Label of love: Metroplex

The techno label that redefined the sound of 1980s Detroit and gave the decaying industrial city a new musical identityDetroit-based record label Metroplex celebrated its 25th anniversary in May at the city's annual electronic music festival, Movement. Over 60,000 fans paid tribute to founder Juan Atkins who, along with techno godfathers Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, will host a stage in celebration of the label."I never intended it to be as big as it turned out to be," says Atkins. "I just ...

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