Just to further highlight how muddied the origin waters are, there absolutely was a connection to Depeche Mode. At one point, the band stopped by The Music Inst

Just to further highlight how muddied the origin waters are, there absolutely was a connection to Depeche Mode. At one point, the band stopped by The Music Institute, one of the clubs considered a "birthplace" of Detroit Techno. Interestingly, Kai Alce (aside: highly recommend checking out his work if you're unfamiliar) from the quote below recently shared this New Yorker piece in support of Detroit being the origin of Techno. >The Music Institute’s juice bar – in tandem with its membership scheme – helped the owners keep a “grip on the tone” of the club, according to Miller. Only Depeche Mode seemed to object to the no alcohol policy. John McCready, reporting on Detroit techno for The Face in 1989, escorted the band to the bar. “Then they got there and realized there was no liquor, and it was too late to get them any,” said Kai Alcé, who had been hired to work the coat check. “Waters all round,” was Martin Gore’s rueful response. https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/05/music-institute-nightclubbing https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/05/music-institut...