It seems somehow strange that Berlin's Get Physical label is only five years old. In that time they've racked up over 70 singles, a handful of critically acclaimed artist albums and two separate series of mix CDs that helped to set the tone for contemporary dance music's fertile middleground. A good deal of their success is due to one song in particular: Booka Shade and M.A.N.D.Y.'s anthemic "Body Language," which was voted "Track of the Season" in 2005 by a selection of Ibiza DJs.

Ibiza's Balearic abandon is hardly the first thing that would cross your mind when confronted with this two-CD compilation of exclusive cuts and remixes, however. For one thing, the remixes are as likely to come from indie-leaning acts like Hot Chip, Fujiya & Miyagi or the Rapture as from more floor-oriented producers like Henrik Schwarz or Dexter—though Hot Chip, always keen to buck expectations, turn M.A.N.D.Y.'s "No Stoppin'" into a proper electro-pop track aflame with tinny synths and filter squeals. (More surprising still might be the inclusion of Moby, who delivers a brooding, liquid remake of Djuma Soundsystem's "Les Djinns.")

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