Well before Flying Lotus and the Brainfeeder Records crew, Prefuse 73 was the pioneer and innovator of the glitch hop scene.
Prefuse 73 newest material on the legendary Warp Records is more of a casual LP than some epic masterpiece in a uncharted direction in electronica. To say this is not a bad thing. There's less soul here than say an early LP, One Word Extinguisher. It's more glitchy, beat oriented with less ambience. Great mix of rhythms of synths, tight varied percussion and micro sampled vocals create his brand of digital bliss. Truly unique. But I can't help noticing that it sounds like he's moving in a direction where he's trying to sound like the newer younger producers who are popping up all over the electronic hip hop scene.
Every track on this album is likable, everything flows seamlessly, and it's very well produced. Thats what we expect from the man. It plays like one long mix rather than separate tracks. Thats the key to a good glitch hop album. This is a new must own for electronic fans.
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