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Cybotron
OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. Cybotron runs through 5 of them, each one placing them inside a wider story. They appear most often alongside Model 500, Inner City and Rhythim Is Rhythim.
Shows where Cybotron appears
Detroit techno origins
Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, and Eddie Fowlkes forged Detroit techno in the early 80s, a sound that fuses cold electronics with Motown soul on labels like Metroplex and Transmat.
1 of 10 tracks — Alleys of Your Mind
Wildstyle — Vice City's Electro Station
Mr. Magic's Wildstyle captures the 80s electro-funk and hip-hop sound, from Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" to Hashim's 808 beats, that defined NYC and Miami.
1 of 11 tracks — Clear
Detroit Techno: Global Language
Derrick May, Juan Atkins, and Kevin Saunderson forge Detroit techno from Kraftwerk's futurism and a philosophical vision, pushing tracks like "Strings of Life" and "Good Life" from Belleville to global dance floors.
1 of 10 tracks — Clear
808: The Beat That Built Worlds
Deemed 'unrealistic' in 1980, the Roland TR-808's synthetic pulse became Detroit's engine, shaping Juan Atkins' techno, Inner City's dance, and J Dilla's hip-hop.
1 of 8 tracks — Clear
Detroit's Machine Soul
From Cybotron's "Alleys of Your Mind," Juan Atkins builds Detroit techno, a sound Derrick May's "Strings Of Life" imbues with soul and Kevin Saunderson's Inner City sends global, before Underground Resistance reclaims.
1 of 7 tracks — Alleys of Your Mind