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with Brazilian influence.

Biography

Pooley's music career began in 1993. Fascinated by producers in

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and

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, he brought his first machines and immediately started writing

and

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music, which kickstarted a multi-decade-spanning career playing to hugely diverse audiences. In 1998, Pooley made his sole appearance on the prestigious

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, which featured tracks by

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and his own productions. After a long stretch with V2 Records, in which Pooley released several very successful albums (''Meridian'' and ''Since Then''), Pooley left V2 and started his own record company, Pooled Music, in 2003. Ian Pooley has also cited on various albums (such as ''Brazilution 5.3'' and ''Souvenirs'') that he had an audible 'click' when listening to Brazilian music at a night club. As such, a lot of his music has a noticeable Brazilian flavor to it. He has incorporated artists like Rosanna and Zelia and veteran musician

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in some of his works. In addition to original works, Pooley has remixed artists such as

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and

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Discography

Albums

*1993 ''The Latest Adventures of Kool Killer, as Space Cube *1995 ''Relations'' *1996 ''The Times'' *1998 ''Meridian'' *1999 ''The Allnighter/Calypso'' *2000 '' Since Then'' *2002 ''The IP Series'' *2004 ''Souvenirs'' *2005 ''A Subterranean Soundtrack'' *2008 ''In Other Words'' *2013 ''What I Do''

Singles

;Ian Pooley *1993 "Limited Edition" *1994 "Pulse Code EP", as Ian Pooley & Alec Empire (with

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) *1994 "Roller Skate Disco" *1994 "Twin Gods EP" *1995 "Twin Gods Vol. 2" *1995 "Celtic Cross EP" *1995 "Celtic Cross Remixes" *1995 "My Anthem" *1995 "Today" *1996 "Chord Memory" *1996 "Two Space Cowboys on a adTrip to Texas", as Ian Pooley & The Jaguar (with Alec Empire) *1996 "What's Your Number" *1996 "Relations" *1997 "Calypso EP" *1997 "Gimme Sound" *1997 "Higgledy Piggedly" *1998 "Followed" *1998 "Loopduelle" *1998 "Rock Da Discoteque EP" *1998 "What's Your Number" (re-release) *1999 "Coldwait" *2000 "900 Degrees" *2000 "Coração Tambor" (with Rosanna & Zélia) *2000 "The Allnighter EP" *2001 " Balmes (A Better Life)" (with Esthero) *2002 "Traffic" *2002 "The Fly Shuffle" *2002 "Niteflite" *2002 "Missing You" *2002 "Ready to Flow" *2002 "Piha", as Ian Pooley & Magik J (with Magik J) *2003 "Here We Go!" *2003 "Heke", as Ian Pooley & Magik J (with Magik J) *2004 "Searchin'" *2004 "Heaven" (with

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and Danni'elle) *2005 "Samo Iluzija" *2006 "Higgledy Piggedly 2006" *2006 "Celtic Cross 2006" *2007 "All Nite" ;Ides *1994 "Sweet & Sour EP" *1996 "Plastered EP" *1996 "Elastic EP" *1998 "Limer" *2005 "Right in the Night EP" ;Space Cube : ''All are collaborations with

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'' *1991 "Space Cube EP" *1991 "Sub Audible" *1992 "Kool Killer EP" *1992 "Kool Killer Vol. 2" *1993 "Kool Killer Vol. 3" *1993 "Kool Killer Mixes EP" *1993 "Unreleased Project EP" *1993 "The Latest Adventures of Kool Killer EP" *1994 "Dschungelfieber" *1994 "Inbound/Outbound" *1995 "Kommerz Killer/Big Bam Bam" *1997 "Unreleased Space Cube Tracks" ;T'N'I : ''All are collaborations with

'' *1991 "Low Mass EP" *1991 "Trip Men" *1991 "Do You Still Care" (with Marie Pullins) *1992 "Beam EP" *1993 "Depart EP" *1993 "Dream Team EP" *1993 "I Want To Be Free" *1994 "Mad Situation/Be Straight" ;Other aliases *1991 "Emperor/Daylight", as Outrage (with DJ Tonka) *1993 "The Modular", as The Modulor *1996 "Next to Nowhere", as Ansicht *1996 "Skippin' EP", as John Skipper Trax *1996 "Roll With It!", as The Low Frequency Band *1996 "Ice Fractions 1", as Silvershower *1996 "Ice Fractions 2", as Silvershower *1997 "Enlite EP", as Bluelite *1999 "Enlite Juice", as Bluelite *1999 "Valle Valle!", as Pinnchiky" *2001 "Viewing a Decade EP", as Quiet Daze *2002 "Skippin' EP", as John Skipper Trax (re-release)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pooley, Ian Living people German male musicians German house musicians German techno musicians German DJs Remixers 1973 births Ministry of Sound artists Electronic dance music DJs