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Pieces In A Modern Style - William Orbit
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9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
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  1. JonM.
    Sep 10, 2001
    10
    Pure brilliance.
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    Dec 31, 2002
    10
    Simply the best
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Metascore
62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Dot Music
    60
    Sometimes it works - notably with Gorecki's and Ravel's work - but it frequently misses the mark, with his reinterpretation of Handel's 'Xerxes' sounding something like incidental muzak from a low-budget US soap.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    50
    Intermittently successful...[t]oo often, his faithfulness turns into meticulousness, resulting in an album that's as formally impressive but as snooze-inducingly detailed as a special-effects-addled blockbuster.
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  3. Wall of Sound
    76
    A deeply contemplative album...
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