The Equatorial Stars | ||||
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Released | March 28, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Ambient | |||
Length | 47:57 | |||
Label | Discipline Global Mobile, Opal Records [1] | |||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100 [2] |
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AllMusic | [3] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [4] |
Stylus Magazine | D+ [5] |
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