{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox album | name = "Since Then" | type = studio | artist = Ian Pooley | cover = Since_Then_cover.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2000|10|10}} | recorded = 1999–2000 | venue = | studio = | genre = House | length = {{Duration|m=61|s=03}} | label = V2 Records | producer = | chronology = Ian Pooley albums | prev_title = The Allnighter/Calypso | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = The IP Series | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Singles | name = Singles from '''''Since Then''''' | type = Studio | single1 = Coracao Tambor | single1date = 2000 | single2 = 900 Degrees | single2date = 2000 | single3 = Balmes | single3date = 2001 | single4 = Balmes (A Better Life) | single4date = 2001 }} }}

'''Since Then''' is an album by German DJ Ian Pooley. The album spawned two hit singles: "900 Degrees" and "Balmes (A Better Life)," featuring Esthero. The album was intended as an audio travelog to complement the travel photography included in the album's booklet.<ref name="allmusic" />

==Release== The album was released on 10 October 2000, on V2 Records; it is now out-of-print.<ref name="release">{{cite web|title=Since Then Ian Pooley product description|url=https://www.amazon.com/Since-Then-Ian-Pooley/dp/B00004YRFX|website=Amazon|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings |rev1 = Allmusic<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last1=Bush|first1=John|title=Ian Pooley Since Then review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/since-then-mw0000099554|website=Allmusic|publisher=RhythmOne|accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} |rev2 = Amazon<ref name="amazon review">{{cite web|last1=Cisterna|first1=Fred|title=Editorial Reviews -- Amazon.com|url=https://www.amazon.com/Since-Then-Ian-Pooley/dp/B00004YRFX|website=Amazon|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref> |rev2score = Positive |rev3 = Entertainment Weekly<ref name="ew">{{cite web|last1=Scherman|first1=Tony|title=Since Then review|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2000/10/13/music-review-then|website=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref> |rev3score = C+ }} The album received mixed-to-positive reviews upon its release. In a review for Allmusic, John Bush praised the album's programming and overall sound, concluding that "'Since Then' is a breath of fresh air on a stifling summer day."<ref name="allmusic" /> A similarly positive review for Amazon.com, written by Fred Cisterna, called the album "pleasingly varied," also praising the album's cohesion.<ref name="amazon review" />

Entertainment Weekly's review was far less positive. Reviewer Tony Scherman concluded that "when Pooley aspires to songcraft, he falls short," giving the album a "C+"<ref name="ew" />

The album was also included on a number of critics' year-end lists. The album was number 12 on Pitchfork reviewer Paul Cooper's year-end albums list, and number 14 on fellow Pitchfork critic Richard Juzwiak's list.<ref name="pitchfork1">{{cite web|title=Top 20 Albums of 2000|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5816-top-20-albums-of-2000/?page=2|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref>

==Singles== "Since Then" spawned four singles, two of which charted. Though the first two singles, "Coracao Tambor" and the album version of "Balmes," failed to chart, the next two singles performed better. The third, a remix of "Balmes (A Better Life)," featured Canadian singer/songwriter Esthero and reached number 65 in the UK,<ref name="uksingles">{{cite web|title=OFFICIAL SINGLES CHART RESULTS MATCHING: BALMES|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/balmes/|website=Official Charts|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> also peaking at number 34 on the Dance Club Songs chart in the US.<ref name="billboarddanceclubsongs">{{cite web|title=Esthero – search results|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=2&f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AEsthero&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Esthero|website=Billboard|accessdate=2 September 2016}}</ref> The fourth and final single, "900 Degrees," peaked at number 57 on the Official UK Singles Chart.<ref name="UK charts 900">{{cite web|title=Ian Pooley search results|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/32436/ian-pooley/|website=Official Charts|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref>

==Track listing== All tracks written, produced, and performed by Ian Pooley,<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|title=Ian Pooley – Since Then|url=https://www.discogs.com/Ian-Pooley-Since-Then/release/3103794|website=Discogs|accessdate=26 September 2016}}</ref> except where noted. {{Track listing | headline = International Edition | extra_column = Guest Vocalists | title1 = Coração Tambor (Intro) | writer1 = Ian Pooley | extra1 = | length1 = 2:56 | title2 = Venasque | writer2 = Pooley | extra2 = | length2 = 4:32 | title3 = Since Then | writer3 = Pooley | extra3 = | length3 = 5:25 | title4 = Bay of Plenty | writer4 = Pooley | extra4 = | length4 = 6:26 | title5 = Coração Tambor | writer5 = {{hlist|Pooley|Rosanna & Zélia}} | extra5 = Rosanna & Zélia | length5 = 5:54 | title6 = Balmes | writer6 = Pooley | extra6 = | length6 = 6:50 | title7 = Visions | writer7 = {{hlist|Pooley|Kirsty Hawkshaw}} | extra7 = Kirsty Hawkshaw | length7 = 6:05 | title8 = Spicy Snapper | writer8 = Pooley | extra8 = | length8 = 5:36 | title9 = Menino Brincadeira | writer9 = {{hlist|Pooley|Rosanna & Zélia}} | extra9 = Rosanna & Zélia | length9 = 4:02 | title10 = 900 Degrees | writer10 = {{hlist|Pooley| A. Winbush|Kevin Spenser|R. Moore|Darnell Smith|William Shelby}} | extra10 = | length10 = 6:13 | title11 = Sundowner | writer11 = Pooley | extra11 = | length11 = 7:29 | title12 = Cloud Patterns | writer12 = Pooley | extra12 = | length12 = 13:52 | total_length = {{Duration|m=70|s=03}} }} Notes: *"900 Degrees" contains a samples of "I Just Love You More" by René & Angela and "Make That Move" by Shalamar.<ref name="discogs" /> *After the final listed track, "Cloud Patterns," there is a hidden track, an interview Ian Pooley did with a New Zealand radio station. It begins playing after sixty seconds of silence.<ref name="discogs" /> *"Venasque" contains a sample of "les Wagonnets" by French singer Michel Jonasz, excerpts of a sketch by French comedians Elie et Dieudonné, and a jingle of the French radio Rires et Chansons. Ian pooley was listening to this radio while on vacation in the city of Venasque, in Provence.

==Credits== ;Musicians *Ian Pooley – Writer, Producer, Performer, Mixer<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="discogs" /> *Shaun Lee – Guitar on Track 7<ref name="discogs" /> *Rosanna & Zélia – Percussion & Guitar on Tracks 5 & 9<ref name="discogs" />

;Personnel *Tom Gillierson – Engineer<ref name="allmusic" />

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