One Word Extinguisher

One Word Extinguisher
Studio album by Prefuse 73
Released May 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)
Genre Electronica, hip hop, glitch
Length 60:03
Label Warp
Producer Prefuse 73
Prefuse 73 chronology
The '92 vs. '02 Collection
(2002)
One Word Extinguisher
(2003)
Extinguished: Outtakes
(2003)

One Word Extinguisher is the second studio album by Prefuse 73.[1] It was released on May 6, 2003 on Warp Records.[2] The album is inspired by a breakup Herren and his girlfriend had with songs resulting in anger, depression, and chaos. Many of the tracks have been played on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Mojo[4]
Pitchfork Media9.1/10[5]
Q[6]
SpinB+[7]
Stylus MagazineA−[8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, One Word Extinguisher received an average score of 86 out of 100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] John Bush of AllMusic called the album "a 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."[2] David Morris of PopMatters described it as "meticulously constructed and flawlessly engineered music".[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Wrong Side of Reflection (Intro)"  0:34
2."The End of Biters - International"  1:17
3."Plastic" (featuring Diverse)2:44
4."Uprock and Invigorate" (co-produced by Dabrye)3:46
5."The Color of Tempo"  2:34
6."Dave's Bonus Beats"  2:10
7."Detchibe"  4:08
8."Altoid Addiction (Interlude)"  1:01
9."Busy Signal (Make You Go Bombing Mix)" (co-produced by Daedelus)2:41
10."One Word Extinguisher"  4:04
11."90% of My Mind Is with You"  3:15
12."Huevos with Jeff and Rani" (featuring Mr. Lif)1:22
13."Female Demands"  2:29
14."Why I Love You" (featuring Jenny Vasquez)2:55
15."Southerners (Interlude)"  0:23
16."Perverted Undertone"  3:18
17."Invigorate (Interlude)" (co-produced by Dabrye)1:25
18."Choking You"  4:01
19."Storm Returns" (co-produced by Tommy Guerrero)5:15
20."Trains on Top of the Game (Interlude)"  1:54
21."Styles That Fade Away with a Collonade Reprise"  4:26
22."Esta" (bonus track)1:22
23."Pentagram" (bonus track)2:59

References

  1. 1 2 Morris, David (July 16, 2003). "Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". PopMatters. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Bush, John. "One Word Extinguisher – Prefuse 73". AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Reviews for One Word Extinguisher by Prefuse 73". Metacritic. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  4. "Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". Mojo (115): 113. June 2003.
  5. Hoffman, Jascha (May 7, 2003). "Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  6. "Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". Q (203): 104. June 2003.
  7. Hermes, Will (August 2003). "Four Tet: Rounds / Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". Spin. 19 (8): 118. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  8. Mueller, Gavin (September 1, 2003). "Prefuse 73 - One Word Extinguisher". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
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