Ian Pooley ‎– Meridian

This album, we put a little time we get it. The reason is that little Ian Pooley, we know after his album "Since Them" released in 2000.

This is the second album by the artist in 1998 and took it out before talking about another, all starting with the one we most wanted in the shops. 12 tracks House to open up your mind with songs like "What's Your Number" or "Cold Wait".

If you like the sound a bit like House of the Masters At Work, Robert Sanchez or Crazy Penis, this album and the following are for you. You will not get bored for a second and even learn a little more about this style of music.

Ian Pooley is an exceptional artist who managed to produce house music with different sounds, it is jazzy, disco music or a bit more tropical. Out of rhythm, clubbing, Ian Pooley lets his imagination get away from time for us to pieces so calm and melodious than we even ask if we listen to the album well.

In addition to albums, so make a quick turn towards the label NRK Sound Division, he released a mixed compilation that deserves to be heard. This is the Nite Life No. 06 released in 2001. And as usual we wish you good listening.

Classic on so many levels, MERIDIAN still stands as Ian Pooley's brightest moment. From the baroque chords of the intro and right until "Relief Action," barely a foot goes wrong on this album. "What's Your Number" goes for some broken beat funk, utilizing a moody sample to great emotional effect. "Followed" hits the 4/4 stride and, despite its length, never feels tiresome, thanks to careful layering. The initial dreaminess of "Disco Love" acts as a powerful counter to the more dance-oriented tracks, and blows up once the funk guitar gets filtered in. The more downtempo "Dawn" hints at the summery tone his later albums would take. "Cold Wait" gets us back on the floor, as it swings into high disco gear. "Floor Face Down" goes slightly more downtempo, but with plenty of groove to go around, and "Relief Action" takes things out on a more mellow note. A really outstanding album.

While the majority of Meridian walks the consistently blurry line between deep house and Detroit techno, the album moves farther afield with the earthy breakbeat track "What's Your Number?," and disco-funk on "Followed, " and even quasi-post-rock for "Disco Love." Of the more straight-ahead tracks, "Cold Wait" and the serene beauty of "Flatlet" make for two highlights.