House and Techno innovator Ian Pooley is at it again with his fifth album, four years after the inconsistent Souvenirs. Ian Pooley's taking this album closer to his roots of techno-infused house, restraining the Latin influence that dominated his past two albums and hearkening more the sound he explored on his classic second album Meridian. Arriving with little fanfare and press, this release strikes me more as Ian just having fun instead of trying to make a grand opus of a record. In Other Words sounds like Pooley at his most relaxed, letting sounds float in and out disregarding without much regard to whether they're this or that. Vocal contributions and samples are treated the exact same way which is great, as his emphasis on vocals on Souvenirs accounted for most of the missteps on that record. His move from hometown Mainz to Berlin may have signaled this change in approach, as Pooley no longer has to scour the world for sounds or collaborators to inspire with such a vibrant scene right in front of him. Even if he's no longer as innovative as he once was, with In Other Words, Pooley definitely shows he can keep on groovin'.

Style: House

RIYL: DJ Falcon, Alan Braxe

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2008  Alan Braxe  DJ Falcon  House  Ian Pooley  In Other Words  Ministry Of Sound  onecaseman 

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