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A curious blog post appeared on the infotaintment autobahn late last Wednesday, credited to glitch-hop pioneer Guillermo Scott Herren, aka Prefuse 73. Under the subject heading "PREFUSE 73 STEPS DOWN AND OFF WARP.. TODAY'S NEWS.", Herren wrote, "As of today, after almost 10 years of churning out 'PREFUSE 73' music_ I am leaving the Warp roster (as "Prefuse"). This isn't a notification of retirement of the project, I'm simply moving on. No drama... .. I appreciate the love from WARP over the years regarding P73 and all they have done for me. In return, to all the fans that have given me so much support and still do, I love you for your ears and dedication through many years and changes."

Ah, OK, so he's leaving Warp Records. Sad, but we suppose everybody has to move on at some point in their lives.

But wait, what's this?

"I'm in a band that will be released on WARP RECORDS soon... I'll announce more on that when the rest of the band wants to."

OK then. So, Prefuse 73 isn't on Warp anymore, but some new project is? What's going on? A representative from Warp says, "we haven't parted ways, Prefuse is still on Warp. The message on his MySpace is a misnomer. The only info about the new band is that they're called Risil...and they're awesome." So, Risil, then!

Herren further writes, "I will continue to try as hard as I can to bring you the best music on record and live until I physically can't.....There are many definitive collaborations and projects that are Prefuse related and so on.. So, that's the story if you hear something different. It's only a new beginning."

And wouldn't you know it, the man's got tour dates aplenty over the next few months to prove it.

Prefuse 73:

05-06 Lille, France - Le Grand Mix
05-07 Paris, France - Marocinerie
05-08 Lyon, France - Nuits Sonores
05-09 Rome, Italy - Dissonanze Festival
05-11 Berlin, Germany - TBA (DJ set)
05-14 London, England - Astoria *
06-20 New York, NY - Whitney Museum (Wordless Music Series) #

* with Battles
# with ACME