Pole | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2003 | |||
Genre | Electronica | |||
Length | 43:04 | |||
Label | Mute | |||
Producer | Stefan Betke | |||
Pole chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 66/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Muzik | [3] |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10 [4] |
Pole is a studio album by Pole. It was released by Mute Records in 2003. It features contributions from rapper Fat Jon, saxophonist Thomas Haas, and bassist August Engkilde. [4]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66% based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]
Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 2 stars out of 5, saying, "All glitches and sediments have been scrubbed off; the beats are straightened out and made prominent; the odd bit of instrumentation that was once implied or misshapen beyond recognition now actually exists." [2] Andy Battaglia of The A.V. Club called it "a stylistic side-step that trips and falls without making much of the tumble." [5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Slow Motion" | 4:44 |
2. | "Bushes (There Is a Secret Behind)" | 5:14 |
3. | "Umbrella (Version)" | 4:45 |
4. | "Arena" | 4:05 |
5. | "Round Two" | 5:30 |
6. | "Like Rain (But Different)" | 4:56 |
7. | "Green Is Not Green-Yellow (Version)" | 4:35 |
8. | "The Bell" | 4:30 |
9. | "Back Home" | 4:45 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.