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One Word Extinguisher
Electronic · 2003 · 23 tracks

One Word Extinguisher

Prefuse 73

A masterwork of fragmented hip-hop and surgical glitch. Warm analog samples meet digital stutter-cuts in a dense, urban late-night collage.

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It's like hip-hop put through a paper shredder and then taped back together by a genius.

A restless, urban energy that balances technical precision with a warm, soulful melancholy.

One Word Extinguisher · vs · Prefuse 73
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The vocals lean a touch further into processed than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 23 Tracks
01
The Wrong Side of Reflection (intro)
0:34
02
The End of Biters ‐ International
1:18
03
Plastic
2:45
04
Uprock and Invigorate
3:47
05
The Color of Tempo
2:34
06
Dave’s Bonus Beats
2:10
07
Detchibe
4:09
08
Altoid Addiction (interlude)
1:02
09
Busy Signal (Make You Go Bombing mix)
2:42
10
One Word Extinguisher
4:04
11
90% of My Mind Is With You
3:15
12
Huevos With Jeff and Rani
1:22
13
Female Demands
2:29
14
Why I Love You
2:56
15
Southerners (interlude)
0:24
16
Perverted Undertone
3:18
17
Invigorate (interlude)
1:26
18
Choking You
4:01
19
Storm Returns
5:16
20
Trains on Top of the Game (interlude)
1:54
21
Styles That Fade Away With a Collonade (reprise)
4:26
22
Esta
1:22
23
Pentagram
3:00
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the vocal fragments in 'The Color of Tempo' become a melodic lead rather than just a texture.
The sudden transition from the aggressive 'Uprock and Invigorate' into the more melodic, drifting 'Detchibe'.
The intricate, off-kilter drum programming on 'Perverted Undertone' that feels like it might collapse before snapping back into place.
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