Can it really be 13 years since Orbital first blended the naïve charm of synth pop with rave's new ways? Now grandly remodelled as "the godfathers of British techno", early glo-stick anthems such as "Chime" seem as distant as lilac- hooded sweatshirts, yet placed alongside all their other unorthodox singles, things begin to make sense on Work.

The brothers Hartnoll always had more to them than most of their drug-addled, often novelty contemporaries. With a swaggering sense of melody and their trademark clockwork rhythms, they made emotive instrumental dance music that feels as fresh today as it ever did. Admittedly, looking back on this best-of retrospective, some of the breakbeats do sound a bit clunky, yet the haunting, classical lilt woven through gems like "Nothing Left" and the heart-stopping "Belfast" are testament to their genius. The only disappointment here (aside from 2 Unlimited sound-a-like, "Choice") is the pointless vocal remix of "Kinetic", now renamed "Frenetic". One word: why? --Paul Tierney