Labyrinth is the sixth studio album

Studio album

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 released by the multi-genre

Music genre

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 electronica group Juno Reactor

Juno Reactor

Juno Reactor is a musical and performing act known for the cinematic fusion of electronic, orchestral, and global music. Central to the project is Ben Watkins and his collaborations with a constantly changing ensemble of musicians from across the world, including percussionist Mabi Thobejane from...

. It was released on in the United States

United States

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 and on in Japan

Japan

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Overview

The album contains several pieces that hold various forms of sound ranging from orchestral, industrial, and techno as well as containing Juno Reactor's trademark tribal sound (possibly as best featured in Conquistador II). The album also features two songs from Watkins' collaboration with The Matrix

The Matrix

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composer Don Davis

Don Davis (composer)

Donald Romain Davis is an American film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator. Best known for his work on The Matrix, he has worked on a variety of films, from horror to comedy.- Early life :...

 on the films The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

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and The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

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, Mona Lisa Overdrive (from Reloaded) and Navras (from Revolutions). The version of Mona Lisa Overdrive is different from that featured on the film's soundtrack. It is shortened from its original time of 10:08 to 4:45 and there are easily noticeable differences in the sound of the bass and tone of the songs. Navras is a loose remix

Remix

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 of Davis' song Neodämmerung, yet length remains the same on both soundtracks. One known single of Zwara was released in Japan on November 26, 2003 as a promo.

Track listing

• All tracks by Ben Watkins with collaborators mentioned on the tracklist

1. "Conquistador I" – 6:02 (with Eduardo Niebla
   Eduardo Niebla
   Eduardo Niebla is a Spanish guitarist. Besides his work with jazz and Spanish flamenco guitar, he has collaborated with trance group Juno Reactor and early in his career played in Spanish progressive rock band Atila, and the Franco-British progressive rock band Mother Gong.- Solo albums and...
   
   )
2. "Conquistador II" – 5:06 _{(with Mabi Thobejane and Nick Burton)}
3. "Giant" – 4:00 _{(with Diane Charlemagne)}
4. "War Dogs" – 5:00 _{(with Budgie, Niebla, and Burton)}
5. "Mona Lisa Overdrive" – 4:45 (with Don Davis
   Don Davis (composer)
   Donald Romain Davis is an American film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator. Best known for his work on The Matrix, he has worked on a variety of films, from horror to comedy.- Early life :...
   
   )
6. "Zwara" – 6:35 _{(with Susan Hendricks)}
7. "Mutant Message" – 6:10 _{(with Xavier Morel)}
8. "Angels and Men" – 7:07 _{(with Taz Alexander)}
9. "Navras" – 9:06 _{(with Don Davis)}

Personnel

• Produced by Juno Reactor
• Taz Alexander
  Taz Alexander
  Taz Alexander is a British singer who has toured with Juno Reactor, Alpha-X, and Sin e, among others. She currently resides in London, England.-Career:...
  
   - Vocals
• Azam Ali
  Azam Ali
  -Biography:Born in Tehran, Iran 1970, Ali spent most of her childhood in Panchgani, India. Ali and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California in 1985, after which Ali discovered the santour...
  
   - Vocals
• Toto Annihilation - Engineering
• Budgie
  Budgie (drummer)
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   - Drums
• Nick Burton - Percussion, drum editing
• Don Davis
  Don Davis (composer)
  Donald Romain Davis is an American film score composer, conductor, and orchestrator. Best known for his work on The Matrix, he has worked on a variety of films, from horror to comedy.- Early life :...
  
   - Orchestration and conductor
• Calina De La Mare - Violin
• Greg Ellis
  Greg Ellis (musician)
  Greg Ellis is a California-born drummer and percussionist, who is currently a member of World/Psytrance/Tribal band Juno Reactor and the ambient group Biomusique....
  
   - Percussion, drums
• Mike Fisher - Percussion
• Gocoo
  GOCOO
  Gocoo, or GOCOO are seven female and four male Taiko drummers from Tokyo . Gocoo performed at major Blues & Roots, Rock & Pop and alternative Rock festivals, in live clubs, classic theatres and concert halls or at techno events. Lead drummer, Kaoly Asano , attracts much attention as a female Taiko...
  
   - Taiko drums
• Zig Gron - Music editor
• Hollywood Film Chorale - Choir, chorus
• Greg Hunter - Engineering, bass guitar, mixing
• Victor Indrizzo - Drums
• Susan Hendricks - Vocals
• Risenga Makondo - Percussion
• Simpiwe Matole - Percussion
• Kevin Metcalfe - Mastering
• Xavier Morel - Sonic forager
• Eduardo Niebla - Guitar
• Scott Oyster - Engineering
• Deepak Ram - Vocals, flute
• Scarlet - Guitar
• Lakshmi Shankar - Vocals
• Mabi Thobejane - Percussion, vocals
• Tigram - Ney
• Simon Watkins - Album art/photography
• Adam Wren - Mixing
• Youth
  Martin Glover
  Martin Glover, also known as Youth, is a record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. He is a member of The Fireman along with Paul McCartney. Glover was born in Africa.-Early career:...
  
   - Bass guitar

Trivia

• Track "Angels and Men" used in the "Dimension Bomb" animation from Genius Party Beyond.
• Track "Mona Lisa Overdrive (song)" was produced with Don Davis, the composer for The Matrix series
  The Matrix (franchise)
  The Matrix is a science fiction action franchise created by Andy and Larry Wachowski and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The series began with the 1999 film The Matrix and later spawned two sequels; The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, both released in 2003, thus forming a trilogy...
  
  , and was used for the highway chase scene in The Matrix: Reloaded
  The Matrix Reloaded
  The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 American science fiction film and the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowskis. It premiered on May 7, 2003, in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, and went on general release by Warner Bros. in North American theaters on May 15,...
  
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