Uncut - 3 stars out of 5 - "...An investigation of Brazilian Sixties and Seventies sounds, resulting here in a Pan-global modern dance..."
Alternative Press - 4 out of 5 - "...You're in for a treat. Accessing Brazilian music and jazz for influences, he recreates house as an electrified Latino folk music....downright joyous..."
CMJ - "...The balmy concoction of tunes...drifts through your sound system like a summer breeze and illuminates your room like a sunset..."
Q - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Adds a little soul to the sound of modern techno....[His] music has always been difficult to pigeonhole...but this eclectic approach works a treat."
CMJ - Included in CMJ's "Best RPM Albums" of 2000.
Rovi
Surely not the first Northern European to lose his head after escaping to sunnier climes, Ian Pooley intended his second album for V2 as an audio travelog (to accompany the pictorial one included in the booklet) of his visits, spanning Brazil to Barcelona and Malta to Montreal. As such, most of these tracks are warm disco-tech movers, reminiscent of Latin '70s dance-fusion (Azymuth, Salsoul Orchestra) and perfect for Ibizan beach parties. Some of the tracks are filtered very similar to the wave of Stardust inheritors, though Pooley's deft touch on the programming immediately rescues these tracks from being mere imitators. Two familiar-sounding tracks, "Coracao Tambor" and "900 Degrees," feature Rosanna and Zelia. Though the music's undoubtedly not quite as exciting as the geography it was inspired by, Since Then is a breath of fresh air on a stifling summer day. ~ John Bush|
Rovi