Resist Music was the replacement company for React Music Limited

React Music Limited

React Music Limited was a London based independent record label that was formed in 1990 by James Horrocks and Thomas Foley. James Horrocks was initially involved with successful dance music independent Rhythm King, and React pursued a similar approach - specifically electronic dance music, house...

, established in June 2004

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. 4am/Flute, part of the Beechwood Music group owed React in excess of £1,000,000 in distributed

Distribution (economics)

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 income, and was forced into voluntary administration in June 2004. Following the closure, React was unable to collect any monies due or trade out of such debts. As a result, it was forced into voluntary administration on 16 July 2004.

React's James Horrocks and Melissa Kemp set up Resist Music in its place. It acquired the staff, rights and catalogue of React.

In November 2007 Resist Music was put into liquidation and the assets were sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd.

Notable serial releases (as React)

• 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 have been re-released under Resist Music. No further editions have appeared as yet.
• React Test - A series of low priced sampler CDs. React Music only.
• Cafe del Mar - Their most successful of their serial releases (see chill-out music)
• Bonkers series
  Bonkers (compilation)
  The Bonkers series was one of the leading happy hardcore compilation series in the UK. The first release was in 1996 on record label React , it was available on 2xCD, 2xTC and 4xLP formats...
  
   - The best-selling hardcore compilation series of all time
• Dope on Plastic

Notable artists

• Candi Staton
  Candi Staton
  Candi Staton is an American soul and gospel singer, best known for her 1970 remake of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man" and her 1976 disco hit "Young Hearts Run Free". In 2007, Staton was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame.-Early years:...
  
   (First release with React 1998)
• Billie Ray Martin
  Billie Ray Martin
  -Career:Billie Ray Martin has had dance and pop hits in various collaborations and as a solo artist. Initially a guest singer for S'Express , she went on to work with the electronic/pop/house-music group Electribe 101. The group's only album was Electribal Memories because it disbanded...
  
   (First release with React 1999)
• Peter Harris (Blu Peter)

External links

• Official site
• Resist Music on Discogs
  Discogs
  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
  
  
• React on Discogs