Juno Reactor DJ in Hakuba

In association with Re:birth Festival, Butter Bar is excited to kick off our Winter season with one of the leading pioneers of electronic music. With a career spanning almost three decades and nine albums, Juno-Reactor have crossed and fused genres, incorporating world sounds, exploring orchestral and cinematic influences through a host of collaborations and rotating line-ups. Known for their extravagant live sets, this is a rare opportunity to see central figure, Ben Watkins, in such an intimate setting and share in Juno's influences and favorites.
ジュノ・リアクターは、エレクトロニック・ミュージックシーンの重要なイノベーターであり、最も偉大な存在として世界で知られています。彼らの最初のスタジオアルバム「Transmissions」の曲は多くの映画に使われ、またグラストンベリー、ロスキレ、フジロック、The Glade、Boom、Ozoraなどの世界各地の主要なフェスティバルで、ライブで演奏されてきました。 ジュノ・リアクターは、デジタルな音楽と世界への影響を融合させ、ダイナミックなオーケストラ的なアプローチを行うことで知られており、またドン・デイヴィスと主にマトリックス3部作の楽曲の作曲も手掛けたことでも有名です。ジュノ・リアクターはベン・ワトキンスが中心となり、世界中の様々なミュージシャンが参加してきたプロジェクトです。
Juno Reactor ranks among the all-time greats of electronic music as essential innovators. From their eight studio albums, “Transmissions” being the first Trance album, Scoring many films to performing their stunning live shows around the world at major music festivals, Glastonbury, Roskilde, Fuji Rock, The Glade, Boom, Ozora, and many more. Juno Reactor are known for their cinematic fusion of electronic, global influences, and a dynamic orchestral approach, working with composer Don Davis for the score of The Matrix Trilogy. Central to the project is Ben Watkins and his collaborations with a constantly changing ensemble of musicians from across the world.