Review: Reissued on vinyl for the first time, here comes Juno Reactor's 1997 LP Bible of Dreams, also newly remastered and available on double black vinyl. Juno Reactor's fourth album, Bible Of Dreams came with a staunchly different sound compared to the group's previous albums, and moved away from the traditional dance beats by implementing tribal influences. The band collaborated with Amampondo, a traditional South African percussion act, on the single 'Conga Fury'. Watkins and Amampondo went on a five-week tour of the US, opening for Moby. With many of its tracks appearing in acclaimed pop culture soundtracks - the likes of The Matrix Reloaded, Animatrix, Mortal Kombat Annihilation and Beowulf - its composer, producer, musician and performer Ben Watkins has gone on to become an essential innovator of modern electronic music and a pioneer of trance.
Cabaret Voltaire - "Here To Go" (Little dub) (4:01)
Bleep - "Mr Barth In The Sahara" (4:46)
3 Times 6 - "You Can Run" (Razormaid mix) (7:01)
Review: The Full Circle compilation celebrates the origins of psychedelic dance music and traces its roots to a small town in India where hippie outcasts gathered for freeform outdoor parties. The sound famously evolved into the Goa trance scene. Alexis Le-Tan and Joakim's duo project began a decade ago. Inspired by Goa trance records played at the wrong speed, they cooked up their signature slow, heavy, and trippy sound. Reflecting on the current resurgence of trance in club music, the compilation honours Goa's early days with tracks from pioneering DJs like Laurent and Goa Gil. This meticulously curated release includes liner notes by Tom Colebrooke and an interview excerpt with Mike Maguire, a Goa Trance pioneer.
Axel F - "Geronimo" (Special instrumental mix) (6:52)
Review: Continuing the research project started last year, Sound Metaphors, Transmigration, and historian Ray Castle present an in-depth analysis of the dancefloor scene in Goa during the 80s and early 90s, before trance became a mainstream genre. This tropical underground haven thrived on unique aesthetics, with dedicated collectors and DJs curating the finest "special goa music" from the era's emerging electronic tracks. This compilation features impactful new beat, proto-techno, early progressive, trance, industrial, EBM and house music tracks, accompanied by event photographs in a double LP gatefold with a poster and liner notes by Ray Castle. Re-mastered in Berlin, it's an essential addition to any record collection.
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