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:                           juno reactor -Labyrinth                          :

: Artist   .::juno reactor                                                   :
: Title    .::Labyrinth                                                      :
: Source   .::CDDA                           Ripper   .::jrp                 :
: Genre    .::Tribal                         Date     .::Sep-30-2004         :
: Label    .::universal                      Storedate.::Sep-29-2004         :
: Quality   .::192kbps 44.1kHz / Full Stereo Tracks   .::09                  :

:                     T R A C K L I S T   &   I N F O                        :

.       NR. TRACK                                           TIME             .

.       01  Conquistador part 1                             06:03            .
.       02  Conquistador part 2                             05:06            .
.       03  Giant                                           04:00            .
.       04  War Dogs                                        05:00            .
.       05  Mona Lisa Overdrive v2                          04:45            .
.       06  Zwara                                           06:35            .
.       07  Mutant message                                  06:10            .
.       08  Angels and Men                                  07:07            .
.       09  Navras                                          09:06            .

.                                                    TOTAL TIME: 53:52 min   .
.                                                          SIZE: 74,0 MB     .

.                        R E L E A S E - N O T E S                           .
:           This is the highly anticipated juno reactor's new                :
:           album.  IT hits stores in the US on October 5th, but             :
:           there was an early release of the Japanese version.              :

:           Although Juno Reactor's personnel has been in a                  :
:           continual state of flux over the course of their five            :
:           albums and eleven years one constant is pivotal member           :
:           BEN WATKINS.                                                     :
:           Since the early 80's Ben has been at the centre of               :
:           numerous electronic musical projects that have pushed            :
:           ahead of populist trends. As far back as 1983 he                 :
:           released a couple of albums with YOUTH as THE EMPTY              :
:           QUARTER. One was recorded and mixed in two days, the             :
:           other in five.                                                   :
:           As THE FLOWERPOT MEN he had a series of indie hits               :
:           such as 'JO's SO MEAN TO JOSEPHINE' and 'WALK ON                 :
:           GUILDED SPLINTERS'. The duo's combined influences                :
:           produced a sound that drew comparisons to German                 :
:           pioneers DAF as well as 70's New York punk anarchists            :
:           SUICIDE.                                                         :

:           A name change to SUNSONIC heralded their signing to              :
:           Polydor and the subsequent 'MELTING DOWN ON MOTOR                :
:           ANGEL' album of 1990. By the time the Sunsonic                   :
:           relationship dissolved the following year Ben was                :
:           already working on a variety of parallel experimental            :
:           projects driven by his increasing fascination with the           :
:           new influx of technology and studio trickery.                    :

:           A series of temporary alliances followed, resulting in           :
:           a flurry of releases under various pseudonyms. With              :
:           Frenchman STEFAN HOLWECK he became ELECROTETE,                   :
:           releasing 'I LOVE YOU' for APOLLO, the off-shoot of              :
:           seminal Belgian label R&S Records. The PSYCHO SLAP               :
:           HEAD project was issued by American label TVT and Ben            :
:           was also part of APOLLO XI, alongside THE ORB's ALEX             :
:           PATERSON who recorded the 'PEACE (IN THE MIDDLE EAST)'           :
:           track for Mr.Modo during the Gulf war.                           :

:           By 1992 Logic had issued 'JUNGLE HIGH' followed by               :
:           JUNGLE HIGH & BLUE PEARL's 'FIRE OF LOVE'. The 'Jungle           :
:           High' single later re-appeared on the PERFECTO label             :
:           in 1996, complete with an OAKENFOLD remix and credited           :
:           to Juno Reactor. Another collaboration with TONY                 :
:           THORPE resulted in the URBAN JUNGLE PROJECT and a                :
:           sound that was one of the earliest examples of Drum &            :
:           Bass.                                                            :

:           Out of all this feverish activity Juno Reactor somehow           :
:           emerged, initially as an experimental ambient                    :
:           soundtrack, recorded live by Ben & Holweck to                    :
:           accompany a sculptural art installation and                      :
:           performance project by artist Norma Fletcher entitled            :
:           'THE MISSILE PROJECT'. The track was eventually                  :
:           released as 'LUCIANA', the second Juno Reactor album,            :
:           on Alex Paterson's INTER-MODO label.                             :

:           In the meantime, the 'LAUGHING GAS' single had                   :
:           appeared on the NOVAMUTE label along with the debut              :
:           'TRANSMISSIONS' album. Juno's sound is in a continual            :
:           state of evolution, always moving ahead of the pack.             :
:           In the early 90's, long before it was hip or hyped,              :
:           they'd forged their sound from the trance vibe going             :
:           off in Goa.                                                      :

:           Juno, unwilling to stagnate in a spiral of repetition            :
:           and predictability, had moved on by beginning to                 :
:           incorporate more live elements and 'real' musicians. A           :
:           move to BLUE ROOM resulted in 1995's 'GUARDIAN ANGEL'            :
:           single and 'BEYOND THE INFINITE' album, still                    :
:           displaying heavy trance influences, yet pushing away             :
:           from the purist attitude by employing more varied                :
:           elements including break beats.                                  :

:           By the 'BIBLE OF DREAMS' album of 1997, Juno had moved           :
:           dynamically away from the ebb and flow of that                   :
:           previous rambling 'musical journey' style towards a              :
:           much more punchy and focused sound. Ben came into                :
:           contact with traditional South African percussion act            :
:           AMAMPONDO ( Nelson Mandela's favorite band) and with             :
:           conga player MABI THOBEJANE co-wrote 'CONGA FURY'                :
:           which was released as a single, to great acclaim.                :
:           Ben and Amampondo embarked upon a 5 week tour of the             :
:           U.S as support act to MOBY. Realising that a change of           :
:           show was needed for the American audience, the Juno              :
:           Reactor live show switched from the standard dark,               :
:           sombre set to a visually spectacular show with Ben               :
:           providing the techno and playing cock rocking guitar             :
:           riffs while Amampondo, clad in body paint and full               :
:           costume wowed the crowds with circus acrobatics while            :
:           beating out their percussion rhythms. This wasn't a              :
:           cliched case of 'ethnic' vocal wails over driving                :
:           techno beats but instead a genuine collision of                  :
:           diverse musical cultures feeding from each other to              :
:           provide a unique live experience. The idea of DJ                 :
:           domination and and shadowy figures hunched over mixing           :
:           desks was blown away in favor of something more akin             :
:           to theatre, an inspirational subversion of the techno            :
:           principle.                                                       :

:           As well as his own original productions, Ben has also            :
:           remixed artists such as DEVO, TALKING HEADS, FATIMA              :
:           MANSIONS, SIOUXIE & THE BANSHEES and KILLING JOKE as             :
:           well as composing and producing four tracks for former           :
:           porn star TRACI LORDS' debut album '1000 Fires'.                 :

:           His dramatic instrumental versions have all since                :
:           appeared on film soundtracks for punchy action movies            :
:           like 'MORTAL KOMBAT', 'VIRTUOSITY', 'ERASER', 'LOST IN           :
:           SPACE' (with Siouxsie Sue) and the trailers for 'ROMEO           :
:           & JULIET', 'TOMB RAIDER' & the forthcoming Robert                :
:           Rodrigez film 'ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO'.                      :

:           Ben has also composed the score for the forthcoming              :
:           movie 'BEOWULF' starring Christopher Lambert and                 :
:           provided three new tracks to Playstation's Jet Moto 2            :
:           game as well as the entire score to 'MARK OF KRI'.               :

:           The fifth Juno Reactor album, entitled 'Shango' and              :
:           named after a Nigerian God of Thunder was released in            :
:           2000. The first single to be taken from the album is             :
:           'PISTOLERO'. A collaboration with Billy Idol's                   :
:           guitarist Steve Stevens. Juno Reactor toured North               :
:           America twice in support of this album as well as a              :
:           number of dates in Japan including two shows at the              :
:           Fuji Rock Festival in 2001. The sold out shows at the            :
:           Tokyo Akaska Blitz were also filmed and released on              :
:           DVD, 'Shango Live'.                                              :

:           In early 2002 he recorded a new single Hotaka at a               :
:           studio overlooking Mt Fuji featuring the exciting                :
:           Taiko drums of Gocoo. This track was included on the             :
:           'Odyssey' best of album which was released last year             :
:           on Universal / Island in Japan.                                  :

:           He is currently holed up in Brighton, England at his             :
:           studio finishing the next Juno album after spending              :
:           the first two months of 2003 in Los Angeles working on           :
:           the new Matrix film 'Reloaded' to which he wrote four            :
:           scenes.                                                          :

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