Bible of Dreams

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Bible of Dreams
Junoreactor bibleofdreams.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 1997 (US), August 12, 1997 (UK)
Genre Goa trance, world
Length66:08
Label Wax Trax! Records/TVT Records
Producer Juno Reactor
Juno Reactor chronology
Beyond the Infinite
(1995)
Bible of Dreams
(1997)
Shango
(2000)

Bible of Dreams is the fourth album released by the multi-genre trance group Juno Reactor. The song "God Is God" was covered by Laibach for their album Jesus Christ Superstars (Mute Records).

Contents

Track listing

All tracks made by Ben Watkins with collaborators mentioned on the track list.

  1. "Jardin De Cecile" – 7:03 (with Mike Maguire, Paul Jackson, Xavier)
  2. "Conga Fury" – 8:06 (with Amampondo)
  3. "God Is God" – 6:46 (with Nick Burton, Natacha Atlas)
  4. "Komit" – 8:12 (with Mike Maguire, Paul Jackson)
  5. "Swamp Thing" – 5:12 (with Johann Bley, Mike Maguire)
  6. "Kaguya Hime" – 6:41 (with Mike Maguire, Nick Burton)
  7. "Children of the Night" – 7:57 (with Johann Bley, Mike Maguire)
  8. "Shark" – 9:37 (with Nick Burton)
  9. "High Energy Protons (Orion Mix)" – 6:28 (with Mike Maguire, Paul Jackson. Bonus track on some releases)

Samples in "God Is God"

The song "God Is God" contains samples from Cecil B. DeMille's film The Ten Commandments , of Charlton Heston proclaiming, "...you shall see hail fall from a clear sky ...you shall see darkness... God is God..." The music video uses footage from The Color of Pomegranates . [1] Also in the beginning of the song one can hear a sample from "Prituri se planinata" (worldwide hit of 1994) performed by Stefka Sabotinova, a renowned Bulgarian folk singer.

Film and TV appearances

Personnel

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References

Specific
  1. "Juno Reactor - God is God". Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.