| Spokes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 October 2003 [1] | |||
| Genre | IDM, electronic, techno | |||
| Length | 58:43 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Plaid | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.2/10 [4] |
| Playlouder | [5] |
| Stylus Magazine | C [6] |
Spokes is the fifth studio album by British electronic music duo Plaid. It was released on Warp in 2003.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72% based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]
Mark Richardson of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.2 out of 10, saying: "A consistent mood is carried through most of these ten tracks, and it can be characterized with words familiar to people who listen to a lot of IDM: reflective and mysterious, with an occasional tension verging on paranoia." [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Even Spring" | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Crumax Rins" | 6:00 |
| 3. | "Upona" | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Zeal" | 6:01 |
| 5. | "Cedar City" | 5:47 |
| 6. | "B Born Droid" | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Marry" | 6:47 |
| 8. | "Get What You Gave" | 5:16 |
| 9. | "Buns" | 6:40 |
| 10. | "Quick Emix" | 6:10 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Miamivice" | 3:51 |
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