The Juan Maclean

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Prior to becoming one of the most significant names on the DFA label, John MacLean was a member of Sub Pop band Six Finger Satellite. Initially, Six Finger Satellite fit in with the remainder of the Sub Pop roster, but after one EP, they took a sharp turn into herky-jerky post-punk inspired by Devo, Big Black, and Suicide. By the time they went to record their final album, 1998's Law of Ruins, Krautrock also began to play a major role, as did future DFA head James Murphy, who produced, engineered, and mixed the sessions, in addition to running the band's live sound.

When Six Finger Satellite broke up, MacLean's aggravated emotional state and long-term drug addiction took him low enough to provoke a move from New York to New Hampshire and a drastic change in lifestyle. Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy, who were getting the DFA label off the ground, provoked MacLean to become interested in making music again. Using the name the Juan MacLean, MacLean took the sound of his defunct band to the dancefloor, retaining flashes of post-punk and '70s experimental electronics while grafting bits of early Euro-disco, electro, Detroit techno, and Chicago house.

A handful of singles -- including DFA highlights "You Can't Have It Both Ways" and "Give Me Every Little Thing" -- led to 2005's Less Than Human, the first album credited to the Juan MacLean. The Future Will Come followed in 2009, preceded by the singles "Happy House" and "The Simple Life" -- both of which featured vocals from frequent collaborator Nancy Whang. A year later, MacLean contributed to the !K7 label's DJ-Kicks series. Also during the early 2000s, MacLean became fairly prolific as a remixer, with Air ("Surfing on a Rocket"), Chromeo ("Me and My Man"), Chicken Lips ("White Dwarf"), Roy Davis, Jr. ("I Have a Vision"), and Passion Pit ("To Kingdom Come") just a few of the acts who sought him out. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

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    The Future Will Come from The Juan Maclean in April
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    "Happy House," The Juan Maclean's epic dance groove almost ruined 2008 for other dance tracks, and it looks as if mild-mannered English teacher John M...
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    The Juan MacLean To Mix Next DJ-Kicks
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    The Juan MacLean will mix the latest installment of DJ-Kicks on April 27. Included is a new Juan Maclean track, "Feel So Good," featuring vocals from ...
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    The Juan Maclean Readies DJ Kicks
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    For a dance producer, the Juan Maclean's John MacLean has a pretty serious punk rock pedigree thanks to all those years in Six Finger Satellite, and t...
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    The Juan Maclean Plans DJ Tour
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    , Ireland - The Good Bits 05-14 Lyon, France - Nuits Sonores 05-15 Brussels, Belgium - Libertine Supersport 05-20 Berlin, Germany - Horst Krzbrg 05-21...
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    Listen: New the Juan Maclean: "You Are My Destiny"
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    The Juan Maclean: "You Are My Destiny" [Edit] (via SoundCloud) It's been nearly four years since the Juan MacLean has released a new album-- although ...
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    The Juan Maclean - "You Are My Destiny"
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    The Juan Maclean is John MacLean, the former Six Finger Satellite member and addiction survivor who started making epic disco-house as one of the orig...
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Tour Dates

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  • May 25 Saturday
    Brooklyn, NY, US Grand Prospect Hall
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  • May 25 Saturday
    Brooklyn, NY, US Grand Prospect Hall
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  • May 26 Sunday
    New York, NY, US Le Bain
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  • May 30 Thursday
    Copenhagen, Denmark Kb3
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  • May 31 Friday
    Porto, Portugal Hard Club
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  • Jun 1 Saturday
    London, UK Corsica Studios
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  • Jun 20 Thursday
    Bondville, VT, US Unknown venue
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  • Jun 28 Friday
    Boulder, CO, US Fox Theatre
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    San Francisco, CA, US Monarch
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  • Jun 30 Sunday
    Phoenix, AZ, US Lustre Bar
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  • Jul 3 Wednesday
    Seattle, WA, US Barboza
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  • Jul 13 Saturday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Wrong Bar
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  • Jul 19 Friday
    Philadelphia, PA, US Morgan's Pier
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Miami, FL, US Bardot
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Discography

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  • Everybody Get Close (2011)
    The Juan Maclean
    Everybody Get Close (2011)
    DFA
  • DJ-Kicks (2010)
    The Juan Maclean
    DJ-Kicks (2010)
    K7
  • The Future Will Come (2009)
    The Juan Maclean
    The Future Will Come (2009)
    P-Vine Records
  • Less Than Human (2005)
    The Juan Maclean
    Less Than Human (2005)
    EMI Music Distribution
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