Nod to The Legend · The producers · 1980s
The Belleville Three
Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson
Three friends from Belleville, Michigan, built Detroit techno from Kraftwerk, funk and drum machines, with records like May's "Strings of Life" (1987).
Still heard: Techno, and machine soul.
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