Surrounded by Silence (album)

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Surrounded by Silence
Prefuse 73 - Surrounded by Silence.png
Studio album by
Prefuse 73
ReleasedMarch 21, 2005 (2005-03-21)
Genre Electronica, hip hop
Length60:48
Label Warp
Producer Prefuse 73
Prefuse 73 chronology
Extinguished: Outtakes
(2003)		Surrounded by Silence
(2005)		 Prefuse 73 Reads the Books E.P.
(2005)
Singles from Surrounded by Silence
  1. "Hide Ya Face"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [3]
Drowned in Sound 6/10 [4]
Exclaim! favorable [5]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [6]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Stylus Magazine B− [8]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT half.svg [9]
XLR8R favorable [10]

Surrounded by Silence is the third studio album by Prefuse 73. [5] It was released on Warp on March 21, 2005. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Surrounded by Silence received an average score of 73% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "just another underground rap record, with the usual collection of untraceable sound detritus to anchor its productions." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I've Said All I Need to Say About Them Intro"3:33
2."Hide Ya Face" (featuring Ghostface and El-P)3:13
3."Bad Memory Interlude One"0:39
4."Ty Versus Detchibe" (featuring Tyondai Braxton)3:21
5."Expressing Views Is Obviously Illegal"3:41
6."Pastel Assassins" (featuring Claudia Deheza and Alejandra Deheza)4:26
7."Pagina Dos" (featuring The Books)2:28
8."Silencio Interlude"0:56
9."Now You're Leaving" (featuring Camu)2:38
10."Gratis" (Prefuse vs. Pedro)4:51
11."We Go Our Own Way" (featuring Kazu)3:19
12."Mantra Two" (featuring Tyondai Braxton)1:06
13."Sabbatical with Options" (featuring Aesop Rock)2:44
14."It's Crowded" (featuring Claudia Deheza)4:53
15."Just the Thought" (featuring Masta Killa and GZA)3:37
16."La Correcion Exchange" (featuring DJ Nobody)4:15
17."Hide Ya Face (Reminder Version)"1:34
18."Morale Crusher" (featuring Beans)1:13
19."Minutes Away Without You"3:48
20."Rain Edit Interlude"1:36
21."And I'm Gone" (Prefuse vs. Piano Overlord vs. Broadcast vs. Café Tacuba)2:55

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 8
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [12] 34
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [13] 39

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