albums of the decade 67. Prefuse 73 - Surrounded By Silence

67. Prefuse 73 - Surrounded By Silence (2005)

Scott Herren went collaboration crazy on his third Prefuse 73 record, whereby guests as diverse as Ghostface, Beans and The Books were placed within fresh new parameters to provoke a soundclash that flourishes like purple and red paints splattered on a canvas. Massive thought went into every bar of the music and Prefuse manipulated sound to the infinite degree. Rap? IDM? Jazz? Funk? All of these plus a whole lot more packed into 21 tracks and for the third time Herren delivered big-time. Herren has paved the way for how hip-hop of el futuro will sound along with Daedelus, Madlib and Fyling Lotus. True pioneers my friend.