React Music Limited - Success With Compilation Albums

Success With Compilation Albums

React was also immensely successful with a wide variety of compilation albums which crossed a wide spectrum of the dance/club scenes. Notable releases included;

• Bonkers - the UK's best-selling 'happy hardcore' compilation.
• Reactivate - Techno/trance compilation. Volumes 1-9 were a single disc of unmixed tracks. From volume 10 onwards, the series included two discs of unmixed music and an additional one disc mix, available separately. The last true release in this series was Reactivate 18, with a two disc mix CD, Reactivate Energise, appearing later. Volumes 9 and 10 were re-released under Resist Music.
• Cafe del Mar/Real Ibiza - covering the balearic/Ibiza scene.
• Artcore/Drum & Bass Arena - Drum and bass based compilations.
• Dope On Plastic! - a trip hop based compilation.
• Heavenly Presents Live At The Social - a compilation capturing Heavenly Records successful club night The Heavenly Social.
• Technohead - a hardcore techno/gabber compilation from GTO's Michael Wells.
• React Test - A series of low priced sampler CDs.

A series of DJ-mix compilations were also developed by React. These were well received by the dance/club scene and notable releases included;

• Carl Cox - F.A.C.T : Future Alliance of Communication and Tecknology.
• Jeff Mills - Live At The Liquid Room - Tokyo, The Other Day, At First Sight and Exhibitionist.
• Laurent Garnier - Laboratoire Mix.
• Norman Jay - Good Times.
• Felix da Housecat - A Bugged Out Mix By Felix Da Housecat.
• Dave Clarke - World Service.
• Dave Angel - Flavours Of Tech Funk.