Labyrinth (Juno Reactor album)

Infobox Album | Name = Labyrinth
Type = studio
Artist = Juno Reactor


Released = Start date|2004|10|26 (US); Start date|2004|9|29 (Japan)
Recorded = Ridge Farm Studio, The Paramour, Fox Soundstage, Egg Studio Fuji, O'Henrys, Los Angeles
Genre = Goa Trance, World music, Cinematic music
Length = 53:54
Label = Metropolis Records, Universal Music
Producer = Juno Reactor
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:39ftxqqsldfe link]
Last album = "Odyssey 1992-2002"
(2003)
This album = "Labyrinth"
(2004)
Next album = " Gods & Monsters"
(2008) |

"Labyrinth" is the sixth studio album released by the multi-genre emcompassing trance group Juno Reactor. It was released on Start date|2004|10|26 in the United States and on Start date|2004|9|29 in Japan.

Overview

The album contains several pieces that hold various forms of sound ranging from orchestral, industrial, and techno as well as containing Juno Reactor's trademark tribal sound (possibly as best featured in "Conquistador II"). The album also features two songs from Watkins' collaboration with "The Matrix" composer Don Davis on the films "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions", "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (from "Reloaded") and "Navras" (from "Revolutions"). The version of Mona Lisa Overdrive is different from that featured on the film's soundtrack. It is shortened from its original time of 10:08 to 4:45 and there are easily noticeable differences in the sound of the bass and tone of the songs. Navras is a loose remix of Davis' song "Neodämmerung", yet length remains the same on both soundtracks. One known single of "Zwara" was released in Japan on November 26, 2003 as a promo.

Track listing

* "All tracks by Ben Watkins with collaborators mentioned on the tracklist"

# "Conquistador I" – 6:02 _{(with Eduardo Niebla)}
# "Conquistador II" – 5:06 _{(with Mabi Thobejane and Nick Burton)}
# "Giant" – 4:00 _{(with Diane Charlemagne)}
# "War Dogs" – 5:00 _{(with Budgie, Niebla, and Burton)}
# "Mona Lisa Overdrive" – 4:45 _{(with Don Davis)}
# "Zwara" – 6:35 _{(with Susan Hendricks)}
# "Mutant Message" – 6:10 _{(with Xavier Morel)}
# "Angels and Men" – 7:07 _{(with Taz Alexander)}
# "Navras" – 9:06 _{(with Don Davis)}

Personnel

* Produced by Juno Reactor
* Taz Alexander - Vocals
* Azam Ali - Vocals
* Toto Annihilation - Engineering
* Budgie - Drums
* Nick Burton - Percussion, drum editing
* Don Davis - Orchestration and conductor
* Calina De La Mare - Violin
* Greg Ellis - Percussion, drums
* Mike Fisher - Percussion
* Gocoo - Taiko drums
* Zig Gron - Music editor
* Hollywood Film Chorale - Choir, chorus
* Greg Hunter - Engineering, bass guitar, mixing
* Victor Indrizzo - Drums
* Susan Hendricks - Vocals
* Risenga Makondo - Percussion
* Simpiwe Matole - Percussion
* Kevin Metcalfe - Mastering
* Xavier Morel - Sonic forager
* Eduardo Niebla - Guitar
* Scott Oyster - Engineering
* Deepak Ram - Vocals, flute
* Scarlet - Guitar
* Lakshmi Shankar - Vocals
* Mabi Thobejane - Percussion, vocals
* Tigram - Ney
* Simon Watkins - Album art/photography
* Adam Wren - Mixing
* Youth - Bass guitar

External links

* [http://www.reactorleak.com/discography/23/2004-labyrinth/ ReactorLeak.com profile of Labyrinth]
* [http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/JunoReactorLab.htm Review of the album on about.com]
* [http://www.side-line.com/reviews_comments.php?id=5923_0_17_0_C Review of the album on side-line.com]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:und9kettfq7b/ Review of the album on allmusic.com]

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