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==Style and influences== Juan Atkins has stated that [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]'s bands [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] and [[Funkadelic]] were important to his musical awakening.<ref name="djmag2019"/> He grew up listening to [[The Electrifying Mojo]]'s radio shows.<ref name="djmag2019"/> He also acknowledged [[Kraftwerk]] as one of the influences on his music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/juan-atkins-about-kraftwerk/|title=Juan Atkins on Kraftwerk|website=[[Electronic Beats]]|first=Juan|last=Atkins|date=November 11, 2012|access-date=February 29, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630071959/http://www.electronicbeats.net/juan-atkins-about-kraftwerk/|archive-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Mixmag]]'' has described him as "the original pioneer of [[Detroit techno]]."<ref name="mixmag2015">{{cite web|url=https://mixmag.net/read/juan-atkins-in-the-lab-ldn-dj-lab|title=Juan Atkins in The Lab LDN|website=[[Mixmag]]|first=Callum|last=Reece|date=November 9, 2015|access-date=February 29, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120095315/http://www.mixmag.net/read/juan-atkins-in-the-lab-ldn-dj-lab|archive-date=January 20, 2016}}</ref> Stylistically, he drew upon [[Utopian and dystopian fiction|dystopian]] [[science fiction]] narratives to construct his sonic landscapes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This New Documentary Unearths Valuable Techno History—With Some Glaring Omissions · Feature ⟋ RA |url=https://ra.co/features/4045 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Resident Advisor |language=en}}</ref>
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