> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 July 2003 15:23 > > look, I'm not starting anything, and this is not a sarcastic > question. But, > > >This is why Juan Atkins came up with a similar sound with > out even hearing > of Kraftwerk. > > Is this true? > > just interested to know.
I was wondering the same thing. But as jeff pointed out, even if this was actually true, I'd find it *very* doubtful that the influence of Kraftwerk would not have invaded Juan's consciousness in *some* way or another - he must have heard music by other people who had heard Kraftwerk, for example... Brendan