3 (Pole album)

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3
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Studio album by
Released2000
Genre Dub techno [1]
Label
Producer Stefan Betke
Pole chronology
2
(1999)
3
(2000)
R
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Alternative Press 3/5 [3]
Mixmag Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Muzik 5/5 [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [7]
Spin 8/10 [8]

3 is the third studio album by German electronic music producer Pole. It was released by Kiff SM and Matador Records in 2000. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stefan Betke.

No.TitleLength
1."Silberfisch"6:55
2."Taxi"7:42
3."Karussell"6:23
4."Uberfahrt"7:25
5."Rondell Zwei"7:12
6."Klettern"7:29
7."Strand"7:48
8."Fohlenfurz"2:45

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