Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black album FLAC







Anti-pop Consortium perform "Apparently" from their new album "Fluorescent Black," but not before starting out with a little "Tappin' Free Form.
Released September 28, 2009. Fluorescent Black Tracklist. 1. Lay Me Down Lyrics. Fluorescent Black Q&A. Mastered by Tony Dawsey. Photography By Timothy Saccenti. Mixed By Earl Blaize. Engineer Earl Blaize.
After releasing their reunion album Fluorescent Black on Big Dada Records in 2009, the group has been touring steadily. Playing shows in Pontiac, Michigan; Futuresonic at Urbis in Manchester, UK (May 14, 2009), as well as appearing at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas in 2010 . Anonymous, Adam (September 22, 2009). Anti-Pop Consortium Interview". Retrieved December 30, 2015. Ross, Daniel (November 4, 2009). Anti-Pop Consortium Interview - Sleeping On The Job".
Anti-Pop Consortium – Fluorescent Black. Label: Beat Records – BRC-236, Big Dada Recordings – BRC-236. Artwork By – Mark Evans. Design – Ron Croudy. Mastered By – Tony Dawsey. Photography – Timothy Saccenti.
Fluorescent Black is a studio album by American hip hop group Anti-Pop Consortium Contents Adam Park of Clash described it as "a futuristic blueprint that will subtly define the coming decade's urban landscape. Meanwhile, Rory Gibb of Drowned in Sound said: "The chemistry between all three MCs is stronger than ever, and the beats on here act as a reminder of how to do leftfield hip-hop in the right wa.
However, the name Anti-Pop Consortium also carries with it a millstone of grim self-satisfaction and gruelling austerity. Is ‘consortium’ really the first word you'd reach for when wanting to improve the quality of fun? Or is fun itself to be frowned upon? Having reformed in 2007, Fluorescent Black is the first album by the New York hip-hoppers since 2003's Anti-Pop Consortium vs Matthew Shipp, after which members Beans, High Priest and M Sayyid split to pursue solo careers.
Photo courtesy of Big Dada Records " If memory serves me correctly, that phrase pops up on Anti-Pop Consortium's first album, Tragic Epilogue. That's the takeaway phrase that has always stayed with me whenever I think about them and how to describe their music to people who don't know their work. Their reformation resulted in new performances and a new album: Fluorescent Black. Even with the rhythmic advances that have occurred since their hiatus (the bass of dubstep and the new school beat concoctions of producers like Hudson Mohawke), these guys sound hungry and very inspired. Their live set at All Tomorrow's Parties features them firing on all cylinders. You can hear a number of selections from their set after the jump or check the full streaming archive here.
Anti-Pop Consortium formed in 1997 when Beans, High Priest, M. Sayyid and producer Earl Blaize met at a poetry slam in New York City. The four of them put out a series of mixtapes (proper cassettes!) on their own Anti-Pop Records and called them Consortium volumes 1, 2 and 3. The people who were picking up the tapes began to refer to the coalition behind them as the Anti-Pop Consortium and the group as we now know it was born. The Consortium’s emblem – a stylised corporate stick figure with a burning head – was also already in place, created by the graphical smarts of High Priest himself
Anti-Pop Consortium have always been known for their experimental hip hop that consists of futuristic sounds mixed with virtuoso hip hop lyrics, certainly not for your average Joe. The combination was a perfect signing for Warp Records and the most well known album 'Arrhythmia' released in 2002 that earned them a tour with Radiohead. Now the hard hitting crew Beans, High Priest, M Sayyid and producer Earl Blaize are back
Tracklist Hide Credits
A1 | Lay Me DownElectric Guitar [Intro] – Dolphin Producer – Priest*Synthesizer [Intro], Bass [Intro] – MegManWritten-By [Intro] – E. Blaize* |
3:55 |
A2 | New Jack ExterminatorArranged By, Scratches – E. Blaize*Keyboards [Outro] – High Priest / Hprizm*Producer – Beans |
4:24 |
A3 | ReflectionsBass [Outro] – MegManElectric Guitar [Outro] – Dolphin Producer – Priest*Written-By [Outro Reinterpreted By] – E. Blaize* |
3:30 |
A4 | ShineElectric Bass – MegManProducer – Alter Ego Voice [Woman (distressed) End] – Celina GrayVoice [Woman 1] – Leslie KlyachmanVoice [Woman 2] – Kristina ZubkovaWritten-By [Scenes Written And Directed By] – E. Blaize* |
2:29 |
B1 | C Thru UProducer – Priest* |
2:12 |
B2 | VolcanoKeyboards, Programmed By – High Priest / Hprizm*Producer – M. SayyidSynthesizer [Moog] – MegManVoice [Hook] – Michael Figaro |
3:08 |
B3 | TimpaniArranged By [Outro] – E. Blaize*Producer – E. Blaize*, M. SayyidWritten-By [Outro] – APC* |
4:11 |
B4 | The SolutionProducer – E. Blaize* |
3:22 |
C1 | Get LiteEdited By [Vocal Edits] – E. Blaize*Producer – Priest*Producer [Additional] – Earl BlaizeVoice [Intro + Adlibs] – Davis Nelson, La Sonya Gunter |
3:30 |
C2 | NY To TokyoFeaturing – Roots ManuvaProducer – Priest* |
3:28 |
C3 | SuperunfrontableProducer – MegManVoice [Hook] – La Sonya Gunter |
4:04 |
C4 | Born ElectricBacking Vocals – La Sonya GunterElectric Guitar – Dolphin Keyboards [Intro], Strings [Intro] – Shawn KeysProducer – APC*Producer [Additional] – Earl BlaizeWritten-By [Outline By] – Priest* |
3:03 |
D1 | ApparentlyProducer – M. Sayyid |
2:30 |
D2 | End GameProducer – E. Blaize* |
2:20 |
D3 | Capricorn OneEffects – E. Blaize*Producer – Priest*Producer [Additional] – Earl BlaizeVoice [Hook] – Mr Live* |
3:12 |
D4 | DragunovProducer – Priest* |
1:30 |
D5 | Fluorescent BlackProducer – APC* |
4:56 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – MPO
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
Credits
- Composed By [Composer], Programmed By [Programmer], Vocals [Vocalist], Synthesizer [Synth], Drums, Keyboards, Other [Software], Effects [Efx], Other [Midi], Other [Osc] – High Priest / Hprizm*
- Design [Album Design] – Ron Croudy
- Engineer, Mixed By – Earl A. Blaize*
- Engineer, Technician [Troubleshooter], Other [Philosopher], Other [Interstellar Hitchiker And Just About As Nice As Beans] – Earl Blaize
- Illustration – Mark Evans
- Management – Joseph N. Yoon*
- Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
- Photography By [Band Photography] – Timothy Saccenti
- Producer – Anti-pop Consortium*
- Recorded By – Dan Huron (tracks: C4, D5)
- Vocals [Orator], Synthesizer, Percussion [Programmed], Arranged By [Arrangements], Other [All Around Nice Guy] – Beans
- Vocals [Vox], Lyrics By [Writer], Producer – M. Sayyid
- Written-By – APC*, E. Blaize*, K. Austin*, M. Oquendo* (tracks: C3), M. Greene*, R. Stewart*, R. Smith* (tracks: C2), W. Edmond* (tracks: A4)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5 021392 150888
- Other (Runouts): BD150-A MPO MASTERDISK TD
- Other (Runouts): BD150-B MPO
- Other (Runouts): BD150-C MPO
- Other (Runouts): BD-150-D MPO
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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BDCD150 | Anti-Pop Consortium* | Fluorescent Black (CD, Album) | Big Dada Recordings | BDCD150 | UK | 2009 |
BRC-236 | Anti-Pop Consortium* | Fluorescent Black (CD, Album, Ltd) | Beat Records, Big Dada Recordings | BRC-236 | Japan | 2009 |
none | Anti-Pop Consortium* | Fluorescent Black (Album Instrumentals) (CDr, Album, Promo) | Big Dada Recordings | none | UK | 2009 |
