Juno Reactor is an electronic psytrance group, often known for its world fu… Read Full Bio ↴Juno Reactor is an electronic psytrance group, often known for its world fusion influences and currently consists of Ben Watkins and Mike Macguire. At one time or another, Juno Reactor also included Johann Bley, Stephen Holweck and Jens Waldenback.
Juno Reactor was formed in 1990 by Ben Watkins and Stephen Holweck. The group came together as an experimental ambient project in order to record an accompanying soundtrack to sculpture artist (and Watkins' girlfriend) Norma Fletcher's art installation and performance piece called "The Missile Project". The centerpiece of the project was a 70-foot decommissioned missile, nicknamed "Juno Reactor", which the band rolled around London while playing its music to raise awareness about nuclear war. According to Watkins, "[it] was blue concrete. And it looked like a dinosaur tail. And a smoke came out of it." [1] The project took over a month to complete; however, the exhibition lasted only several hours, as London police arrived, breaking up the display and arresting all members of the project. The music was eventually released as Juno Reactor's second album, Luciana.
In 1993 Juno Reactor released its first single, "Laughing Gas", on NovaMute. The single was soon followed by their debut album, Transmissions. The album, reckoned a huge success, is considered one of the first albums in the Goa Trance genre. Later the band released Luciana on Alex Paterson's (The Orb) Inter-Modo label. Juno Reactor left NovaMute and Inter-Modo in 1995 and signed to UK's Blue Room Released label for the Guardian Angel single. Their album Beyond the Infinite followed in 1996.
The 1997 release on Wax Trax! Records/TVT Records, Bible of Dreams, was Juno Reactor's fourth album. Its sound diverged sharply from those of the previous albums and moved away from traditional dance beats by including tribal music influences. Watkins collaborated with Amampondo, a traditional South African percussion act, on the single "Conga Fury". Ben Watkins and Amampondo followed up with a five week U.S. tour as the opening act for Moby. In 1998 Juno Reactor played a stunning live set with Amampondo at Glastonbury Festival. The group has played as headliners each year at Glade Festival, the Glastonbury spinoff.
Watkins released the fifth Juno Reactor album, Shango, in 2000. It was the band's first album on Metropolis Records. The first track, "Pistolero", was a collaboration with guitarist Steve Stevens (Billy Idol). The track opened up an entirely new direction for Juno Reactor. The same song was featured in the trailer for the movie "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", as well as in the film itself. In the fall of 2002, Juno Reactor released a new single titled "Hotaka", recorded in a Japanese studio overlooking Mt. Fuji. "Hotaka" once again featured Steve Stevens on guitar and included traditional Taiko drummer Gocoo. In 2003, the Odyssey 1992-2002 album was released as a compilation of the best Juno Reactor tracks of the past decade.
The latest Juno Reactor album, Labyrinth, was released in October 2004 and featured Watkins' work from the Matrix films. The new album once again confirmed the tribal music influences present in Juno Reactor's work, with tracks like "Conquistador II".
In 2006 Ben Watkins was hired to produce the OST for Brave Story (a children's anime movie). The Soundtrack was released in July 2006 by Sony, Japan, though printed in very limited numbers.
The group may soon release an EP entitled ‘Superman – the immaculate Crucifixion’, featuring experimental works. One of the EP's tracks, City of the Sinful, is co-written and sung by Ghetto Priest, who also provides the vocals for Asian Dub Foundation.
In Oct 2006 Juno reactor performed a taped concert in Tokyo. Including an extended lineup and some new work, this show will be featured in a forthcoming tour DVD.
2008: A new studio album called "Gods & Monsters" is set to be released in March. Also, a new DVD entitled "Juno Reactor - Audio Visual Experience" will be released this year.
Lineup:
Ben Watkins
Taz Alexander (vocals & dance)
Mabi Thobejane (congas)
Michael LaDonga (African drums)
Simpiwe Marele (African drums)
Mandala Lande (African drums)
Greg Ellis (drum kit)
Paul Jackson (bass)
Steve Stevens (guitar)
Squid (Ghetto Priest) (rap & dance)
Xavier Morell (dj)
Play List:
Conquistador I & II
Biot Messiah
Giant
War Dogs
Komit
City of the Sinful (New)
God is God
Mutant Message
Hotaka
Pistolero
Conga Fury
Nitrogen II
Insects
Rotorblade
Zwara
Hule Lam
Masters of the Universe
Angels & Men
Wavg (?New?)
Guardian Angel
Juno Reactor are also providing part of the soundtrack for Genius Party, a forthcoming Studio 4°C Animation
Their remix of Traci Lords' song "Control" as an instrumental was featured on the soundtrack for the Mortal Kombat movie. They returned for the sequel Mortal Kombat Annihilation with tracks like "Conga Fury". Later, the group, in collaboration with Don Davis, had a number of tracks featured on the soundtracks for the Matrix series of films (most notably the famous freeway chase scene in The Matrix Reloaded, which featured "Mona Lisa Overdrive", as well as the Animatrix, which featured the track, "Masters Of The Universe" on the segment, "Kid's Story" and "Conga Fury (Animatrix Remix)" on the segment, "Final Flight of the Osiris" ). Their single "Guardian Angel" was featured as the opening theme of the anime series Texhnolyze. "Guardian Angel" was also featured in the movie Drive starring Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison. Other Juno Reactor tracks appear on movies such as Eraser, Virtuosity, Lost In Space, the Romeo + Juliet trailer, Beowulf and even Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Juno Reactor soundtracks have also been played during baseball, basketball, and gridiron football games, the Japanese Grand Prix, and appear on the PlayStation 2 games Jet Moto 3 and Frequency, as well as the Xbox game Mad Dash Racing. Juno Reactor also scored the entirety of the Mark of Kri game.
The name Juno is the name of an Ancient Roman goddess. In this fashion, Juno Reactor symbolizes a "powerhouse of the ancient religions". One of the band's logos is actually a form of the symbol associated with the asteroid Juno.
The title of the album Beyond the Infinite could be a reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the sequence "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite". This may be related to the several occurrences of their sampling of this movie on the Transmissions album.
Discography:
Main Albums
Transmissions (NovaMute Records 1993)
Beyond the Infinite (Blue Room Released 1995)
Bible of Dreams (Blue Room Released 1997)
Shango (Metropolis Records 2001)
Labyrinth (Metropolis Records, Universal Music 2004)
Gods & Monsters (2008)
Singles & EPs:
Luciana (Inter-Modo 1994)
Laughing Gas (1993)
High Energy Protons (1994)
Guardian Angel (1995)
Samurai (1996)
Conga Fury (1996)
Jungle High (1997)
God Is God (1997)
GOD IS GOD!! (Front 242 Mixes) (1997)
Pistolero (Blue Room Released 2000)
Masters Of The Universe (2001)
Hotaka (2002)
The Zwara EP (2003)
Live Recordings & Compilation Albums:
Odyssey 1992-2002
Shango Tour 2001 Tokyo (Live In Tokyo) (2002)
Juno Reactor was formed in 1990 by Ben Watkins and Stephen Holweck. The group came together as an experimental ambient project in order to record an accompanying soundtrack to sculpture artist (and Watkins' girlfriend) Norma Fletcher's art installation and performance piece called "The Missile Project". The centerpiece of the project was a 70-foot decommissioned missile, nicknamed "Juno Reactor", which the band rolled around London while playing its music to raise awareness about nuclear war. According to Watkins, "[it] was blue concrete. And it looked like a dinosaur tail. And a smoke came out of it." [1] The project took over a month to complete; however, the exhibition lasted only several hours, as London police arrived, breaking up the display and arresting all members of the project. The music was eventually released as Juno Reactor's second album, Luciana.
In 1993 Juno Reactor released its first single, "Laughing Gas", on NovaMute. The single was soon followed by their debut album, Transmissions. The album, reckoned a huge success, is considered one of the first albums in the Goa Trance genre. Later the band released Luciana on Alex Paterson's (The Orb) Inter-Modo label. Juno Reactor left NovaMute and Inter-Modo in 1995 and signed to UK's Blue Room Released label for the Guardian Angel single. Their album Beyond the Infinite followed in 1996.
The 1997 release on Wax Trax! Records/TVT Records, Bible of Dreams, was Juno Reactor's fourth album. Its sound diverged sharply from those of the previous albums and moved away from traditional dance beats by including tribal music influences. Watkins collaborated with Amampondo, a traditional South African percussion act, on the single "Conga Fury". Ben Watkins and Amampondo followed up with a five week U.S. tour as the opening act for Moby. In 1998 Juno Reactor played a stunning live set with Amampondo at Glastonbury Festival. The group has played as headliners each year at Glade Festival, the Glastonbury spinoff.
Watkins released the fifth Juno Reactor album, Shango, in 2000. It was the band's first album on Metropolis Records. The first track, "Pistolero", was a collaboration with guitarist Steve Stevens (Billy Idol). The track opened up an entirely new direction for Juno Reactor. The same song was featured in the trailer for the movie "Once Upon a Time in Mexico", as well as in the film itself. In the fall of 2002, Juno Reactor released a new single titled "Hotaka", recorded in a Japanese studio overlooking Mt. Fuji. "Hotaka" once again featured Steve Stevens on guitar and included traditional Taiko drummer Gocoo. In 2003, the Odyssey 1992-2002 album was released as a compilation of the best Juno Reactor tracks of the past decade.
The latest Juno Reactor album, Labyrinth, was released in October 2004 and featured Watkins' work from the Matrix films. The new album once again confirmed the tribal music influences present in Juno Reactor's work, with tracks like "Conquistador II".
In 2006 Ben Watkins was hired to produce the OST for Brave Story (a children's anime movie). The Soundtrack was released in July 2006 by Sony, Japan, though printed in very limited numbers.
The group may soon release an EP entitled ‘Superman – the immaculate Crucifixion’, featuring experimental works. One of the EP's tracks, City of the Sinful, is co-written and sung by Ghetto Priest, who also provides the vocals for Asian Dub Foundation.
In Oct 2006 Juno reactor performed a taped concert in Tokyo. Including an extended lineup and some new work, this show will be featured in a forthcoming tour DVD.
2008: A new studio album called "Gods & Monsters" is set to be released in March. Also, a new DVD entitled "Juno Reactor - Audio Visual Experience" will be released this year.
Lineup:
Ben Watkins
Taz Alexander (vocals & dance)
Mabi Thobejane (congas)
Michael LaDonga (African drums)
Simpiwe Marele (African drums)
Mandala Lande (African drums)
Greg Ellis (drum kit)
Paul Jackson (bass)
Steve Stevens (guitar)
Squid (Ghetto Priest) (rap & dance)
Xavier Morell (dj)
Play List:
Conquistador I & II
Biot Messiah
Giant
War Dogs
Komit
City of the Sinful (New)
God is God
Mutant Message
Hotaka
Pistolero
Conga Fury
Nitrogen II
Insects
Rotorblade
Zwara
Hule Lam
Masters of the Universe
Angels & Men
Wavg (?New?)
Guardian Angel
Juno Reactor are also providing part of the soundtrack for Genius Party, a forthcoming Studio 4°C Animation
Their remix of Traci Lords' song "Control" as an instrumental was featured on the soundtrack for the Mortal Kombat movie. They returned for the sequel Mortal Kombat Annihilation with tracks like "Conga Fury". Later, the group, in collaboration with Don Davis, had a number of tracks featured on the soundtracks for the Matrix series of films (most notably the famous freeway chase scene in The Matrix Reloaded, which featured "Mona Lisa Overdrive", as well as the Animatrix, which featured the track, "Masters Of The Universe" on the segment, "Kid's Story" and "Conga Fury (Animatrix Remix)" on the segment, "Final Flight of the Osiris" ). Their single "Guardian Angel" was featured as the opening theme of the anime series Texhnolyze. "Guardian Angel" was also featured in the movie Drive starring Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison. Other Juno Reactor tracks appear on movies such as Eraser, Virtuosity, Lost In Space, the Romeo + Juliet trailer, Beowulf and even Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Juno Reactor soundtracks have also been played during baseball, basketball, and gridiron football games, the Japanese Grand Prix, and appear on the PlayStation 2 games Jet Moto 3 and Frequency, as well as the Xbox game Mad Dash Racing. Juno Reactor also scored the entirety of the Mark of Kri game.
The name Juno is the name of an Ancient Roman goddess. In this fashion, Juno Reactor symbolizes a "powerhouse of the ancient religions". One of the band's logos is actually a form of the symbol associated with the asteroid Juno.
The title of the album Beyond the Infinite could be a reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the sequence "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite". This may be related to the several occurrences of their sampling of this movie on the Transmissions album.
Discography:
Main Albums
Transmissions (NovaMute Records 1993)
Beyond the Infinite (Blue Room Released 1995)
Bible of Dreams (Blue Room Released 1997)
Shango (Metropolis Records 2001)
Labyrinth (Metropolis Records, Universal Music 2004)
Gods & Monsters (2008)
Singles & EPs:
Luciana (Inter-Modo 1994)
Laughing Gas (1993)
High Energy Protons (1994)
Guardian Angel (1995)
Samurai (1996)
Conga Fury (1996)
Jungle High (1997)
God Is God (1997)
GOD IS GOD!! (Front 242 Mixes) (1997)
Pistolero (Blue Room Released 2000)
Masters Of The Universe (2001)
Hotaka (2002)
The Zwara EP (2003)
Live Recordings & Compilation Albums:
Odyssey 1992-2002
Shango Tour 2001 Tokyo (Live In Tokyo) (2002)
Labyrinth
Juno Reactor Lyrics
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The mind is a labyrinth.
Darkness and confusion, interspersed with moments of clarity and enlightenment, make up the twisting paths of the mind. Juno Reactor's "Labyrinth" captures the essence of this tumultuous journey, using a driving beat and layers of electronic sound to create an intensely immersive listening experience. With its lyrics, the song encourages listeners to embrace the labyrinthine nature of the mind, to delve deep into their own psyches and explore the hidden corners of their consciousness.
The song begins with a repeating synth riff and a heartbeat-like thump, gradually building in intensity until it explodes into a chorus of swirling arpeggios and driving percussion. All the while, the lyrics speak to the dark, mysterious nature of the inner self. Lines like "Infinite twists and turns, the way is unclear / The walls are alive, I can feel them near" capture the sense of disorientation that can come with exploring one's own mind. Yet, even as the lyrics acknowledge the challenges of navigating these twisting corridors, they also proclaim the potential rewards of the journey: "The further I go the deeper I see / The labyrinth is calling me."
Although the lyrics to "Labyrinth" are rich and evocative, the true power of the song lies in its hypnotic, almost trance-like quality. It's the kind of music that pulls you in, drawing you ever deeper into a mesmerizing soundscape that immerses you in the mysteries of the mind. Whether you relate to the lyrics on a personal level or just want to get lost in a pulsating electronic groove, "Labyrinth" is a song that will take you on a thrilling ride through the twists and turns of the psyche.
Line by Line Meaning
The mind is a labyrinth.
Our internal thoughts and emotions are like a complex maze, with twists and turns that can be difficult to navigate.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SAMY SORGE, JULIAN PAUL SCHMIT, THILO ERHARDT, JAN GUENTHER, AXEL STEINBISS, DANIEL KARELLY, JULIAN MAIER-HAUFF, L VAN DER TOORN, CHRISTIAN KREUTZER, SEVKET DIRICAN, MATTEO CAPREOLI
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Wanderson Rafael Gomes Penedo
@Hellnato V são 3
Odyssey 1992-2002
Labyrinth
The Golden Sun of The Great East
Músicas favoritas são
Navras
Pistoleiro
God & Gods
Mastery Universe
Conga Fury
Zwara
Song of Ancestors
Solaris
Hulalem
Song siren
Monalisa Orvedrive
Conquistador part I e II
Burly Brawl
Tanta Pena
Invisible
Final Frontier
Shine
druidof thefang
1. "Conquistador I" (with Eduardo Niebla) 0:01
2. "Conquistador II" (with Mabi Thobejane and Nick Burton) 6:03
3. "Giant" (with Diane Charlemagne) 11:09
4. "War Dogs" (with Budgie, Eduardo Niebla and Nick Burton) 15:10
5. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (with Don Davis) 20:10
6. "Zwara" (with Susan Hendricks) 24:58
7. "Mutant Message" (with Xavier Morel) 31:33
8. "Angels and Men" (with Taz Alexander) 37:44
9. "Navras" (with Don Davis) 44:51
Wanderson Rafael Gomes Penedo
Sou super fã do Juno Reactor e tenho a discografia completa e sempre que estou no YouTube sempre ponho as músicas dele e tbm ja conversei com ele nas redes sociais
Hellnato V
Qual é seu álbum favorito deles?
Wanderson Rafael Gomes Penedo
@Hellnato V são 3
Odyssey 1992-2002
Labyrinth
The Golden Sun of The Great East
Músicas favoritas são
Navras
Pistoleiro
God & Gods
Mastery Universe
Conga Fury
Zwara
Song of Ancestors
Solaris
Hulalem
Song siren
Monalisa Orvedrive
Conquistador part I e II
Burly Brawl
Tanta Pena
Invisible
Final Frontier
Shine
druidof thefang
1. "Conquistador I" (with Eduardo Niebla) 0:01
2. "Conquistador II" (with Mabi Thobejane and Nick Burton) 6:03
3. "Giant" (with Diane Charlemagne) 11:09
4. "War Dogs" (with Budgie, Eduardo Niebla and Nick Burton) 15:10
5. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (with Don Davis) 20:10
6. "Zwara" (with Susan Hendricks) 24:58
7. "Mutant Message" (with Xavier Morel) 31:33
8. "Angels and Men" (with Taz Alexander) 37:44
9. "Navras" (with Don Davis) 44:51
JANGARO
Crack😉👍
Raul Z
Gracias por compartir música PERRONA.
Fruity Damian
holy shit...This was so good, almost made my cry
Armando De Jesús Alvarez López
This full album i always envision a epic fight with Mayans against Conquistadores.
S S
he began progressive trance before it was the 'in' thing :D
Alexander Eisner
Благодарю! 🔥