Juno Reactor Album: “Beyond the Infinite”

How can anyone (ahem reviewer who gave it 2 stars) call this mindless???? They must not have been listening to the same album. Anyone experienced with listening to any sort of techno (or anyone who likes GOOD music no matter what) should be able to tell how great this is. From start to finish, it is a complete ALBUM. It's not just a bunch of songs. These songs flow together and almost tell a story, they have a beginning middle and end, such as any good movie. Also, the transitions are all very good. Juno Reactor is the greatest of all techno groups, and this album is the one that started it. Their sound is incredible, no matter if it is synth or voice clips. The first three songs, Guardian Angel - Magnetic - Ice Cube, all are great, and they are possibly the greatest 3 song combo on any album I have heard. 4 and 5 are its weak spots to me...they are good songs but they dont have the same energy and creativity that Juno Reactor shows elsewhere. After that, is picks up again with another terrific combo, Samurai - Silver - Rotorblade. Listen carefully and you will find that Rotorblade is the best song on the album, not to mention one of the greatest songs I have ever heard. The last songs, mars, isnt nearly as good as those three, but it finishes the album nicely. From start to finish, this is absolutely great music. I simply cannot imagine why anyone would not like this album. You can't go wrong buying it, but make sure you listen to it carefully! It gets a solid 94 percent. Buy it!

This is a great CD, with cool beats and awesome melodies. Though some songs take a while to get going (some tracks have just ambient sounds for a minute or so), each one inevitably has a unique and interesting twist to it. I especially like 'Razorback', a pounding jungle beat that amazed me when I first heard it. 'Ice Cube' is another really good one, with a steady, pounding bass drum and all kinds of nifty sounds floating throughout. Very few words in this album though, and not what you could really call lyrics (usually just saying the title of the song somewhere); if you need lyrics, you may not appreciate this one a whole lot. However, if you like techno, this is a great CD to have.

I am one of the people that jumped on the Juno bandwagon after Shango, and I have been a huge fan ever since. I recently had the honor of purchasing this CD off of a longtime friend of mine (the same friend that got me into Juno) and I am eternally greatful. This recording is nothing short of amazing. Songs like Guardian Angel, Ice Cube, and Samurai pulse with energy, while other tracks have just the right mix of smooth ambience and spacey experimental sounds that makes this sound more like a great piece of art then a simple CD. This is quite a hard album to find, but a treasure that no Juno fan should go without. Ignore the naysayers, Beyond the Infinite is nothing short of amazing.

If techno had remained the underground sound it was a decade ago I wouldn't have to laud Juno Reactor as I am. This is Techno as Techno without a subtitle and full out. Its the kind of thing Techno was meant to be, not a marketing gimick for the rest of us post-boomer hordes but its own form of anti-post- modernism putting some heart and soul back into a music "industry" deadened by the black hearts of bean counters. Now go buy it and force the neighborhood to listen to it! :).

Nobody ever gives this album the recognition it deserves. These tracks are solid. Samurai got a single (deservedly), but don't forget Ice Cube and Mars.