Fading
by Pole
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Nov 6, 2020
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Mojo
    Nov 5, 2020
    80
    Gorgeous, enveloping music. [Dec 2020, p.80]
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  2. Uncut
    Nov 5, 2020
    80
    There's a surprising warmth to his work here as he gradually fills and empties out these eight immaculately sculpted soundscapes. [Dec 2020, p.36]
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  3. AllMusic
    Nov 5, 2020
    80
    It's an album that demands close attention to catch its myriad details, but contradictorily lulls the listener into a state of distraction with its hypnotic pulse and deceptively calm exterior. As a result, the hidden textures and purposefully clashing tones of Fading might not reveal themselves upon first listen, but an album this dense and intentionally drawn just gets better each time it's revisited.
  5. Pitchfork
    Nov 5, 2020
    72
    Fading feints from Hannah Peel’s empathy and refuses to devastate (or stunt) like the Caretaker. Yet it’s full of Betke’s own version of love. If older Pole was a weighted blanket, these are throws to toss and turn under, offering temporary comfort but no escape.

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  1. krau_trock
    Nov 8, 2020
    8
    I would say three guiding things: 1. masterfully refined and extraordinarily evolved; 2. more ambient than dub techno; 3. less ... "easy" thanI would say three guiding things: 1. masterfully refined and extraordinarily evolved; 2. more ambient than dub techno; 3. less ... "easy" than Steingarten and Wald… Full Review »
  2. Cnsydm
    Nov 7, 2020
    0
    maybe it is good if ou are into experimental germna music, but not my cup of tea so-
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