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::| Juno Reactor - Guardian Angel |::
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::| Artist.....> Juno Reactor |::
::| Album......> Guardian Angel |::
::| Type.......> Single |::
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::| Label......> Blue Room Released Rel.date..> 14.12.2005 |::
::| CatalogNr..> BR 008 CD Str.date..> 00.00.1995 |::
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::| URL........> http://www.reactorleak.com/ |::
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::| Genre......> Goa Source.......> CDDA |::
::| Style......> Goa Trance Grabber......> EAC |::
::| Encoder......> lame 3.93 |::
::| No.Tracks..> 02 Quality......> VBRkbps / 44,1kHz |::
::| Size.......> 21,6 MB Channel Mode.> Full Stereo |::
::| Lenght.....> 14:21 min |::
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::| Guardian Angel strings you along for nearly 2 minutes before opening up |::
::| full force and pounding the drum bass and synth-guitars at full sensual |::
::| assault while the pounding "jungle" feel of Razorback instantly made me |::
::| think "Congafury!". |::
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::| Biography: |::
::| ---------- |::
::| |::
::| 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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01. Guardian Angel 07:27 : :
02. Razorback 06:54 : :
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