John MacLean, also known as The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.

Prior to becoming one of the most significant acts 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 that was inspired by Devo , Big Black , and Suicide instead of Black Sabbath , The Stooges , and Led Zeppelin . By the time they went to record their final album, 1998’s Law Of Ruins , krautrock began to play a majo