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Juno Reactor – ‘Imagination, Use It As A Weapon’, the legendary soundscapes of the electronic music pioneers, 1993- 2000. Five classic albums newly mastered in one set ‘Transmissions’, ‘Luciana’, ‘Beyond the Infinite’, ‘Bible of Dreams’ and ‘Shango’. Includes a print signed by frontman Ben WatkinsIncludes music featured in the films The Matrix Reloaded, The Animatrix, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Mortal Kombat AnnihilationComposer, producer, musician and performer Ben Watkins is an essential innovator of modern electronic music and a pioneer of Trance. Over the course of nearly 30 years, Watkins has created a unique driving fusion of electronica, orchestral and global music executed on an epic & symphonic scale. As well as releasing a string of influential albums as Juno Reactor, Watkins’ tracks have been placed in numerous highprofile feature films, television programmes and computer games and Ben Watkins composed large sections of the original score for the films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, as well as composing the entire orchestral score for Japanese anime feature film Brave Story.Juno Reactor was formed as an art project in 1990. Ben Watkins wanted to collaborate with other artists, producing exciting projects that were not commercially driven. He wanted to create experimental music and nonmusical soundtracks that would work with installations, art pieces, and film projects.Juno Reactor released their first single, ‘Laughing Gas’, in 1993 on the NovaMute label. This was soon followed by their debut album, ’ Transmissions’. Later, the band released Luciana on Alex Patersons The Orb InterModo label. Juno Reactor left NovaMute and InterModo in 1995 and signed with the UK label B’ Room to release the single ‘Guardian Angel’. Their album ’ Beyond the Infinite’ was released in 1995.The 1997 ’ Bible of Dreams’ was Juno Reactors fourth album. It had a very different sound from the groups previous albums, and moved away from the traditional dance beats by implementing tribal influences. Watkins collaborated with Am&ondo, a traditional South African percussion act, on the single ‘Conga Fury’.Watkins and Am&ondo went on a fiveweek tour of the US, opening for Moby. In 1998, Juno Reactor played a live set with Am&ondo at Glastonbury Festival. Watkins released the fifth Juno Reactor album, Shango, in 2000. It was the first of his albums on Metropolis Records. The first track from the album, ‘Pistolero’, was a collaboration with Billy Idols guitarist, Steve Stevens. The track was featured during the trailer for the movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico, as well as in the film itself.Juno Reactor’ s stunning live performances are global, Burning Man USA, Glastonbury UK, Roskilde Denmark, Fuji Rock Japan, The Glade UK, Boom Portugal, Ozora Hungary, Summer Sonic Japan BoomTown Fair UK, and many more.CD1 – Transmissions 19931. High Energy Protons2. The heavens3. LunaTic4. Contact5. Acid Moon6. 10,000 Miles7. Laughing Gas8. Man To Ray9. LandingCD2 – Luciana 19941. LucianaCD3 – Beyond the Infinite 19951. Guardian Angel2. Magnetic3. Ice Cube4. Feel the Universe5. Samurai6. Silver7. Rotablade8. MarsCD4 – Bible of Dreams 19971. Jardin de Cecile2. Conga Fury3. God is God4. Komit5. Sw&thing6. Kaguya Hime7. Children of the Night8. SharkReissued on vinyl for the first time, Juno Reactor’ s 1997 ‘Bible of Dreams’, also newly mastered and available of double black vinyl.‘Bible of Dreams’ was Juno Reactors fourth album. It had a very different sound from the groups previous albums, and moved away from the traditional dance beats by implementing tribal influences. The band collaborated with Am&ondo, a traditional South African percussion act, on the single ‘Conga Fury’. Watkins and Am&ondo went on a fiveweek tour of the US, opening for Moby.Featuring music from the film soundtracks The Matrix Reloaded, Animatrix, Mortal Kombat Annihilation and Beowulf.Composer, producer, musician and performer Ben Watkins is an essential innovator of modern electronic music and a pioneer of Trance. Over the course of nearly 30 years, Watkins has created a unique driving fusion of electronica, orchestral and global music executed on an epic & symphonic scale.Juno Reactor was formed as an art project in 1990. Ben Watkins wanted to collaborate with other artists, producing exciting projects that were not commercially driven. He wanted to create experimental music and nonmusical soundtracks that would work with installations, art pieces, and film projects.As well as releasing a string of influential albums as Juno Reactor, Watkins’ tracks have been placed in numerous high profile feature films, television programmes and computer games and Ben Watkins composed large sections of the original score for the films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, as well as composing the entire orchestral score for Japanese anime feature film Brave Story.1. Komit2. Jardin De Cecile3. Kaguya Hime4. Children Of The Night5. Conga Fury6. God is God7. Sw& Thing8. Shark1LP, 140g vinyl, 24” x24” foldout posterThe Flowerpot Men were a 1980s British electronic group featuring Ben Watkins Juno Reactor, cellist Adam Peters film composer, and Paul N Davies Naked Lunch. Demon Records is proud to present ‘1984’, a new collection curated with the assistance of the band.Featuring the very best of the original singles and EP releases, including ‘Beat City’ as featured in ‘Ferris Bueller’ s Day Off’ and the current hit TV show ‘The Bear’, ‘Walk On Gilded Splinters’ with the legendary Dr. John on guest vocals, and their first single ‘Jo’ s So Mean to Josephine’.Presented with brand new artwork, pressed on 140g vinyl, housed in a polylined inner sleeve. Also includes a 24” x24” foldout double sided poster.CD5 – Shango 20001. Pistolero2. Hulelam3. Insects4. Badimo5. Masters of the Universe6. Nitrogen Part One7. Nitrogen Part Two8. Solaris9. Song for Ancestors2LP, 140g neon purple vinyl, gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleevesbull Demon Records is proud to present the 30th anniversary edition of Juno Reactors’ debut album ‘Transmissions’. First released in 1993 on NovaMute Records a sublabel of the legendary Mute label, the album is regarded as one of the very first trance albums.bull Juno Reactor rank amongst the alltime greats of electronic music as essential innovators and boundary pushers. Along with nine studio albums, Juno Reactor were also behind the iconic scores featured in the beloved Matrix Trilogy.bull To this day, Juno Reactor have a worldwide cult following and regularly perform stunning live shows at major festivals including Glastonbury, Roskilde, Fuji Rock, The Glade, Boomtown, Ozora, and many more.bull Reissued on vinyl for the first time, the album is housed in a gatefold sleeve and pressed on two 140g neon purple vinyl and has been assembled with the assistance of Juno Reactor’ s Ben Watkins.SIDE A1. HIGH ENERGY PROTONS 2. THE HEAVENSSIDE B3. LUNATIC 4. CONTACTSIDE C5. ACID MOON 6. 10,000 MILESSIDE D7. LAUGHING GAS 8. MAN TO RAY