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One Word Extinguisher
by Prefuse 73
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Overall Rating:
3.3766
Avg. Critic Score:
3.3724
One Word Extinguisher Rank 4 Reviews
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Stylus MagazineScott Herren's glitch-hop masterpieceVocal Studies and Uprock Narrativeswas such a wonderfully startling surprise of a record that any subsequent release would be faced with almost insurmountable difficulties. Could Herren expand on his distinct ...more
JunkmediaThere's nothing Herren can't and won't do on this record. ...more
Tiny Mix Tapes.comQuestion: What are the two words all electronic music producers fear most? Answer: Ah yes…how do you say…Sophomore Slump?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?! And it’s completely understandable. You work so hard in your bedroom for ...more
PitchforkOne Word Extinguisher shows a range of emotional grappling usually foreign to instrumental hip-hop. ...more
Pitch Fork MediaUp to now, Scott Herren-- the shy, lanky Atlantan responsible for Prefuse 73's fabulous glitch-hop debut Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives -- hasn't made his name as a purveyor of confessional music. The closest he ever came was the laptop ...more
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Dusted MagazineThis record is a wonderful accomplishment – instead of relying on tricks and methods explored on earlier records, Herren expands via reflection, tracing sounds back to their roots in hopes of finding a new path. ...more
SplendidHerren takes what amounts to a series of completely artificial electronic noises and whips them into one of the most soulful, funky, relentlessly compelling albums since the Neptunes' last outing. ...more
PrefixMagThe French poet Paul Valéry once stated that "the veritable tradition in great things is not to repeat what others have done, but to rediscover the spirit that created these great things -- and create utterly different things in ...more
All Music GuideA set of electronica that's nearly as challenging as Autechre's relentlessly academic beat manipulation but just as funky and instantly gratifying as a Fatboy Slim flag-waver. ...more
Stylus MagazinePerhaps the greatest expansion in Herren's sound is the range of emotion conveyed in One Word Extinguisher. ...more
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