thecontrollersphere

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{{Infobox album

| italic_title = no

| name = thecontrollersphere

| type = EP

| artist = of Montreal

| cover = Thecontrollersphere cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 4, 2011 (digital)
April 26, 2011 (physical)

| recorded = Apollinaire Rave studio
(Athens, Georgia)
Ocean Way Recording
(Los Angeles, California)

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Psychedelic pop

| length = 23:54

| label = Polyvinyl

| producer = Kevin Barnes, Jon Brion

| prev_title = False Priest

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Paralytic Stalks

| next_year = 2012

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thecontrollersphere is an 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.

{{Music ratings

|MC=60/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/thecontrollersphere/of-montreal/critic-reviews|title=Thecontrollersphere – Of Montreal|publisher=Metacritic. CBS Interactive|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}

|rev1=Allmusic

|rev1Score={{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Sendra|first=Tim|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/thecontrollersphere-mw0002119360|title=thecontrollersphere – Of Montreal|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}

|rev2=Beats per Minute

|rev2Score=52%{{cite web|last=Finlayson|first=Ray|date=May 3, 2011 |url=http://beatsperminute.com/reviews/album-review-of-montreal-thecontrollersphere/|title=Album Review: of Montreal – thecontrollersphere|publisher=Beats per Minute|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}

|rev3=Consequence of Sound

|rev3Score={{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Choudhery |first= Mohammad|date=April 21, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426082829/https://consequence.net/2011/04/album-review-of-montreal-%E2%80%93-thecontrollersphere-ep/|archivedate=April 26, 2011|url=https://consequence.net/2011/04/album-review-of-montreal-%E2%80%93-thecontrollersphere-ep/|title=Album Review: of Montreal – thecontrollersphere EP|publisher=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}

|rev4=Drowned in Sound

|rev4Score=6/10{{cite web|last=Lukowski|first=Andrzej|date=April 28, 2011|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16167/reviews/4142545|title=Of Montreal – thecontrollersphere|work=Drowned in Sound|publisher=Silentway|accessdate=May 16, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200159/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16167/reviews/4142545|url-status=dead}}

|rev5=Pitchfork Media

|rev5Score=6.6/10{{cite web|last=Perpetua|first=Matthew|date=May 3, 2011|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15360-thecontrollersphere-ep/|title=Of Montreal: thecontrollersphere EP|publisher=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}

|rev6=Rolling Stone

|rev6Score={{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Walters|first=Barry|date=April 19, 2011|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/thecontrollersphere-20110419|title=Of Montreal thecontrollersphere Album Review|work=Rolling Stone|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}

|rev7=Slant Magazine

|rev7Score={{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Cataldo|first=Jesse|date=April 17, 2011|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/of-montreal-thecontrollersphere|title=Of Montreal: thecontrollersphere|publisher=Slant Magazine|accessdate=May 16, 2015}}

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