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2003 studio album by Pole
Pole
Studio album by Pole
Released2003 (2003)
GenreElectronica
Length43:04
LabelMute
ProducerStefan Betke
Pole chronology
R
(2001)
Pole
(2003)
Steingarten
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Muzik
Pitchfork5.5/10

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.

Critical reception

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".

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." Andy Battaglia of The A.V. Club called it "a stylistic side-step that trips and falls without making much of the tumble."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Stefan Betke – composition, production, mastering
  • Fat Jon – lyrics, vocals (1, 4, 5, 8)
  • Thomas Haas – saxophone (2, 7)
  • August Engkilde – upright bass (7, 9)
  • Bianca Strauch – artwork

References

  1. ^ "Pole by Pole". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Pole - Pole". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. Gardner, Neil (August 2003). "Pole: Pole (Mute)" (PDF). Muzik. No. 99. p. 71. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ Richardson, Mark (August 4, 2003). "Pole: Pole". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. Battaglia, Andy (July 14, 2003). "Pole: Pole". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

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