| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Billboard | favorable[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| MusicOMH | favorable[5] |
| Pitchfork | 5.3/10 (Preparations)[6] 7.1/10 (Interregnums)[6] |
| PopMatters |   [7] |
| Spin | favorable[8] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [10] |
Preparations is a studio album by Prefuse 73. It was released on Warp Records in 2007.
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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Preparations by Prefuse 73". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "Preparations - Prefuse 73". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Menze, Jill. "Preparations". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ MacFarlane, Richard (October 11, 2007). "Album Review: Prefuse 73 - Preparations". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Heywood, Tony (October 15, 2007). "Prefuse 73 – Preparations". MusicOMH. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Dombal, Ryan (October 23, 2007). "Prefuse 73: Preparations". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Dorr, Nate (October 24, 2007). "Prefuse 73: Preparations". PopMatters. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (November 20, 2007). "Prefuse 73, 'Preparations' (Warp)". Spin. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ McGarvey, Evan (October 19, 2007). "Prefuse 73 - Preparations". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ Urban Guerilla (October 22, 2007). "Prefuse 73 - Preparations". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
External links
- Preparations at Discogs (list of releases)