Juno Reactor – Shango
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Metropolis – MET 185
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CD, Album, Digipak
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 |
Pistolero
Written-By – Watkins*, Stevens* |
6:13 | ||
| 2 |
Hule Lam
Written-By – Amampondo, Watkins* |
4:00 | ||
| 3 |
Insects
Written-By – Watkins*, Maguire* |
6:18 | ||
| 4 |
Badimo
Written-By – Watkins*, Thobejane*, Burton* |
7:14 | ||
| 5 |
Masters Of The Universe
Written-By – Watkins*, Bley*, Thobejane* |
6:05 | ||
| 6 |
Nitrogen Part 1
Written-By – Paterson*, Watkins*, Hunter* |
8:34 | ||
| 7 |
Nitrogen Part 2
Written-By – Watkins*, Holweck* |
6:26 | ||
| 8 |
Solaris
Written-By – Watkins*, Ram* |
8:58 | ||
| 9 |
Song For Ancestors
Written-By – Watkins*, Thobejane*, Alexander* |
8:09 |
Companies etc
- Copyright (c) – M.E.L.T. 2000 Ltd.
- Licensed From – M.E.L.T. 2000 Ltd.
- Recorded At – Bowl Court Studios
- Recorded At – Brownhill Farm Studios
- Mastered At – The Soundmasters
- Published By – Mute Song
- Published By – Sitting Pretty Music Inc.
- Published By – Melt 2000
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
- Published By – Warner/Chappell Music Germany
Credits
- Design – Squalis
- Engineer – Greg Hunter, Otto The Barbarian, Richard Edwards, Steev Toth
- Management – Mick Paterson
- Mastered By – Kevin Metcalfe
- Overtone Voice, Strings – Boris Salchack*
- Performer [Amampondo Are] – Dizu Plaatjies, Mandla Lande, Michael Ludonga, Simpiwe Matole
- Photography – Mike Diver
- Producer – Juno Reactor
- Steel Guitar [Pedal] – B J Cole*
- Tabla – Pandit Dinesh
- Vocals – Busi Mhlongo, Taz Alexander
Notes
Under exclusive license from M.E.L.T. 2000 Ltd
© 2000 M.E.L.T. Ltd / Made in the USA
Total time: 61:59
1. Published by Mute Song/Sitting Pretty Music Inc (administered by Warner Chappell Music Inc)
2. Published by Mute Song/Melt 2000.
3. Published by Mute Song.
4. Published by Mute Song/Melt2000.
5. Published by Mute Song/Copyright Control/Melt2000.
6. Published by Mute Song/Chrysalis Music/Copyright Control.
7. Published by Mute Song/Warner Chappell gmbh.
8. Published by Mute Song/Copyright Control.
9. Published by Mute Song/Melt2000/Copyright Control.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 8) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shango (CD, Album, Dig) | Electric M.E.L.T. | ELM8033CD | UK | 2000 | ||
| Shango (CD, Album, Promo, Car) | Metropolis | MET 185 | US | 2000 | ||
| Shango (CD, Album, Unofficial) | Not On Label (Juno Reactor) | ELM8033CD | Russia | 2000 | ||
| Shango (CD, Album, Dig) | Equinox | EQ CD 15 | Japan | 2000 | ||
| Shango (CD, Album) | Soyuz Music, Electric M.E.L.T. | ELM8033CD | Russia | 2008 |
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Juno Reactor - Labyrinth (CD, Album)
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Juno Reactor - Bible Of Dreams (CD, Album, Dig)
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Reviews & Discussion
This album is really where Juno Reactor decided to say goodbye to trance beats and hello to world music. While the previous album, Bible of Dreams, had hinted towards a more ethnic feel (chanting vocals, tribal instruments), Shango explores this genre to the fullest. While you can still hear the distinctive JR beats in the background, there isn't much dance appeal here anymore (exception being the track Insects which is particually bouncy). JR seems to be more interested in creating an epic world listening experience with this album forward.
This album is dark. In my opinion the darkest piece Juno Reactor have ever made. All the tracks have a feeling of immense doom, like Badimo or a hallucinogenic surrealism like Pistolero. Nitrogen 1 & 2 are an industrial/ambient duality, telling us of a dark and polluted future, and the final piece, Song For Ancestors, is spiced with maniacal laughter.
It's quite a good piece, like everything Juno Reactor have made - but I'd still like to call it their weakest one, judging by their standards. It's the transition between Bible Of Dreams and Labyrinth, a cocoon phase... not as innovative as the first or as accomplished as the second.
8.5 out of 10 I'd say.
It's quite a good piece, like everything Juno Reactor have made - but I'd still like to call it their weakest one, judging by their standards. It's the transition between Bible Of Dreams and Labyrinth, a cocoon phase... not as innovative as the first or as accomplished as the second.
8.5 out of 10 I'd say.
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