In association with our friends at BLOC HQ we are pleased to present a competition where samurai listeners can win 2 tickets, including accomodation, to the biggest rave up this side of Sonar, held in the hopefully sunny, but undoubtedly cold, surroundings of Butlins holiday centre in Minehead, Somerset. I wouldn't worry about the weather too much though because there's untold amounts of amazing artists doing their thing throughout the weekend, in fact, you'll be lucky if you ever make it back to your chalet.
Anyway to check out the lineup and find out the answer to this question visit www.blocweekend.com and let us know.....
Q: How many stages are there at this years Bloc Weekend?
A: to comp...@samurai.fm
Competition closes at midnight on the 6th March.
Juan Atkins
Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962 in Detroit) is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, better known as Detroit Techno since Atkins and techno co-creators Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson grew up in Belleville, MI. Atkins met May and Saunderson while attending Belleville High School. Atkins has cited the radio show of Charles "Electrifyin' Mojo" Johnson as a musical influence. Electrifyin' Mojo, a Detroit DJ, played an eclectic mix of music including Kraftwerk, Parliament and Prince. Atkins and friend Derrick May created mix tracks for Electrifying Mojo to broadcast, then began to create original music. At Washtenaw Community College, Atkins met Rick Davis, with whom he recorded under the name Cybotron. Atkins coined the term techno to describe their music, taking as one inspiration the works of futurist and author Alvin Toffler, from whom he borrowed the terms "cybotron" and "metroplex". Atkins has used the term techno to describe earlier bands that made heavy use of synthesizers such as Kraftwerk, although many people would consider Kraftwerk's music and Juan's early music in Cybotron as Electro. Techno is considered today as a specific sub-genre. Atkins began recording as Model 500 in 1985 with tracks such as "No UFO's", "Night drive", "Future" and "Clear". He continues to produce his own and other musicians' records under the Metroplex Records label.
Juan Atkins Myspace
