Analogue Theatre [Original recording reissued]

C.J. Bolland, C.j.bolland | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B00004T4AW
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #623,240 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Obsidion

2. Pesticide

3. The Analogue Theatre

4. On Line

5. The Prophet

6. People of the Universe

7. There Can Be Only One

8. Kung Kung Ka

9. Counterpoint

10. Sugar Is Sweeter

11. Electro Power [355 Turbo Power Mix]

12. Sugar Is Sweeter [Armand Van Helden's Drum and Bass Mix Album Edit][Edi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourites....5 years on, December 22, 2001

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Laura Walton (Sheffield, S. Yorks United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Analogue Theatre (Audio CD)

I bought this way back in '96 on tape and loved it instantly. The Prophet is sounding a bit dated now, but if Paul Oakenfold still ends his set with it, who am i to argue? Great mixture of full on techno and entrancing electronica... the original Sugar is Sweeter is far better than any of the hundreds of remixes. An absolute classic!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll like this CD, September 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Analogue Theatre (Audio CD)

I stumbled across CJ Bolland completely by chance when I played The Prophet on a jukebox. I have a reasonable collection of techno, elctronica and dance music and I'd rank this album right up there with my other favourites like Homework by Daft Punk and Middle of Nowhere by Orbital. The standout hits are definitely the bass-heavy The Prophet and the Armand Van Helden remixed floorfiller Sugar is Sweeter (which has popped up on compilations all over the place). The rest of the album is really listenable and it has a good mix of all out banging techno aswell as some more interesting, experimental tunes - You won't be reaching for the SKIP button, believe me, this is a classic.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Techno at it's finest, November 15, 2000

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AuralWreath (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Analogue Theatre (Audio CD)

Most techno (detroit, belgian.. whatever) songs, let alone albums, tend to be rather cold affairs, recalling those heartless days of hardcore. Which is a shame, because neither techno nor hardcore were ever meant to sound like robots beating each other with large sections of brick-wall. This album is a reaffirmation of that fact, returning to the days of breezy melodies woven together from analogue synth effects. Beneath that, and slightly set against it, never enough to become fully jarring, is a series of rhythm arrangements that pulsate like a long-frozen clockwork heart, slowly warming up. Whatever the gliding beauty above, the undercurrent countermelodies have just enough chill to suggest that the wall of ice may be chipped in some places, but you won't get more than a touch of the girl beyond. One of the only techno cds I've heard that truly sounds like there may be a human amidst all the glittering packaging. By the way, I've seen this man spin too, and he is DAMN good.