Surrounded by Silence (album)

Surrounded by Silence
Studio album by Prefuse 73
Released	March 21, 2005
Genre	Electronica, hip hop
Length	60:48
Label	Warp Records
Producer	Prefuse 73
Prefuse 73 chronology
Extinguished: Outtakes (2003) Surrounded by Silence (2005) Prefuse 73 Reads the Books E.P. (2005)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[3]
Exclaim!	favorable[4]
Pitchfork Media	6.8/10[5]
PopMatters	[6]
Stylus Magazine	B-[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[8]

Surrounded by Silence is the third studio album by Prefuse 73.^[4] It was released on Warp Records on March 21, 2005.^[3]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Surrounded by Silence received an average score of 73% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I've Said All I Need to Say About Them Intro"	3:33
2.	"Hide Ya Face" (featuring Ghostface and El-P)	3:13
3.	"Bad Memory Interlude One"	0:39
4.	"Ty Versus Detchibe" (featuring Tyondai Braxton)	3:21
5.	"Expressing Views Is Obviously Illegal"	3:41
6.	"Pastel Assassins" (featuring Claudia Deheza and Alejandra Deheza)	4:26
7.	"Pagina Dos" (featuring The Books)	2:28
8.	"Silencio Interlude"	0:56
9.	"Now You're Leaving" (featuring Camu)	2:38
10.	"Gratis" (Prefuse vs. Pedro)	4:51
11.	"We Go Our Own Way" (featuring Kazu)	3:19
12.	"Mantra Two" (featuring Tyondai Braxton)	1:06
13.	"Sabbatical with Options" (featuring Aesop Rock)	2:44
14.	"It's Crowded" (featuring Claudia Deheza)	4:53
15.	"Just the Thought" (featuring Masta Killa and GZA)	3:37
16.	"La Correcion Exchange" (featuring DJ Nobody)	4:15
17.	"Hide Ya Face (Reminder Version)"	1:34
18.	"Morale Crusher" (featuring Beans)	1:13
19.	"Minutes Away Without You"	3:48
20.	"Rain Edit Interlude"	1:36
21.	"And I'm Gone" (Prefuse vs. Piano Overlord vs. Broadcast vs. Café Tacuba)	2:55

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Top Dance/Electronic Albums[9]	8
Heatseekers Albums[10]	34
Independent Albums[11]	39

References

1. "Surrounded By Silence - Prefuse 73". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
2. Bush, John. "Surrounded by Silence - Prefuse 73". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
3. Diver, Mike (March 21, 2005). "Prefuse 73 - Surrounded By Silence". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
4. Jones, Kevin (April 1, 2005). "Prefuse 73 - Surrounded By Silence". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
5. Mitchum, Rob (March 24, 2005). "Prefuse 73: Surrounded By Silence". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
6. Hamilton, Pierre (July 21, 2005). "Prefuse 73: Surrounded by Silence". PopMatters. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
7. Pemberton, Rollie (March 24, 2005). "Prefuse 73 - Surrounded By Silence". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
8. Weir, Matt B. "Prefuse 73 - Surrounded by Silence". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
9. "Prefuse 73 - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
10. "Prefuse 73 - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
11. "Prefuse 73 - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

External links

• Surrounded by Silence at Discogs (list of releases)