Juno Reactor – Beyond The Infinite
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Blue Room Released – BR009CD
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CD, Album, Repress, Blue CD
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Guardian Angel | 7:11 | ||
| 2 |
Magnetic
Written-By – Jackson* |
8:08 | ||
| 3 |
Ice Cube
Written-By – Jackson* |
7:03 | ||
| 4 |
Feel The Universe
Written-By – Bley*, Holweck* |
7:39 | ||
| 5 |
Samurai
Vocals – Nahoko Sasada Written-By – Bley* |
8:17 | ||
| 6 | Silver | 6:36 | ||
| 7 |
Rotorblade
Written-By – Walderbeck* |
8:19 | ||
| 8 |
Mars
Written-By – Holweck* |
7:10 |
Companies etc
- Distributed By – EFA – EFA 69009-2
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Blue Room Released
- Copyright (c) – Blue Room Released
- Pressed By – Disctronics
Credits
- Artwork By – Simon Watkins
- Artwork By [Design, Layout] – Simon Ghahary/Wolfiesynth
- Engineer – Otto The Barbarian
- Mastered By – Kevin Metcalf*
- Written-By – Watkins*, Maguire* (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Notes
Track Mars had been released in 1994 on Final Countdown as Final Countdown (Juno Reactor Version – Beyond The Infinite Mix)
Big thanx to Airto Moreira & Jose Neto for samples on "Rotorblade"
Available in two versions - blue and yellow discs. The blue one (second pressing) with
Total time: 60:25
℗&© 1995 Blue Room Released
Blue Room Released is a division of B&W Loudspeakers Ltd.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 11) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond The Infinite (CD, Album, RE) | Metropolis | MET 555 | US | 2008 | ||
| Beyond The Infinite (CD, Album, Promo) | Blue Room Released | BR008 | UK | 1995 | ||
| Beyond The Infinite (CD, Album) | Phonokol | 2030-2 | Israel | 1995 | ||
| Beyond The Infinite (CD, Album) | Javelin Ltd | 032 131 | France | 1995 | ||
| Beyond The Infinite (CD) | Blue Room Released, Pony Canyon Inc. | PCCY-01116 | Japan | 1997 |
Recommendations
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Juno Reactor - Bible Of Dreams (CD, Album, Dig)
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Shpongle - Are You Shpongled? (CD, Album)
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Juno Reactor - Transmissions (CD, Album)
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Shpongle - Tales Of The Inexpressible (CD, Album)
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Hallucinogen - In Dub (CD, Album, Mixed)
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Reviews & Discussion
Looking back on Juno Reactor's influential discography, I consider Beyond The Infinite to be the strongest album from start to finish. While it may not have the same revolutionary impact Transmissions had on the trance & goa scenes, nor the mainstream appeal and accomplished production of Bible Of Dreams, nonetheless, we have in my opinion the most epic, creative, detailed and rich work from mastermind Ben Watkins. There is so much going on in these tracks sometimes that you forget you are listening to basically one guy with a bunch of machines. Yet, it doesn't suffer from that "over produced" sound that much psytrance fell prey to in the 90s. Instead of looping a rezzy 303 for an entire track or using the dreaded "blip" kick drums, Watkins instead relies on his studio wizardry and songwriting ability to produce an album that anyone would consider "complete." It's refreshing even in 2009 to hear trance like this, and the level of depth hasn't been matched very often, by Watkins himself or his peers. Not the groundbreaking release that Transmissions was, but a powerful step forward into a more diverse sound, and a sign of things to come for his future experimentation with dance music.
A great contribution to the trance scene, but IMHO it suffers slightly from being to 'samey' - the pieces blend into eachother and often get lost in more repeats with no substantial new themes or instruments being added for variety. Still, it's an important release and the above criticism shouldn't deter you from a thorough enjoying!
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