Preparations (album)

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Preparations is a studio album by Prefuse 73. It was released on Warp Records in 2007.

Preparations
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 2007 (2007-10-23)
GenreElectronic
Length46:20
LabelWarp Records
ProducerPrefuse 73
Prefuse 73 chronology
Security Screenings
(2006)
Preparations
(2007)
Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboardfavorable[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
MusicOMHfavorable[5]
Pitchfork5.3/10 (Preparations)[6]
7.1/10 (Interregnums)[6]
PopMatters[7]
Spinfavorable[8]
Stylus MagazineB+[9]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]

Unlike the 2006 EP Security Screenings, Preparations is considered the proper follow-up to the 2005 album Surrounded by Silence.

The album includes a 15-track bonus disc entitled Interregnums, which features "unheard explorations into orchestral soundtrack music", including compositions played by live musicians.

Track listing

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Preparations
No.TitleLength
1."From the East Intro"0:31
2."Beaten Thursdays"3:43
3."Aborted Hugs"1:29
4."The Class of 73 Bells" (featuring School of Seven Bells)4:58
5."Girlfriend Boyfriend"3:22
6."Smoking Red" (featuring John Stanier)2:55
7."Prog Version Slowly Crushed"3:32
8."Noreaster Cheer"2:30
9."Let It Ring"3:08
10."17 Seconds Interlude" (featuring Tobias Lilja)1:01
11."I Knew You Were Gonna Go"4:01
12."Pomade Suite Version One"5:46
13."Spaced + Dissonant"4:14
14."Preparation Outro Version"5:02
15."Recycled Suite" (Japanese edition bonus track)5:07
Interregnums
No.TitleLength
1."For Her Non-Place"5:30
2."Preparation One"0:45
3."Thorough Light"3:45
4."Spacious and Dissonant Part 2"6:50
5."Pitu"5:18
6."Preparation Two"0:49
7."Over Ensembles"4:28
8."The Last"4:40
9."Sunbeamstress"2:09
10."Humidity Interlude"1:35
11."The Ground We Lift"3:23
12."Preparation Three"0:56
13."Let It Ring Ensembles"4:21
14."Out We Will Go"2:15
15."Prepared as It Was"4:57

References

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  1. ^ "Preparations by Prefuse 73". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Preparations - Prefuse 73". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Menze, Jill. "Preparations". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 25, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  4. ^ MacFarlane, Richard (October 11, 2007). "Album Review: Prefuse 73 - Preparations". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Heywood, Tony (October 15, 2007). "Prefuse 73 – Preparations". MusicOMH. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Dombal, Ryan (October 23, 2007). "Prefuse 73: Preparations". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Dorr, Nate (October 24, 2007). "Prefuse 73: Preparations". PopMatters. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Reeves, Mosi (November 20, 2007). "Prefuse 73, 'Preparations' (Warp)". Spin. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  9. ^ McGarvey, Evan (October 19, 2007). "Prefuse 73 - Preparations". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  10. ^ Urban Guerilla (October 22, 2007). "Prefuse 73 - Preparations". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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