Transmissions

Juno Reactor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 1994)
• Original Release Date: January 25, 1994
• Label: Novamute
• ASIN: B000003Z7J
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,358 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Trance

Track Listings

1. High Energy Protons

2. The Heavens

3. Luna-Tic

4. Contact

5. Acid Moon

6. 10,000 Miles

7. Laughing Gas

8. Man 2 Ray

9. Landing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishing., October 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Transmissions (Audio CD)

First off, I've noticed that with the exception of maybe one or two people, most who've reviewed this album don't appear to be all that 'into' this genre. If you're someone who appreciates good trance, then this album is going to blow you away. It's outstanding in originality, craftmanship, and musical quality. One of the pioneering, and still best, albums of the largely underground genre. Not only is "Transmissions" one of the best albums, Juno Reactor is simply THE best trance artist(s). Period. I am no newbie to trance; I know who's who: Simon Posford (Hallucinogen, Celtic Cross, Shpongle) is extremely skilled and severely twisted; Pleiadians make wild, throbbing psychedelia; Astral Projection do the heavy melody masterfully; and Infected Mushroom are the epitome of psychedelic insanity. All this considered, I still can't deny Juno Reactor the crown. In their post-Transmissions works they continue to grow and expand, leaping light-years ahead of all the others who twiddle and dawdle behind, attempting to better the precedents that the great JR had set years ago. If you're into trance, techno, ambient, or really, any other type of music, give Juno Reactor a listen, and prepare to be changed.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's called evolution., January 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Transmissions (Audio CD)

Before anyone tries to compare "Transmissions" to "Beyond" or "Bible" they need to take a quick look at the dates and realize that Juno Reactor was still evolving. For their style they have always been ahead of the game. Yes Transmissions isn't their best, but it's far further advanced than what many groups are putting together in '99/'00.

The music is what the song title implies. They do a very good job of that.

Laughing gas coulnd't make more sense.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Same band, different concept, February 27, 2006

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Grunt Hog (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transmissions (Audio CD)

This album is so far away conceptually from the rest of Juno Reactor's work that it really needs to be considered as a separate entity. People say it sounds dated by comparison to the later material, but I think it mostly sounds different because it was going for a different effect.

Later Juno Reactor discs have either focused on high-energy dance music (Beyond the Infinite) or combining that high energy with multicultural samples to create a kind of wordbeat/trance sound (Bible of Dreams, Shango, Labyrinth). Transmissions, however, sets out to take you on a more purely electronic, space-oriented trip. As such, it's a little slower, a little more abstract and atmospheric, and takes its time to develop a distinct mood of cosmic vastness, emptiness, and alien landscapes. It's frequently danceable, but also a smooth and very cohesive listening experience from beginning to end. There's no dense jungle percussion assault like "Conga Fury" here, but the whole thing takes its cues from the opening track "High Energy Protons" and develops the mood from there.

Me, I like the spacey techno atmosphere and think this disc is a great stand-alone success. I was first turned on to Juno Reactor by Bible of Dreams (another great disc), but I listen to this one just as much. The two albums are must-haves, but the musical terrain they explore is so vastly different that they might as well have been recorded by different artists. If you try not to compare this to later Juno Reactor, the disc will pleasantly surprise you.