Labyrinth (Juno Reactor album)

Labyrinth
Studio album by Juno Reactor
Released	October 26, 2004 (US); September 29, 2004 (Japan)
Recorded	Ridge Farm Studio, The Paramour, Fox Soundstage, Egg Studio Fuji, O'Henrys, Los Angeles
Genre	Goa Trance, world, film score
Length	53:54
Label	Metropolis Records, Universal Music
Producer	Juno Reactor
Juno Reactor chronology
Odyssey 1992-2002 (2003) Labyrinth (2004) Gods & Monsters (2008)

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Labyrinth is the sixth studio album released by the multi-genre electronica group Juno Reactor. It was released on October 26, 2004 in the United States and on September 29, 2004 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 remix of Davis' song Neodämmerung that was heard on the end credits of The Matrix Revolutions. 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

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

Personnel

Musicians

• Taz Alexander - vocals
• Azam Ali - vocals
• 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
• Hollywood Film Chorale - choir, chorus
• Greg Hunter - Engineering, bass guitar, mixing
• Victor Indrizzo - drums
• Susan Hendricks - vocals
• Risenga Makondo - percussion
• Simpiwe Matole - percussion
• Xavier Morel - Sonic forager
• Eduardo Niebla - guitar
• Deepak Ram - vocals, flute
• Scarlet - guitar
• Lakshmi Shankar - vocals
• Mabi Thobejane - percussion, vocals
• Tigram - ney
• Youth - bass guitar

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Production

• Juno Reactor - production
• Toto Annihilation - engineering
• Zig Gron - music editor
• Adam Wren - mixing
• Simon Watkins - album art/photography
• Scott Oyster - engineering
• Kevin Metcalfe - mastering

Trivia

• Track "Angels and Men" used in the "Dimension Bomb" animation from Genius Party Beyond.
• Track "Mona Lisa Overdrive" was produced with Don Davis, the composer for The Matrix series, and was used for the highway chase scene in The Matrix: Reloaded.

References

• JunoReactor.com profile of Labyrinth

External links

• ReactorLeak.com profile of Labyrinth
• Review of the album on about.com
• Review of the album on side-line.com
• Review of the album on allmusic.com