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Thecontrollersphere

thecontrollersphere is the fifth EP from indie pop band of Montreal. It was made available for pre-order and instant download from Polyvinyl on March 4, 2011 and was officially released on April 26, 2011. The EP consists of tracks recorded along with the album False Priest.

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thecontrollersphere
EP by
of Montreal
ReleasedMarch 4, 2011 (digital)
April 26, 2011 (physical)
RecordedApollinaire Rave studio
(Athens, Georgia)
Ocean Way Recording
(Los Angeles, California)
GenrePsychedelic pop
Length23:54
LabelPolyvinyl
ProducersKevin Barnes, Jon Brion
Of Montreal chronology
False Priest
(2010) 		thecontrollersphere
(2011) 		Paralytic Stalks
(2012)

thecontrollersphere is the fifth EP from indie pop band of Montreal. It was made available for pre-order and instant download from Polyvinyl on March 4, 2011 and was officially released on April 26, 2011. The EP consists of tracks recorded along with the album False Priest.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/1001
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarHalf star2
Beats per Minute52%3
Consequence of SoundStarStarStar4
Drowned in Sound6/105
Pitchfork Media6.6/106
Rolling StoneStarStarStar7
Slant MagazineStarStarStarHalf star8

Track listing

  1. "Black Lion Massacre" – 5:08
  2. "Flunkt Sass vs the Root Plume" – 2:38
  3. "Holiday Call" – 8:18
  4. "L'age D'or" – 3:32
  5. "Slave Translator" – 4:13
References

References

  1. "Thecontrollersphere – Of Montreal". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. Sendra, Tim. "thecontrollersphere – Of Montreal". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  3. Finlayson, Ray (May 3, 2011). "Album Review: of Montreal – thecontrollersphere". Beats per Minute. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  4. Choudhery, Mohammad (April 21, 2011). "Album Review: of Montreal – thecontrollersphere EP". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  5. Lukowski, Andrzej (April 28, 2011). "Of Montreal – thecontrollersphere". Drowned in Sound. Silentway. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  6. Perpetua, Matthew (May 3, 2011). "Of Montreal: thecontrollersphere EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  7. Walters, Barry (April 19, 2011). "Of Montreal thecontrollersphere Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  8. Cataldo, Jesse (April 17, 2011). "Of Montreal: thecontrollersphere". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2015.