One Word Extinguisher | ||||
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Studio album by Prefuse 73 | ||||
Released | May 6, 2003 | |||
Genre | Electronica, hip hop, glitch | |||
Length | 60:03 | |||
Label | Warp | |||
Producer | Prefuse 73 | |||
Prefuse 73 chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 86/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Mojo | |
Pitchfork | 9.1/10 |
Q | |
Spin | B+ |
Stylus Magazine | A− |
One Word Extinguisher is the second studio album by Prefuse 73. It was released on May 6, 2003 on Warp Records.
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".
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "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." David Morris of PopMatters described it as "meticulously constructed and flawlessly engineered music".
In 2017, it ranked at number 15 on Pitchfork's "50 Best IDM Albums of All Time" list.