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Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives
Electronic · 2001 · 16 tracks

Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives

Prefuse 73

Surgically deconstructed hip-hop where vocal chords become percussion. A landmark of glitch aesthetics fused with warm, dusty MPC soul.

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It's like J Dilla and Autechre got stuck in an elevator and decided to make a masterpiece.

A restless, hyper-detailed exploration of urban rhythm and digital decay.

Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives · vs · Prefuse 73
High Energy+1.6σ

It runs notably hotter than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Radio Attack
5:15
03
Life Death
3:23
04
Smile in Your Face
2:28
05
Point to B
4:02
06
Five Minutes Away
3:15
07
Living Life
2:44
08
Eve of Dextruction
3:22
09
Last Night
3:41
10
Cliché Intro
1:49
11
Back in Time
2:10
12
Hot Winter’s Day
2:12
13
Black List
3:51
14
[untitled]
1:27
15
Afternoon Love In
3:58
16
7th Message
4:06
17
Shitslime Garbage Can vs My MPC
3:05
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the vocal samples in 'Point to B' are sliced into percussive chirps that somehow maintain a melodic soul.
The sudden, jarring shift from smooth jazz-inflected loops to aggressive, stuttering digital noise in the album's final third.
The guest verses on 'Black List' being swallowed and spat back out by a rhythmic glitch engine that redefines the beat's pocket.
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