# Thecontrollersphere

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2011 EP by of Montreal

thecontrollersphere EP by of Montreal Released March 4, 2011 (digital) April 26, 2011 (physical) Recorded Apollinaire Rave studio (Athens, Georgia) Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California) Genre Psychedelic pop Length 23:54 Label Polyvinyl Producer Kevin Barnes, Jon Brion Of Montreal chronology False Priest (2010) thecontrollersphere (2011) Paralytic Stalks (2012)

***thecontrollersphere*** is the fifth EP from [indie pop](/source/Indie_pop) band [of Montreal](/source/Of_Montreal). It was made available for pre-order and instant download from [Polyvinyl](/source/Polyvinyl_Record_Co.) on March 4, 2011 and was officially released on April 26, 2011. The EP consists of tracks recorded along with the album *[False Priest](/source/False_Priest)*.

Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 60/100[1] Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2] Beats per Minute 52%[3] Consequence of Sound [4] Drowned in Sound 6/10[5] Pitchfork Media 6.6/10[6] Rolling Stone [7] Slant Magazine [8]

## Track listing

1. "Black Lion Massacre" – 5:08

1. "Flunkt Sass vs the Root Plume" – 2:38

1. "Holiday Call" – 8:18

1. "L'age D'or" – 3:32

1. "Slave Translator" – 4:13

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Thecontrollersphere – Of Montreal"](http://www.metacritic.com/music/thecontrollersphere/of-montreal/critic-reviews). [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic). [CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive). Retrieved May 16, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sendra, Tim. ["thecontrollersphere – Of Montreal"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/thecontrollersphere-mw0002119360). [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic). [Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation). Retrieved May 16, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Finlayson, Ray (May 3, 2011). ["Album Review: of Montreal – thecontrollersphere"](http://beatsperminute.com/reviews/album-review-of-montreal-thecontrollersphere/). [Beats per Minute](/source/Beats_per_Minute_(website)). Retrieved May 16, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Choudhery, Mohammad (April 21, 2011). ["Album Review: of Montreal – thecontrollersphere EP"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110426082829/https://consequence.net/2011/04/album-review-of-montreal-%E2%80%93-thecontrollersphere-ep/). [Consequence of Sound](/source/Consequence_of_Sound). Archived from [the original](https://consequence.net/2011/04/album-review-of-montreal-%E2%80%93-thecontrollersphere-ep/) on April 26, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Lukowski, Andrzej (April 28, 2011). ["Of Montreal – thecontrollersphere"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200159/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16167/reviews/4142545). *[Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound)*. Silentway. Archived from [the original](http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16167/reviews/4142545) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Perpetua, Matthew (May 3, 2011). ["Of Montreal: thecontrollersphere EP"](http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15360-thecontrollersphere-ep/). [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media). Retrieved May 16, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Walters, Barry (April 19, 2011). ["Of Montreal thecontrollersphere Album Review"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/thecontrollersphere-20110419). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Cataldo, Jesse (April 17, 2011). ["Of Montreal: thecontrollersphere"](http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/of-montreal-thecontrollersphere). [Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine). Retrieved May 16, 2015.

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