''Pole'' is a studio album by Pole. It was released by

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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

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

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– 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

External links

* {{Authority control 2003 albums Pole (musician) albums Mute Records albums