Pole (album)

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.[3]

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[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork5.5/10[3]

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".[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."[4]

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
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References
  1. "Pole by Pole". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Pole - Pole". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. Richardson, Mark (August 4, 2003). "Pole: Pole". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  4. Battaglia, Andy (July 14, 2003). "Pole: Pole". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
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