One Word Extinguisher
Studio album by
Prefuse 73
ReleasedMay 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)
Genre
Length60:03
LabelWarp
ProducerPrefuse 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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press3/5[5]
The Independent[6]
Mojo[7]
Pitchfork9.1/10[8]
Q[9]
SpinB+[10]
Stylus MagazineA−[11]
Tiny Mix Tapes5/5[12]
Uncut[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

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 "Prefuse 73 Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Reviews for One Word Extinguisher by Prefuse 73". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". Alternative Press (179): 110. June 2003.
  6. ↑ Phelan, Laurence (May 4, 2003). "Sharp hooks, spliced rhymes". The Independent.
  7. ↑ "Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". Mojo (115): 113. June 2003.
  8. ↑ Hoffman, Jascha (May 7, 2003). "Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". Q (203): 104. June 2003.
  10. ↑ Hermes, Will (August 2003). "Four Tet: Rounds / Prefuse 73: One Word Extinguisher". Spin. 19 (8): 118. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  11. ↑ Mueller, Gavin (September 1, 2003). "Prefuse 73 – One Word Extinguisher – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  12. ↑ Jean-Pierre. "Prefuse 73 – One Word Extinguisher". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Prefuse 73 – One Word Extinguisher". Uncut (73): 98. June 2003. Archived from the original on April 25, 2005. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  14. ↑ "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. January 24, 2017. p. 4. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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