Prefuse 73 - Surrounded By Silence
Genre:
Electronic, Hip Hop
Style:
Breakbeat, IDM, Hip Hop
Year:
2005
Tracklist
| I've Said All I Need To Say About Them Intro | 3:32 | X |
| Hide Ya Face | 3:14 | X |
| Bad Memory Interlude One | 0:41 | X |
| Ty Versus Detchibe | 3:22 | X |
| Expressing Views Is Obviously Illegal | 3:41 | X |
| Pastel Assassins | 4:26 | X |
| Pagina Dos | 2:29 | X |
| Silencio Interlude | 0:56 | |
| Now You're Leaving | 2:38 | X |
| Gratis (Prefuse VS Pedro) | 4:52 | X |
| We Go Our Own Way | 3:19 | |
| Mantra Two | 1:06 | X |
| Sabbatical With Options | 2:45 | X |
| It's Crowded | 4:53 | X |
| Just The Thought | 3:38 | X |
| La Correcion Exchange | 4:15 | X |
| Hide Ya Face (Reminder Version) | 1:35 | X |
| Morale Crusher | 1:14 | X |
| Minutes Away Without You | 3:48 | X |
| Rain Edit Interlude | 1:36 | X |
| And I'm Gone (Prefuse VS Piano Overlord VS Broadcast VS Cafe Tacuba) | 2:55 | X |
Versions
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrounded By Silence (CD) | Warp Records | WARPCD129 | UK | 2005 | |
| Surrounded By Silence (2xLP, Album) | Warp Records | WARP LP 129 | UK | 2005 | |
| Surrounded By Silence (CD) | Beat Records | BRC-113 | Japan | 2005 | |
| Surrounded By Silence (CD, Promo) | Warp Records | WARP CD 129 P | UK | 2005 |
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Reviews & Discussion
referencing Surrounded By Silence, CD, WARPCD129
On SURROUNDED BY SILENCE, Prefuse 73 takes a much more aggressive approach to hip-hop than on his earlier album. Certainly, vocalists have a more expanded role. Though the sound is much thicker -- listen to the layers of hiss on "Ty Versus Detchibe" or the multitude of instruments on "Expressing Views is Obviously Illegal" -- not all the lyricists, especially cliche boastful ones like on "Hide Ya Face," helps his cause much. (On the other hand, the vocal-less version of "Hide Ya Face" sounds like it could have come from Herren's Savath & Savalas project.) The female vocalists on "Pastel Assassins" adds a note of calm in an otherwise busy track. Kazu Makino (from 4AD's Blonde Redhead) offer her ineffably sad vocals to "We Got Our Own Way." And the banjo twang on "Pagina Dos" is impossible to ignore, as are the mournful horns on "Gratis." "Minutes Away Without You" carries in the emotion. The final track, "And I'm Gone" is wonderfully dense, almost chaotic, but it suits the album well. Surronded by silence? Not likely.