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1 Album Pole 1 (Pole album - cover art).jpg 1998 07 27 yes Dub techno IDM glitch Kiff SM Matador Stefan Betke 2 1999
1 is the debut studio album by German electronic music producer Pole. It was released by Kiff SM and Matador Records in 1998.
Reception
AllMusic 4 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/1-mw0000602280 1 – Pole AllMusic 6 April 2018 Cooper Sean Entertainment Weekly B+http://ew.com/article/1999/04/02/1-3/ 1 / 2 Entertainment Weekly 2 April 1999 10 November 2017 Hermes Will Will Hermes Muzik 5 5Pole: CD 1 (Kiff SM, Germany) Muzik 40 September 1998 Mothersole Dave 83 Pitchfork 5.7/10http://www.pitchforkmedia.com:80/record-reviews/p/pole/cd-1.shtml Pole: CD 1 Pitchfork 10 November 2017 Schreiber Ryan https://web.archive.org/web/20040204094230/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/p/pole/cd-1.shtml 4 February 2004 dead Spin 8/10https://books.google.com/books?id=_NXdfW9kpokC&pg=PT22 Pole: CD 1 Spin 15 4 April 1999 10 November 2017 Shapiro Peter 168
Sean Cooper of AllMusic wrote that Pole's "nine variations on damaged dub minimalism recall the best of Basic Channel techno while steering well clear of the monotony factor", praising 1 as "an excellent debut". In 2017, Pitchfork placed 1 at number 34 on its list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time".http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10011-the-50-best-idm-albums-of-all-time/?page=2 The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time 2 Pitchfork 24 January 2017 21 August 2019
Track listing
Stefan Betke Modul 6:30 Fragen 7:23 Kirschenessen 5:23 Lachen 12:18 Berlin 3:57 Tanzen 8:27 Fremd 5:42 Paula 6:19 Fliegen 5:21
Personnel
Stefan Betke – production, writing
Max Dax – art direction
References
Category:1998 debut albums
Category:Pole (musician) albums
Category:Matador Records albums