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31 Oct, 2008 CYBERIANS07 presents:

JUNO REACTOR live concert in Thessaloniki at PRINCIPALCLUBTHEATER THESSALONIKI

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LineUp:	CYBERIANS PRESENT THE REACTOR FILES: DESTINY’S TEARDROP You hear it in the distance; the throbbing rhythms of the universe align as planets spin into uncharted musical territories from beyond the trance. In the early nineties Ben Watkins set out to bring the world a culture clash of sonic textures that defies the word fusion. Although Juno Reactor has no band members and never will, Watkins set out to mold it’s destiny with various collaborators an intense ambient soundtrack emerged to accompany ‘The Missile Project.’ It could have been the inspiration from the obelisk in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 A Space Odyssey or the famous plaster caster of the sixties, but Juno’s name evolved from a seventy foot long concrete structure that Ben’s girlfriend dreamed up and named Juno Reactor. The music transcends the name bridging multiple cultures and ancient religions alike. Today the teardrop evolves, forever changing; while the eternal cries of the live Reactor can be heard worldwide. Welcome to ‘the ceremony,’ ethnic chaos in harmony, where the ancients meet the geniuses of Silicon Valley to celebrate the fusion of past and future to create the now. A circus from the netherworld featuring incantations, chants, vocals, lighting, mesmerizing visualizations, and raw live action. From the tribes of the past to the rock bands of the future, the Reactors live energy is showcased by two concerts in Japan. The first, Live in Tokyo (2001), was recorded in surround sound and features revelations from Shango, Conga Fury, and God Is God. This is the beginning of Juno’s live essence, from the mind-expanding musicianship to the acrobatics of Amampondo, and all the glimmering hypnotic visuals, it’s a journey to encounter, but be careful, some have never returned. The second DVD Audio Visual Experience was also recorded in Tokyo (2007) and is the most accurate vision of Juno live today. Drawing from its primitive roots and fueled by its high tech sonics, the Reactor emerges as a modern day film in flux, its Watkins motion picture experiences that drive the new Reactor at the speed of light through the 21st Century. This is where you enter the Labyrinth, but where’s the exit? We’re swallowed up by Zwara, as Mabi takes on the role of a Sangoma, a spiritual healer, chanting in South African beckoning his ancestors to come and heal the children in the spiritual world. It’s his anger, frustration, that transform into a pure state of bliss, he is alive once again! In the Juno tradition this is more than music, reality transcending entertainment, taking us beyond, crossing over to the other side.   The AV Experience showcases the infinite talents of the ‘new’ live Reactor. From the classic War Dogs with the esoteric vocals of Taz, to the powerhouse drumming of Greg Ellis in Giant, to the precise, but wild guitar rants of Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), it’s the fusion of all these talents with Watkins and Amampondo that create a live musical experience which goes beyond the studio, unlocking a door to the unknown for all to explore. Their strength is revealed in Angels and Men as the players react off of each others performances instinctually. A spiritual journey, the musicians are released flying together in harmony, unfolding before our very eyes and ears. In 1993 a glimmer of light peeked through as the journey began. Juno Reactor’s album, Transmissions has led to seven sonic adventures including Luciana (95) the inspiration for ‘The Missile Project,’ Beyond the Infinite (96), Bible of Dreams (97), Shango (2000), Odyssey 1992-2002 (03), and the two albums that currently define the Reactor’s morphing style, Labyrinth (04) and Gods and Monsters (08). Juno’s music has also been adapted by many filmmakers over the years in Mortal Kombat, Eraser, Virtuosity, Lost In Space, the Romeo & Juliet trailer, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, The Anamatrix, Final Flight of the Osiris (special short Matrix animated film), and Secuestro Express as well as heard at baseball, basketball, and grid iron football games, the Japanese Grand Prix, and on Play Station®'s Jet Mojo3. These musical styles have propelled the Reactor through a cinematic black hole to discover new and uncharted worlds. As trance, break beat, techno, industrial, pop, rock, dance, and world, filtered themselves through Watkins experiences, the vibe transformed into electronic soundscapes accompanied by raw primitive rhythms, instinct meets technology, and the Juno universe is reborn. 1997 was the beginning of a new era and style as Ben Watkins fused with Amampondo, a South African (Cape Town) percussive ensemble. Their first collaboration was Shango, named after the Nigerian God of Thunder; this represents the beginning of a new live element. As time passed many myths and legends were explored, ranging from South African tribalism to Celtic mythology to Mexican rituals, but it was Labyrinth that encapsulated every cell of musical influence Watkins had evolved with. This new found influence began to develop with Ben’s adventure into the film music world with The Wachowski brothers and composer Don Davis on The Matrix: Reloaded and The Matrix: Revolutions. This led to Watkins scoring Brave Story, (A Japanese feature Anime) but it was The Matrix syndrome which actually birthed Labyrinth’s turn of events and led to the incredibly diverse Gods and Monsters. The new album still gives us those Matrix moments in Tanta Pena, journeys into uncharted territories that cross cultural boundaries. Ben performs on the edge of a razor blade as his mainstream lead vocalizations merge with the Reactor’s past hum to produce a completely different style splintering into infinity. The future of the Reactor drags the past into its unsuspecting web to open a new dimension as Watkins vocalizations are the closest element that lets Juno enter the mainstream. Still the music pulls you right back into its tangled creative web, seducing a world of new listeners who will plug into the reactor for the first time, but still pleasing those who have been lost in the Juno universe forever. Whether it’s on the Mexican horizon in Inca Steppa, Frank Sinatra’s space odyssey in a city born out of madness and violence called Las Vegas, the hordes of Babylon in City of the Sinful, releasing yourself in Mind of the Free, the apocalyptic Immaculate Crucifixion, that scheming jerk in Perfect Crime, a simple vision of a Pretty Girl, or just the mysterious panoramic view of a city called Tokyo, Gods and Monsters unleashes a counter culture of esoteric delights. You can hear it in the driving percussion of Gocoo (the all female percussion ensemble from Japan), the South African rhythms of Amampondo, Mabi’s magical chants, and the band just playing their hearts out. Juno Reactor has become a musical tour de force to be reckoned with. The day of reckoning is at hand; once again the Reactor has cracked open, shaking us asunder, revealing Gods and Monsters in a world unbeknownst to all. Gods and Goddesses celebrating cacophony as technology twists and turns against the grain revealing the ancients into the light. It’s been Sixteen years of evolution as the teardrop is still falling, waiting for a resting place, while destiny changes it forever. By Rudy Koppl DJ SET DOCcandiflipGR
More Info:	CYBERIANS PRESENT DATE:FRIDAY 31 OCT 2008 LOCATION:PRINCIPALCLUBTHEATER START:22:00 DECO:B.O.T.N@DIGIT@LIEN NO UNDER 18 ADMISSION:30E[1-15OCT] 35E[16-30OCT] 40E AT THE DOOR PRESALE POINT METROPOLIS TSIMISKI33 2310 250074 POCO-LOCO PASALIDI 46 2310 441136 ELEYTHERIAS 23 2310 953085 NOISE LORI MARGARITI BUBBLE GUM A.PAPANDREOU 186 NO MORE AG.THEODORAS 11 2310271525 D.GOYNARI 23 2310271281 FREE BUS FOR THIS CONCERT WE RUN FREE SHUTTLE BUSES FROM WHITE TOWER FOR INFO AND TICKET RESERVATION CALL 2310 428088

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