Clear), is arguably the most significant thing Atkins has ever done. Personally, I'd list Atkins' solo material and Cybotron together, like this: Juan Atkins (a.k.a. Model 500, Infiniti) / Cybotron.

Avery_Island · **Posted:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:55 pm

Zach wrote:

Well, Cybotron was a duo of which Atkins was half -- the other half being Richard Davis. Cybotron's debut LP, Enter (later re-issued as Clear), is arguably the most significant thing Atkins has ever done. Personally, I'd list Atkins' solo material and Cybotron together, like this: Juan Atkins (a.k.a. Model 500, Infiniti) / Cybotron.

yeah, that's fair enough.

J.B. Trance · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:04 pm **Posts:** 620

And then a third member joined later.

Zach · **Posted:** Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:47 am

As for the American scene (particularly Detroit), I think this order is reasonable:

Derrick May
Kevin Saunderson / Inner City
Juan Atkins / Cybotron
Richie Hawtin
Carl Craig
Underground Resistance
Joey Beltram
Robert Hood
Jeff Mills
Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes
Drexciya
Josh Wink
Kenny Larkin
Blake Baxter
Stacey Pullen
The Advent

And then the Europeans and Brits who took their cues from Detroit:

Basic Channel
Laurent Garnier
Dave Clarke
Luke Slater
C. J. Bolland
WestBam
As One
Dave Angel

What do you think about these rankings, Avery?

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