We’ve got to concede that it does sometimes look like Ears To The House is simply trying to mock some of the people we write about. Naturally, it’s a charge we refute – most of them are simply making a mockery of themselves. After all, we couldn’t write about it if they hadn’t said it or done it.
This brings us onto the subject of a DJ in Detroit who’s only marginally busier than Derrick May – a man who impressively managed to increase his August workload by 100% by simply doing one more gig. Yes, it’s the self-claimed originator of techno, Juan Atkins – he did a show last night at Brooklyn’s Superior Ingredients.
But it’s the way that Atkins has promoted the show on his Instagram page that’s raised eyebrows for us – not to mention got us wondering which operating system is installed on his computer. Take a look for yourself…
A man who calls himself the originator of techno – yes, he seriously believes he personally created an entire genre of music – should frankly be embarrassed to have posted this. It looks like something that somebody made in five minutes on a computer running Windows XP in the early 2000s – hardly in keeping with the futuristic image of himself that he likes to convey.
Bizarrely, this was the first time Atkins had actually referred to this event himself – despite the fact that Superior Ingredients tagged him in a post on the subject over four weeks ago. Still, look on the bright side – perhaps the money from last night’s gig could be used to buy a newer computer…