| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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