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Artist news and legacy
Artist stories are where the scene's history turns into news: deaths, retirements, reunions and public disagreements. Each piece below is sourced to the original reporting and links to the artist's RTS.FM profile.
- start here // 03.11.26Juan Atkins, Detroit Techno Pioneer, Dies at 64Juan Atkins, co-creator of Detroit techno and founder of Cybotron and Model 500, has died. What NBC and Rolling Stone report, and what is unknown.
- 24.05.26Remembering Harvey McKay of Drumcode and SomaGlasgow techno producer and longtime Drumcode artist Harvey McKay has died; the scene remembers his catalog and craft.
- 27.10.26Boris Brejcha Will Retire in 2028: The Joker's StoryBoris Brejcha announced on 24 October that 2028 is his last year. What he said, what is still unknown, and how a Ludwigshafen producer became The Joker.
- 12.10.26Oxygène at 50: Jarre's Reissue and His ADE 2026 OpenerJarre's Oxygène turns 50 with a 20 November reissue on BMG and an ADE 2026 opening concert. What's in the box, and why it still matters.
- 05.11.26Roni Size Plays the World's Deepest Rave in a Welsh MineRoni Size's set in Cwmorthin slate mine, 1,375 feet down, went ahead on 15 October 2026. What is confirmed, what is not, and how the depth claim holds up.
- 16.10.26Noisia Just Reunited, and They're Doing It DifferentlySeven years to the day after splitting, Noisia are back with a Melkweg show on December 4, testing new material live before it ever reaches streaming.
- 19.09.26Amelie Lens and Charlotte de Witte's One Mind EPAmelie Lens and Charlotte de Witte finally recorded together on One Mind, timed to sold-out back-to-back sets in Ghent that drew 69,000 fans.
- 29.09.26Sven Väth Called Anyma a Clown. Here's WhyVäth's one-word Instagram jab at Anyma wasn't random. It's a techno pioneer drawing a hard line against CGI-driven, camera-ready DJ sets.