Labyrinth is the sixth studio album released by the multi-genre electronic/trance group Juno Reactor. It was released on in the United States and on 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" (German for "The Twilight of Neo") that was played over 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
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
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]