React

React were around at the right time for me. Upon leaving school I knew I was into electronic music. You could walk into HMV (when they actually had a comprehensive dance section), cast your eyes upon the Designers Republic art work & you'd know straight away. It was this music (together with the guidance of Designers Republic) that pointed me in the right direction of clubs.

I've mostly bought the comps & some albums. It's a shame they couldn't continue in the same manner as they were in the 90's as their output actually meant something to a lot of people (inc. myself), far beyond just being there coincidentally. Their partnership with tDR especially illustrated a whole scene at the time, something other "cash-money" outfits couldn't compete with.

I still have most of them, played to death & scratched to buggery but repaired mechanically, the music lives on!