Beyond The Infinite

Beyond The Infinite

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Juno Reactor: Ben Watkinsk, Mike McGuire. Additional personnel: Stefan Holweck, Johan Bley, Jens Walderbeck. Ben Watkins (the core of Juno Reactor) used to front a vastly underrated and fascinating industrial/experimental troupe called The Empty Quarter. Juno Reactor, however, is the farthest thing from experimentalism. BEYOND THE INFINITE is blast-you-into-outer-space trance, flushed with the rhythmic girth of techno. Juno Reactor's earlier discs lifted some of the trappings of ambient techno off its hinges, but BEYOND THE INFINITE seeks to set your body shakin' in the farthest reaches of the galaxy. "Ice Cube" melts your woofers in a thunderous river of chilly bass and psychedelic synths. The power-hungry grooves of "Feel the Universe" become a caustic electronic stew that few have stirred before. Originally released in 1996, this record is being re-released to allow fans the chance to listen to what defined trance in the mid 90s. It's much darker and heavier than the first release, "Transmissions", but keeps the dance club accessibility as before.