R&S “In Order To Dance 5” compilation tells a story of a formidable-eclectic tracklist, amazing tunes and exceedingly talented artists. First of all, it was the first time when Carl Craig’s “At Les” classic was released, three years before “More Songs About Food & Revolutionary Art” LP (that came out in 1997) - this brilliant Carl Craig also appeared as Sixty Nine with “Rushed”. The avant-garde principle that guided R&S label since the end of the eighties could be defined not only through the times ‘when the tunes were released’, but also because of ‘how they were conceived’. The box had a so cutting-edge selection that it changed the perspectives of a whole generation in terms of electronic music – including the fact that it had brilliant classics of several respected artists, such as CJ Bolland (living the highest point of his artistic career these last two years), Kenny Larkin (owner of the full-dancing classic “Soul Man”, of fine synths and complex percussion), Aphex Twin and Dave Angel (also in his golden era as producer – “Abyss” would be released later in his “Classics” compilation). It is amazing how this magic box could represent so many kinds of sonorities, from the minimalism of “Spastik” to the deep atmospheric remix of Dave Angel to Sun Electric’s “Entrance”, present in the fifth vinyl (this one, considered a true ‘object of desire’, resulted on several disappearances during that period – not only from the DJ’s cases but mainly the ones on the used copies sold later – despite the regrets, only sometime after the customers realized their fifth vinyl was missing). In Order To Dance 5 represented a very special moment on R&S journey as well as on electronic music history during the nineties. A Box of treasures for a whole generation.

Great Boxed set package containing storming tracks...amazing value considering the quality of artists on show