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
Released	2003
Genre	Electronica
Length	43:04
Label	Mute
Producer	Stefan Betke
Pole chronology
R (2001) Pole (2003) Steingarten (2007)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	5.5/10[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.	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

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. 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.

External links

• Pole at Discogs (list of releases)