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Reads the Books E.P. [Single] [EP]

~ Prefuse 73

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Audio CD (11 Jul 2005)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Single, EP
Label: Warp
ASIN: B0009HLBF2
Other Editions: Audio CD

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 193,882 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Pagina Uno Introduccion

2. Pagina Dos

3. Pagina Tres

4. Pagina Cuatro

5. Pagina Cinco

6. Pagina Seis

7. Pagina Siete

8. Pagina Ocho (Feat. Claudia Maria Deheza)

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READS THE BOOKS is a collaboration made in indie-electronica heaven. On it, Scott Herren, a.k.a. Prefuse 73, one of thefinest producers in the electronica game, interprets the work of experimental folk-tronica duo the Books. Herren's own superb records (VOCAL STUDIES + UPROCK NARRATIVES, ONE WORD EXTINGUISHER) recombine the elements of hip-hop with a sophisticated composer's ear for texture, pattern, and balance, while the Books have made utterly absorbing, guitar, strings,and sample-driven avant-instrumentals on albums such as THOUGHT FOR FOOD and THE LEMON OF PINK.
On paper, then, it might seem like the music on READS THE BOOKS is in danger of deconstructing itself right out of existence. Yet while Herren's treatments (presented in a series of eight "pages") arecertainly experimental, they preserve the organic warmth ofthe Books' originals, while adding to them the lush atmospherics and groove-intensive colours that is the Prefuse trademark. The results intrigue and absorb, and are a must-listenfor fans of either artist.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Well read?, 3 Aug 2005

By	Demob Happy "jamesewan" (London / Grenoble) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

On paper this seemed a match made in heaven. Scott Herren's masterful rythmic programming pared up with The Books' airy collage folk seeming destined to bring out the best in both: giving the former added space and organic texture and the latter much-need structure and a bit of funk. To begin with, this is what it does, Pagina Dos (also featured on recent Prefuse 73 LP Surrounded by Silence) and Pagina Tres are instantly recognisable as belonging to both artists, and in a sense a perfect meeting of the two. As enjoyable as these brief tracks are, they do not venture into territory virgin to either artist, and I think this is also where the project fails: enjoyable as viewed as a simple remix project but not as a collaboration. The rest of the EP is fairly pedestrian, with nice beats and fragments of plucked guitar (and banjo) but essentially average stuff when compared with the artists' 'solo' material. 'Pagina Ocho', featuring long-time Herren collaborator Claudia Maria Deheza, spends about a minute being absolutely amazing but is let down by some rather dreary vocals harmonies. Nevertheless, worth picking up as a titbit if you are a fan of either.

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3.0 out of 5 stars hhhuuu, 15 Oct 2007

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It was inevitable that these two would eventually meet up; they're essentially doing the same thing, albeit in different fields. While Prefuse 73 gave hip hop the typical Warp Records treatment, cutting and shredding samples to glitchy, demented beats, The Books created almost Dadaist indie rock, adding - yep, you guessed it - cut-up and shredded samples on top of the simplest of folk accompaniment. Both pretty much perfected their style along the way, creating music that no-one else was doing. Well, aside from each other that is.

Considering that this album barely last 22 minutes and isn't even a proper collaboration in the first place (it's simply a Prefuse 73 remix album), I can kinda understand the muted reception this EP got upon its release. Nonetheless, listening to it two years after its release shows it to be a much more capable record than some gave it credit for. Each track (entitled Pagina Uno-Ocho) isn't intended to stand alone, merely to offer a rough, stream-of consciousness tour through the unique qualities that unites the two artists. It's a great example of the sum being greater than its individual parts, perfect for flicking through while lazily sipping coffee, just as Scott Herren is pictured doing on the cover. However, the brief length doesn't just leave the listener wanting more from this album; it leaves them wanting a proper collaboration, seeing what two of the most creative artists in music right now could achieve if they set their mind to it. Nonetheless, this release in wholly enjoyable, and should tide you over until that project comes about.

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