Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson - The Belleville Three

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PLAYLIST: Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson: THE BELLEVILLE THREE 00:00 Model 500 ‎– Future (Vocal) (Metroplex | 1985) 05:07 X-Ray ‎– Let's Go (Dub Mix) (Transmat | 1986) 13:09 Rhythim Is Rhythim ‎– It Is What It Is (Majestic Mix) (Transmat | 1988) 19:03 Innercity ‎– Big Fun (Club Mix) (KMS | 1988) 25:52 Model 500 ‎– The Chase (Smooth Mix) (Metroplex | 1989) 31:20 Rhythim Is Rhythim ‎– The Beginning (Aztec Mix) (Transmat | 1990) 38:39 Reese ‎– Funk Funk Funk (Fragile Records | 1991) 43:00 E-Dancer ‎– Pump The Move (KMS | 1991) 46:38 Incogdo ‎– Simply Just A Ventage (Spiritual Records | 1992) 48:49 The Reese Project ‎– Miracle Of Life (Giant Records | 1992) 53:46 Infiniti ‎– Flash Flood (Pow Wow Records | 1993) 1:00:48 Model 500 ‎– Neptune (R&S; Records | 1994) 1:07:52 Rhythim Is Rhythim ‎– Icon (Transmat | 1996) 1:15:28 Infiniti ‎– Postcards From The Future (Tresor | 1998) 1:20:50 Model 500 ‎– Ofi (R&S; Records | 2010) From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_techno The three individuals most closely associated with the birth of Detroit techno as a genre are Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May, also known as the "Belleville Three". The three, who were high school friends from Belleville, Michigan, created electronic music tracks in their basement(s). Eventually, they were in demand at local dance clubs, thanks in part to Detroit radio personality The Electrifying Mojo. Ironically, Derrick May once described Detroit techno music as being a "complete mistake...like George Clinton and Kraftwerk caught in an elevator, with only a sequencer to keep them company." Origins Kevin Saunderson was born in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of nine he moved to Michigan, where he attended Belleville High School in Belleville, a town some 30 miles from Detroit. In school he befriended Derrick May and Juan Atkins, both of whom had been born in Detroit but later moved to suburban Belleville. Geography The location of Belleville was key to the formation of the Belleville Three as musicians. Because the town was still “pretty racial[ly prejudiced] at the time,” according to Saunderson, “we three kind of gelled right away.” The suburban setting also afforded a different setting in which to experience the music. “We perceived the music differently than you would if you encountered it in dance clubs. We'd sit back with the lights off and listen to records by Bootsy and Yellow Magic Orchestra. We never took it as just entertainment, we took it as a serious philosophy,” recalls May. Detroit Techno was obviously formed in Detroit; however, if its name weren’t “Detroit Techno” how many people would have been able to guess that fact? When listening to Detroit Techno there are a lot of machinery sounds, which represents the sounds musicians would hear in their everyday life at the auto yard. Detroit is "Motor City", so hearing motor-y sounds in Detroit Techno should be no surprise. Detroit Techno also sounds similar to Chicago House; however, Chicago House does not have as many motor-y/machinery sounds in it the way Detroit Techno does. Detroit Techno resembles Chicago House the same way Detroit resembles Chicago. Detroit and Chicago are both similar; however, there are significant differences, which separate these two cities. Detroit Techno and Chicago House thoroughly represent the differences between Detroit and Chicago. Detroit Techno’s geography is extremely relevant and explains why Detroit Techno has so many machinery sounds in it. Detroit Techno eventually became popular for clubbing; however, before it was simply a way everyday Detroit citizens would not only use to express their lives but it was, in a sense, a shared struggle that we would hear in Detroit Techno. Detroit Techno ended up becoming a way for middle class Blacks to distance themselves from lower class blacks.... .... Nicknames All of the Belleville Three have worked under many different names and titles. Derrick May saw great success under the name Rhythim is Rhythim, his moniker when he released his landmark “Strings of Life.” Kevin Saunderson’s most commercially recognized projects was Inner City with vocalist Paris Grey, debuting with the hit single "Big Fun" (1988). Juan Atkins has been lauded as the "Godfather of Techno" while Derrick May is thought of as the "Innovator" and Kevin Saunderson is often referred to as the "Elevator". FOLLOW THIS LINK - HISTORICAL ITINERARY: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt98MSLOMjSk-Wp-RsBhcP3gM8AKb8OBS INSIGHTS: CYBOTRON - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybotron_(band) INNER CITY - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_City_(band) JUAN ATKINS - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Atkins KEVIN SAUNDERSON - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Saunderson DERRICK MAY - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_May_(musician) -- Please, support the underground music. Buy music! --