Surrounded by Silence

by Prefuse73

Surrounded by Silence cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 March 2005
  • Label: Warp
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:00:55
  • Community rating: 3.47/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Guillermo Scott Herren's third outing expands his intricate beat-making repertoire with a massive roster of guest vocalists, including Ghostface Killah and Aesop Rock. The production meticulously splices rapid-fire glitch elements and acoustic instrumentation, creating a dense, mechanical yet soulful take on abstract hip hop.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, melodic, instrumental, experimental, sampling, avant-garde, minimal

Tracklist

  1. I've Said All I Need To Say About Them Intro (3:32)
  2. Hide Ya Face (3:14)
  3. Bad Memory Interlude One (0:41)
  4. Ty Versus Detchibe (3:22)
  5. Expressing Views Is Obviously Illegal (3:41)
  6. Pastel Assassins (4:26)
  7. Pagina Dos (2:29)
  8. Silence Interlude (0:56)
  9. Now You're Leaving (2:38)
  10. Gratis (4:52)
  11. We Go Our Own Way (3:19)
  12. Mantra (1:06)
  13. Sabbatical With Options (2:45)
  14. It's Crowded (4:53)
  15. Just The Thought (3:38)
  16. La Correcion Exchange (4:15)
  17. Hide Ya Face (Reminder Version) (1:35)
  18. Morale Crusher (1:14)
  19. Minutes Away Without You (3:48)
  20. Rain Edit Interlude (1:36)
  21. And I'm Gone (2:55)

Credits

  • El-P - featuring
  • Ghostface Killah - featuring
  • Tyondai Braxton - featuring
  • Alejandra Deheza - featuring
  • Claudia Deheza - featuring, vocals
  • The Books - featuring
  • Camu Tao - featuring
  • Kazu Makino - featuring

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