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- Date Released: January 1, 1990
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Electro, Techno
- Label: Fantasy
The blueprint of modern techno
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We Say...
Originally released in 1983 as Enter, Clear is a seminal techno classic. Juan Atkins and Rick "3070" Davis were two Detroit-area musicians who bonded over synth-electronics and sci-fi futurism. Davis was a Vietnam vet and a Hendrix freak. Atkins was a post-boomer generation DJ hooked on new wave and disco. Together, they became what Simon Reynolds would call "the missing link between the New Romantics and William Gibson's Neuromancer." But in the black neighborhoods of the West Coast, deep South and Midwestern rust-belt, they also sounded like the future. In 1982, the phenomenal single "Clear," with its cascading textures and indomitable groove, joined the Soulsonic Force's "Planet Rock" in birthing both the Bladerunner-edged dystopian electro (Dynamix II, Anthony Rother) and Dionysian booty-rocking bass scenes (2 Live Crew, DJ Assault). Their Toffler-meets-Kraftwerk conceptual concerns, such as technology and conformity ("Alleys of Your Mind," "Enter"), and a coming apocalypse ("R-9," "El Salvador"), proved less influential. After this album, the two split, with Atkins deepening his techno experiments through Model 500, his Metroplex label and the expanding community of Detroit pioneers. Davis continued Cybotron with broader, less funky manifestos.
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They Say...
The only old-school electro LP with any amount of staying power (thanks in part to its release on Fantasy), this CD release of the Cybotron album -- previously known as Enter -- includes crucial, early singles like "Alleys of Your Mind," "Cosmic Cars," and techno's first defining moment, "Clear." The collision of Atkins' vision for cosmic funk and the arena rock instincts of Rick Davis result in a surprisingly cohesive album, dated for all the right reasons and quite pop-minded. Ecological and political statements even crop up with the final tracks, "Cosmic Raindance" and "El Salvador."
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Clear |
4:54 |
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| 02. | |
R-9 |
5:15 |
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| 03. | |
Cosmic Cars |
4:28 |
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| 04. | |
Enter |
5:39 |
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| 05. | |
Alleys Of Your Mind |
3:32 |
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| 06. | |
Industrial Lies |
6:14 |
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| 07. | |
The Line |
5:01 |
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| 08. | |
Cosmic Raindance |
4:00 |
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| 09. | |
El Salvador |
4:47 |
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09 Total Tracks, 43:50 Total Length
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Credits
- Cybotron - Main Performer // Juan Atkins - Vocals // Juan Atkins - Electronic Sounds // Juan Atkins - Producer // Juan Atkins - ? // Juan Atkins - Electronics // Phil DeLancie - Digital Mastering // Phil DeLancie - Mastering // Ben Grosse - Engineer // George Horn - Digital Mastering // George Horn - Mastering // Jon-5 - Guitar (Electric) // Jon-5 - ? // David Luke - Mixing // David Luke - Mixing Engineer // Rob Martens - Engineer // Will Spencer - Engineer // Tyrone Steels - Advisor // Billy Talbert - Advisor // Phil Carroll - Art Direction // Jamie Putnam - Design // Phil Bray - Photography // Rick Davis - Vocals // Rick Davis - Electronic Sounds // Rick Davis - Producer // Rick Davis - Electronics
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