Fluorescent Black (album)

Fluorescent Black
Studio album by
Anti-Pop Consortium
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)
GenreHip hop[1]
Length55:10
LabelBig Dada
Producer
  • Beans
  • High Priest
  • M. Sayyid
  • Earl Blaize
  • Alter Ego
  • MegMan
Anti-Pop Consortium chronology
Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp
(2003) 		Fluorescent Black
(2009)

Fluorescent Black is a studio album by American hip hop group Anti-Pop Consortium. It was released on Big Dada on September 28, 2009.[2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
BBCfavorable[6]
Clash8/10[7]
Drowned in Sound8/10[8]
Exclaim!favorable[9]
MusicOMH[10]
Pitchfork7.0/10[11]
PopMatters[2]
Spinfavorable[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of the best rap records of the year."[5] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! said, "Fluorescent Black is an exciting, energetic return for a group long overdue for a new release, and it might just be the best Anti-Pop Consortium album to date."[9] Adam Park of Clash gave the album an 8 out of 10, describing it as "a futuristic blueprint that will subtly define the coming decade's urban landscape."[7]

Dan LeRoy of Dallas Observer included it on the "Best Hip-Hop of 2009" list.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lay Me Down"3:52
2."New Jack Exterminator"4:22
3."Reflections"3:28
4."Shine"2:27
5."C Thru U"2:10
6."Volcano"3:06
7."Timpani"4:09
8."The Solution"3:20
9."Get Lite"3:28
10."NY to Tokyo" (featuring Roots Manuva)3:26
11."Superunfrontable"4:01
12."Born Electric"3:00
13."Apparently"2:28
14."End Game"2:17
15."Capricorn One"3:10
16."Dragunov"1:28
17."Fluorescent Black"4:56
Total length:55:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Anti-Pop Consortium

  • Beans – vocals, production
  • High Priest – vocals, production
  • M. Sayyid – vocals, production
  • Earl Blaize – production, engineering, mixing

Additional musicians

  • Dolphin – guitar (1, 3, 12)
  • MegMan – bass guitar (1, 3, 4), synthesizer (1, 6), production (11)
  • Alter Ego – production (4)
  • Celina Gray – vocals (4)
  • Leslie Klyachman – vocals (4)
  • Kristina Zubkova – vocals (4)
  • Michael Figaro – vocals (6)
  • David Nelson – vocals (9)
  • La Sonya Gunter – vocals (9, 11, 12)
  • Roots Manuva – vocals (10)
  • Shawn Keys – keyboards (12), strings (12)
  • Mr Live – vocals (15)

Technical personnel

  • Dan Huron – recording (12, 17)
  • Tony Dawsey – mastering
  • Ron Croudy – design
  • Mark Evans – illustration
  • Timothy Saccenti – photography

References

  1. ^ a b LeRoy, Dan (December 14, 2009). "Year in Review: The Best Hip-Hop of 2009: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love da Bomb". Dallas Observer. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Ross, Daniel (October 13, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium: Fluorescent Black". PopMatters. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Fluorescent Black - Anti-Pop Consortium". Big Dada. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Fluorescent Black by Anti-Pop Consortium". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Bush, John. "Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  6. ^ Stubbs, David (2009). "Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black - Review". BBC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Park, Adam (September 3, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". Clash. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  8. ^ Gibb, Rory (September 30, 2009). "Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on October 13, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  9. ^ a b Quinlan, Thomas (October 20, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  10. ^ Clarke, Jude (September 28, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium – Fluorescent Black". MusicOMH. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  11. ^ Harvell, Jess (October 8, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium: Fluorescent Black". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
  12. ^ Reeves, Mosi (October 23, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium, 'Fluorescent Black' (Big Dada)". Spin. Retrieved January 10, 2016.