Cybotron was a techno group formed in 1980 by Juan Atkins and Richard "3070" Davis in Detroit, Michigan. Singles such as the groundbreaking single "Clear" and their debut single "Alleys of Your Mind", as well as "Cosmic Cars" and "R-9" married a funk-feel to explorations of Detroit's experimental electronic music landscape. Image File history File links Cybotron-Clear. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from Chicago House, electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at... Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962 in Detroit) is an American musician. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area    - City 370. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area    - City 370. ...

The group was signed to the Berkeley-based Fantasy label and released their debut album "Enter" in 1983. Cybotron were inspired by European synthesizer pioneers Kraftwerk, English electropop, and literary influences such as Alvin Toffler's book entitled "Future Shock". Soon after the release of the album in 1985, Atkins left the group due to artistic differences (to many fans of Detroit techno, Cybotron ended its run when Atkins left). Davis wanted the group to pursue a musical direction closer to rock, while Atkins wanted to continue in the funky electro-style vein of "Clear." After the breakup, Davis carried on and released several records as Cybotron, the last in 1995. Atkins continued his musical career, releasing records under the names of Model 500, Vision and Infiniti, as well as under his own name and as part of the group 3MB with the single, "Jazz Is The Teacher". Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group which has made significant contributions to the development of experimental and electronic music. ... Electropop (also called Technopop) is a subgenre of synth pop music which flourished during the early 1980s, although the first recordings were made in the late 1970s. ... Alvin Toffler Alvin Toffler (born October 3, 1928) is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communications revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity. ... Future Shock is a controversial book written by the sociologist and futurologist Alvin Toffler in 1970. ...

The song "Clear" was sampled on many previous and current songs, including Missy Elliot's 2005 hit single, "Lose Control" and Poison Clan's early '90s single, "Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya". Missy Elliott on the cover of her album Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), formerly known as Missy Misdemeanor Elliott, is the first female hip hop superstar, known for a long series of hits including The Rain, Shes A Bitch, Get Ur... Lose Control is a 2005 single by Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop, released on Goldmind/Atlantic Records. ... One of the few successful rap groups from the South in the early 90s, Poison Clan played an important role in the development of the Dirty South movement that would arise late in the decade. ...

There was also member Jon 5, who never seems to be given any credit. Jon played guitar and also helped write tracks for the albums "Enter" and "Clear".

Discography

• Enter (1983)
• Clear (Enter with a couple of different tracks, 1990)
• Empathy (1993)
• Cyber Ghetto (1995)
• Motor City Machine Music (A 'greatest hits' album, 2005)

External links

• Cybotron's website maintained by Rik Davis, which features a lot of his occult and science fiction interests.