Christian Jay Bolland* – Ravesignal III

It's all about ''Mindwar'' for me which has that oldskool 1991 techno feel of that time, with this 1991 twisted synth playing through out the whole track, and some nice samples. Great tuff techno tune.
I really cannot understand the hype of ''Horsepower''. Too much industrial and different than the sound of that time, pretty boring, not my cup of tea.

Could this be one of the most underrated techno releases of all time? Mindwar is outstanding... then somehow Horsepower cranks it up a few notches. CJ at his best!

'Horsepower' - a mental techno classic from '91; known to most ravers at the time simply as 'THE AEROPLANE TUNE'! 😃

The Ravesignal series of release are a great example of some of C J Bolland's bets work and this 12" doesn't disappoint, "Horsepower" is the standout track and its a brute of a tune with its hard industrial driving rhythms. Huge tune back in its day and still sounds great.

A. Mindwar.
B1. Horsepower.
Both tracks are original and inventive, making sophisticated use of swirling synths and filtered vocal samples - but Mindwar has the edge for rave dancefloors. Horsepower is darker and its teutonic kick marked the beginning of the move of rave towards hard trance.

Horsepower was the killer on this EP for me. Many of times ive heard this absolutley smashing up the place. Basically people going " Off It". Im sure if you went clubbing in the North West or Centre of the country you will know exactly what i mean. Rocking Tune!

Interesting that Mindwar was the A-side, I am guessing Reneet thought it was the strongest track. I should also mention that the mixing & mastering is excellent.

Horsepower was written after Bolland had been on a TGV for the first time.

Absolutely super release music today just isn't the same nor the synthesisers nor the sounds of this area R&S had some remarkable releases back in the day Mind War and the Exclusive Remix are my picks perfection!!

A dark destroyer of a track. 'Mindwar' that is. This has always been the standout track for me and on its release was the best R&S release to date. This was what techno was all about in 92. We still had to put up with tracks like 'Dominator' which is seen by many as a classic but the real deal is here. All force and no gimmicks. This is the stuff that paved the way for his later release 'The Fourth Sign' which sold many copies. Horsepower, the title track is also a massive classic on the dancefloors of 92 and is reminiscent of 'Spring Yard' on 'The Fourth Sign'. Very hard ,driving techno that was guaranteed to either lift you or squash you. Either way, this EP has the desired effect of brutal early nineties techno done how it should be done. R&S artists really were leading the way in that year and not many came close. You have to remember that this was the year Aphex made his debut with Didjeridoo, CJ had 'The Fourth Sign' and 'The Source' brought out his 'Organised Noise' LP. All top of the range acidic techno with intelligence to boot. Recommended for any collector of innovative techno classics.