Prefuse 73  Reads the Books EP  by Stephen Stirling  21
September 2005   A Tale of Wounded Warriors  When murmurs of a
collaboration between Scott Herren of Prefuse 73 and the Books
began surfacing just before the release of Herren’s latest under
the Prefuse moniker, Surrounded By Silence, it seemed like a
perfect match.  Herren’s reputation still seemed fairly
untouchable, riding high on the success of the glitch-hop
masterpiece One Word Extinguisher and the subsequent collection
of outtakes and unfinished tracks from the album, Extinguished,
which still rivaled most hip-hop production of the day with its
colorful melodies and virgin-tight drumming.  cover art  Prefuse
73  Reads the Books EP  US: 12 Jul 2005 UK: Available as import
The Books were also working on a new album, Lost and Safe, which
was slated for release just a few weeks later. The album, much
like Herren’s, was garnering a decent amount of anticipation
after the highly acclaimed release of their mix-mash of found-
sound, electronica, and symph