Cybotron was a techno group formed in 1980 by Juan Atkins and Richard "3070" Davis in Detroit, Michigan. Jon 5 joined soon afterward. Singles such as the groundbreaking "Clear" and their debut, "Alleys of Your Mind", as well as "Cosmic Cars" and "R-9" married funk music to explorations of Detroit's experimental electronic music landscape. The group was signed to the Berkeley, California-based Fantasy label and released their debut album, Enter, in 1983. Cybotron were inspired by European synthesizer pioneers Kraftwerk, English electropop, and literary influences such as Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock. Soon after the release of the album in 1985, Atkins left the group due to artistic differences. Davis wanted the group to pursue a musical direction closer to rock, while Atkins wanted to continue in the electro-style vein of "Clear." After the breakup, Davis carried on and released several records as Cybotron, the last in 1995.

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