OnRhythm Lab Radio, DJ Tarik Moody redefines the urban sound with a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul, electronic and everything in between. Listen on 88Nine and HYFIN from 10 p.m. to midnight every Friday.
In this episode, we feature new music from the soundtrack to the cyberpunk western anime series Bass X Machina that’s currently streaming on Netflix, including tracks from Janelle Monáe, Baby Rose and Roman GianArthur. Plus we’ve got tracks from the latest projects by London drummer Moses Boyd and Little Simz’ bassist Marla Kether. Then we introduce an artist to watch: Ugandan-American Dawuna with his True Panther debut album Love’s Arp.
In the second hour, we pay tribute to Detroit techno innovator and originator Juan Atkins, who died Oct. 31 in Mexico City. Atkins grew up just outside the Motor City in Belleville, Mich., and took in artists like Kraftwerk, Parliament-Funkadelic and The Electrifying Mojo on the radio. He got his first synthesizer at 15 and went on to build The Bellevue Three with his friends Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson
First came Cybotron and the standout track “Clear.” Then, in 1985, Atkins launched his own Metroplex label and put out the landmark single “No UFO’s” under the alias Model 500. Three years later, his track “Techno Music” gave a whole genre its name.
A touring performer for more than four decades, Atkins didn’t just make records; he opened doors for other artists.
