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| Introducing NEM3SI$’s new label Infinite Resistance! | | Mindbenderz talk ‘Lord of the Rings’ and fishing, as well as the creation of their new album ‘Celestial Gateway’! | | Iono-Music artists One Function, Eliyahu, Invisible Reality and Dual Vision talk Robert Miles, kids, dogs and vinyl, while we chat about their current releases! | | Luke&Flex talk influences, the Irish rave scene, why Flex wears a mask and Play Hard, their new EP out now on Onhcet Repbulik Xtreme! | | Lyktum expands on his new album ‘Home’ – talking about his love of storytelling, creating new harmonies and the concept behind his musical works. | | Pan talks getting caught short crossing the Sahara, acid eyeballs and tells us Trance is the Answer, plus shares his thoughts on his latest release 'Beyond the Horizon' - all from a beach in Spain! | | Miss C chats about living with the KLF, DJing in a huge cat’s mouth, training her brain and the upcoming super-duper Superfreq Grande party at LDN East this Saturday, 16th September! | | NEM3SI$ - I Live for the Night – talks superficiality, psychopaths, and bittersweet success, ahead of a plethora of evocative, emotional, and passionate upcoming melodic techno releases! | | Psy-Sisters Spring Blast Off! We talk to DJ competition winner ROEN along with other super talents on the lineup! | | Blasting towards summer festivals with Bahar Canca ahead of Psy-Sisters Spring Blast! | | Shyisma talks parties, UFO's, and Shotokan Karate ahead of his upcoming album 'Particles' on Iono-Music! | | SOME1 talks family, acid, stage fright and wolves - ahead of his upcoming album release ‘Voyager’ on Iono-Music in February 2023! | | The Transmission Crew tell all and talk about their first London event on 24th February 2023! | | NIXIRO talks body, mind and music production ahead of his release 'Planet Impulse' on Static Movement's label - Sol Music! | | Turning the world into a fairy tale with Ivy Orth ahead of Tribal Village’s 10th Birthday Anniversary Presents: The World Lounge Project | | The Psy-Sisters chat about music, achievements, aspirations and the 10-Year Anniversary Party - 18/12/22! | | A decade of dance music with Daniel Lesden | | Earth Needs a Rebirth! Discussions with Psy-Trance Artist Numayma | | Taking a Journey Through Time with Domino | | New Techno Rising Star DKLUB talks about his debut release White Rock on Onhcet Republik! | | PAN expands on many things including his new album 'Hyperbolic Oxymoron' due for release on the 14th April 2022 on PsyWorld Records! | | Psibindi talks all things music including her new collaborative EP 'Sentient Rays' on Aphid Records, her band Sentience Machine and 10 years of Psy-Sisters! | | N-Kore talks Jean-Michel Jarre, unfinished tracks and fatherhood! | | Celebrating International Women’s Day and Ten Years of Psy-Sisters with Amaluna |
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High on Jungle Fever — From Goa to London, Mike Maguire returns for Psychedelic Academy 006
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Submitted 29-04-09 15:54
Having pioneered electronic music from the '90s and into the millennia, Juno Reactor has driven a generation of dance music fans. Their eclectic sound has taken many forms, and now taking centre stage for Psychedelic Academy this Sunday 3 May, Mike Maguire prepares to bring a taste of two decades of trance to the Fridge...
Juno Reactor was originally formed as an art project in 1990 so Ben Watkins could collaborate with more artists. When did you first meet Ben and start playing with the band?
We met in 1988 through record distribution. I used to export underground dance music all over the world and he had projects Electrotete and Psycho Slaphead on the go. I spent a few years in Goa and started working with him in 1992 on Hi NRG Protons.
You’ve been DJing for over 30 years and in that time the way we play, produce, promote and distribute music has completely changed. Have you embraced the changes in technology or would you rather the digital age had never happened?
Records, Sony professional walkmans (cassettes), DAT, CD and traktor. All at one time if there are enough lines to the mixer. I hope there will be decks at the next gig!
Juno Reactor released their first single ‘Laughing Gas’ in 1993. How has your sound evolved over the last 16 years? How would you describe what you play?
Hypnotic beats and heavy bass.
Your first album ‘Transmissions’ (1993) is considered to be one of the first great Goa trance albums released. Did you realize at the time you were helping create a new genre?
We just did what was exciting for us— there wasn’t really a genre.
What influences contributed to ‘Transmissions’? Did you actually spend any time in Goa before its production or was ‘Goa’ a state of mind?
I was in Anjuna at that time. The parties were incredible and not just in Goa but everywhere.
What was the Goa trance scene like when it first started off? And what do you think it’s mutated into in the 21st century?
1989 was my introduction to Goa. The parties played all kinds of music —Yello, Talking Heads, acid house, Belgian new beat — a very diverse selection. Now it is more genre-orientated.
You were involved with three albums in the five years you were with Juno Reactor. Which is your favourite and why?
I love them all. I’m really proud to have been involved. ‘Guardian Angel’ always brings back great memories of Bowl Court (the studio in east London).
You actually left Juno Reactor in 1997 after Ben allegedly threatened you with a gun over a difference in ideas. Do you still play together at all or do you stick to the psy trance and him to the band?
It’s all interwoven together. We see each other all the time. No weapons involved these days.
You played at some of the first underground psychedelic trance parties in London such as ACID. What’s your craziest story from back in the day?
Just hangin out with Ian who put those parties on was crazy enough! ACID was a great party — you could almost see the pavement moving as you entered Cowper Street, it was so loud. It had a brilliant sound system and was hotter than hell inside.
What artists, musical or otherwise, have inspired you over the years? Where else do you find your inspiration?
So many… T. Rex, Bowie, Prince, UR, Dub Syndicate, Kojak, lots of funk and soul from the late ’70s. house and techno from the ’80/90’s.
You’ve spent a lot of time in Japan over the years. Why is this and do you still get out there much?
The Japanese festivals and nightclubs are some of the best — amazing sound systems, they really take care of the fine detail to make a night visually and sonically exciting.
The festival season is almost upon us again. What’s been your favourite festival over the years?
Any of the Japanese festivals for organisation and settings. Space Gathering organisers Masa and Ree K really put so much love and effort into their outdoor festivals. And Longleat in the Sacred Grove, 1994.
Psychedelic Academy marks your first London set in one and a half years. What else have you been up to in that time?
Just back from India learning how to cook a mean fish curry and rice.
Your first DJ compilation was called Ojimojo — can we expect plenty of Oji-san magic on 4 May?!
Oji is looking forward to it. He comes everywhere with me.
Will you play some of your classics at Psychedelic Academy on 4 May or will your set be mainly new material?
A mix of both. Trance for all.
Many thanks Mike and see you at Psy Academy!
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Psychedelic Academy 006
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Sunday 3rd May 2009
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The Fridge [map]
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£15 limited tickets
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Psy Trance. Acid Techno. Minimal Techno. Techno. Breaks. Electro.
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Juno Reactor DJ Set By Mike Maguire
Alien Project
Talamasca
Solar System
X.S.I Xtra.Sound.Independant
Mojo
Kristian
Compressor
Nasti Moto
Sutekh
Gaba
Metaphase
Zeus
Sati
Andi Leppard
Matt Loraine
Phil Lankester Aka Libra 9
Sonique
Psykinetic
Aulday
Chris Liberator
Julian Gas
Nick Grater
DJ Centurian
Kito
Kymo
Diego cK
Diego Coelho
Funkhead Fred
DJJU
Kristina
Wesley Razzy
Maya Tekxp
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