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| Released | February 18, 2003 | |||
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| Length | 41:59 | |||
| Label | Thirsty Ear Recordings | |||
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Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp is a collaborative studio album by Antipop Consortium and Matthew Shipp. It was released on Thirsty Ear Recordings on February 18, 2003. [1]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | favorable [2] |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10 [4] |
| PopMatters | favorable [5] |
| Stylus Magazine | C [6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [7] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]
Farrell Lowe of All About Jazz described the album as "hip music coming from modern jazz, with hip-hop masters gettin' next to it." [2] Ed Howard of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of C, saying: "Despite being a very enjoyable listen from start to finish, this record also has a clear sense of unfulfilled promise." [6] Meanwhile, Marshall Bowden of PopMatters said: "With neither side ceding territory to the other, it is still apparent that these musical forms can interact in meaningful ways." [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Places I've Never Been" | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Staph" | 5:38 |
| 3. | "Slow Horn" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "A Knot in Your Bop" | 4:02 |
| 5. | "SVP" | 5:19 |
| 6. | "Coda" | 3:23 |
| 7. | "Stream Light" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Monstro City" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Real Is Surreal" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Free Hop" | 7:13 |
| Total length: | 41:59 | |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [8] | 22 |
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