Chapter 02 of 5
The Belleville Three
Three friends, a radio DJ and a struggling city give birth to techno.
- The Friends
Three schoolmates
Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson met as teenagers at school in Belleville, a small town near Detroit.
- The Nickname
The Belleville Three
They became known as the Belleville Three, often called the founding fathers of techno.
- The City
Detroit in decline
Detroit had been America's car capital. By the 1980s, factories were closing and much of the city was in decline.
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Could you answer this?
Where did the name "techno" first catch on, through a compilation album?
🎛️ The Birth of Techno
- 01Machines That SingA German band that dressed as robots and the disco record that sounded like the future.
- 02The Belleville ThreeThree friends, a radio DJ and a struggling city give birth to techno.
- 03House Music, ChicagoA club called the Warehouse, a DJ called Frankie Knuckles and a failed bass machine.
- 04The Second Summer of LoveAcid house sweeps Britain, raves fill fields, and the government tries to ban the beat.
- 05Berlin and BeyondA falling wall, a parade of a million ravers and techno's journey around the world.