the of mirror eye

* Prefuse 73: Pagina Tres (5.0 mb) | Pagina Seis (8.5 mb)
From Prefuse 73 Reads The Books : Warp Records : WAP189

Even though there are no surprises with Prefuse 73 (look here) remixing The Books (look here), that doesn’t make this EP length remix project any less enjoyable to listen to. In fact, this seems to be a perfect mix of The Books’ electro-acoustic wizardry and the glitch-hop of Prefuse 73. When I first heard about this project, I wondered how Prefuse 73 would be able to add anything to The Books, as their music is packed chock full o’ cut up strings and samples as it is. But, ingeniously, Prefuse 73 stripped away many of the layers before adding his own incredible beats and glitches. Overall, a most satisfying listen.

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Just for comparison’s sake (and in case you’re not familiar with these musicians on their own) I decided to post a track each by Prefuse 73 and The Books.

* Prefuse 73: Uprock And Invigorate (4.5 mb)
From One Word Extinguisher : Warp Records : Warp105

* The Books: The Lemon Of Pink Pt 1 (7.5 mb)
From The Lemon Of Pink : TomLab : tom32