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"Berlin Sessions" is the first full-length album from Detroit techno originator Juan Atkins since 1998. When talking about the foundations of electronic music, or even techno music itself, mostly European names drop like Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, The Normal, Anne Clark, Eno? and Cybotron aka Model 500 aka Infiniti aka Juan Atkins. Mr. Atkins was unique in researching and experimenting with future electronics on American shores in Detroit long before the term "techno" had even been used. And long before he joined the roster of innovative Tresor artists in the very early 1990's. During his last stay in Berlin, the techno originator booked studio time at the 5th Floor Studios and began work on what became a recherche to discover Berlin's influence on his music today. This of course brought back many memories of the days while recording in Berlin for the 3MB series, one of Tresor's earliest releases with Thomas Fehlmann and Moritz von Oswald in 1992 (Tresor.009). Over the years, Juan's collaborations with Tresor have joined the roster of significant techno classics.The times have definitely changed as well as Berlin's younger techno generation and their advanced, contemporary sounds. In his new collection of tracks, Juan Atkins evokes the machine-age technology of his roots with lucid melodies that deflect the pureness of Detroit to the complexity of Berlin production values. The result finds these new tracks absorbing in his special world of electronic music while never getting boring or repetitive. Many new artists are fully aware of these electronic roots, including Tresor recording artist Pacou who is responsible for the additional production on this album as well as for the bonus CD track. Razor-edge harder dynamics of Pacou with the austere electro-groove of Atkins. Old-school meets the new?