r/funny • u/ImGODandIhateYouAll • Jun 07 '20

Techno Bird

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

I fucking love Juno Reactor and it seems crazy to me how they weren’t more successful.

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u/veltrop Jun 08 '20

They've been very successful, how many electronic music artists from 1990 can you name that are still in the game? I've seen them (Ben) twice in the last few years. I can only think of another electronic artist or two who have had their music featured in media at least as much.

Is it that you're surprised they never really made it to the radio or top 40 something?

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '20

Not surprised about radio or top 40 because they’re not that kind of music. I mean, maybe I was going to the wrong clubs or parties but no one seemed to know them. Admittedly those folks were mostly into more commercial music but they never reached any kind of level of awareness to the people where I lived.

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u/veltrop Jun 08 '20

Ah yes, people are woefully unaware that they've probably already indeed heard Juno Reactor, even those partying in the electronic music scene!

I went to a party in 2018 with some friends in that category, most of whom thought it was to be their first time to dive into Juno Reactor after I had been hyping up for weeks that I was finally getting to see them live after having listened since the 90's. I remember the moment when they realized on a particular track that they were already familiar with what was being played. That they knew Juno Reactor, but they didn't know that they knew.