One Word Extinguisher

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One Word Extinguisher
Prefuse 73-One Word Extinguisher (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)
Genre
Length60:03
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 American electronic music producer Prefuse 73. [1] It was released on Warp on May 6, 2003. [2] It peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 86/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Alternative Press 3/5 [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 9.1/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin B+ [10]
Stylus Magazine A− [11]
Tiny Mix Tapes 5/5 [12]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]

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". [4]

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] Uncut praised the album as a "marvel of hip hop knowledge and glitch science". [13]

In 2017, Pitchfork placed One Word Extinguisher at number 15 on its list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time". [14]

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

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [3] 41

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