| Arrhythmia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 2, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:09 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer |
| |||
| Antipop Consortium chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Arrhythmia | ||||
| ||||
Arrhythmia is a studio album by American hip hop group Antipop Consortium. It was released on Warp on April 2, 2002. [2] It peaked at number 29 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Club | favorable [5] |
| CMJ New Music Monthly | favorable [6] |
| CMJ New Music Report | favorable [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [8] |
| PopMatters | mixed [2] |
| Stylus Magazine | C− [9] |
Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.7 out of 10, saying, "despite its shortcomings, Arrhythmia has plenty of appeal, particularly to the indie crowd, for whom progressivism is a badge of pride." [8] Lisa Hageman of CMJ New Music Report said: "This album has been meticulously crafted down to the tiniest detail, rendering each track its own unique and complete experience." [7]
Chicago Reader placed it at number 7 on the "Best Releases of 2002" list. [10] In 2009, The Skinny included it on the "Warp Essentials" list. [11]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Contraption" | Antipop Consortium | 0:58 |
| 2. | "Bubblz" | High Priest | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Ping Pong" |
| 2:42 |
| 4. | "Dead in Motion" | E. Blaize | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Mega" |
| 2:24 |
| 6. | "Silver Heat" | E. Blaize | 3:14 |
| 7. | "EKG" | E. Blaize | 0:30 |
| 8. | "Ghostlawns" / "2" |
| 4:12 |
| 9. | "We Kill Soap Scum" |
| 3:14 |
| 10. | "Z St." | M. Sayyid | 2:51 |
| 11. | "Traum" |
| 2:22 |
| 12. | "Tron Man Speaks" | High Priest | 1:57 |
| 13. | "Focused" | M. Sayyid | 2:27 |
| 14. | "Conspiracy of Myth" |
| 3:34 |
| 15. | "Human Shield" / "Place the Face" | Antipop Consortium / E. Blaize | 5:00 |
| Total length: | 43:09 | ||
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [3] | 29 |
Skinny Puppy is a Canadian industrial music group formed in Vancouver in 1982. The group is among the founders of the industrial rock and electro-industrial genres. Initially envisioned as an experimental side-project by cEvin Key while he was in the new wave band Images in Vogue, Skinny Puppy evolved into a full-time project with the addition of vocalist Nivek Ogre.
Amber is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Autechre, released on 7 November 1994 by Warp. It was the first Autechre album to be composed entirely of new material, as their debut album Incunabula (1993) was a compilation of older tracks.
Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives is a 2001 studio album by Guillermo Scott Herren, the first released under the name Prefuse 73. The album was released on June 11, 2001 on Warp. The music was created by Herren alone, with some tracks featuring guest vocals from MCs Mikah 9, MF Doom and Aesop Rock as well as vocalist Sam Prekop from The Sea and Cake. Inspired by Miami bass and early 90s hip hop, Herren had been recording music with his Music Production Center (MPC) for Schematic Records, a label known primarily for intelligent dance music (IDM). After working with various local hip hop artists making what he described as "very boring rap beats", Herren was inspired to take his music in a more left-field direction.
The Ultimate Collection is a 2002 two-disc greatest hits set by the Who with both singles and top hits from albums, all of which have been remastered. The compilation was released by Polydor Records internationally and on MCA Records in the U.S. The first 150,000 copies added a third disk with rare tracks and music videos. The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 29 June 2002, at No. 31 and hit No. 17 on the British charts. It was certified gold by the RIAA on 15 July 2002 and platinum on 13 March 2008.
The Phenomenauts are a musical band from Oakland, California, that combine several styles of music with a futuristic science fiction theme. Their sound uses elements from rock and roll, punk, glam, garage rock and new wave styles of music. They call their style "rocket roll".
Robert Edward Stewart II, also known as Beans is a rapper from White Plains, New York. He was a member of the underground hip hop group Antipop Consortium. He is a founder of the record label Tygr Rawwk Rcrds.
Antipop Consortium is an American alternative hip hop group. The group formed in 1997, when Beans, High Priest, M. Sayyid, and producer Earl Blaize met at a poetry slam in New York City. They are notable for their stream-of-consciousness lyrics and musical references to contemporary composition methods.
Not for Threes is the second studio album by English electronic music duo Plaid. It was released on 27 October 1997 by Warp. The album was released in the United States on 28 April 1998 by Nothing Records.
The No Music is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Themselves. It was released on Anticon in 2002. It peaked at number 183 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart, as well as number 13 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart. A remix version of the album, The No Music of AIFFs, was released in 2003.
Balance is the first studio album by Boston rapper Akrobatik. It was released on May 20, 2003 by Coup D'État. It ranked at number 4 on CMJ's "Hip-Hop 2003" chart.
Fluorescent Black is a studio album by American hip hop group Anti-Pop Consortium. It was released on Big Dada on September 28, 2009.
Symptomatic of a Greater Ill is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Darc Mind. It was released on Anticon on August 29, 2006. It peaked at number 29 on the Dusted Top 40 Radio Chart.
10 Seconds is the first studio album by American hip hop producer Jel. It was released on Mush Records on October 22, 2002. The title derives from the limited sampling time of E-mu SP-1200.
Look Mom... No Hands is the first solo studio album by American hip hop musician Vast Aire, one half of the duo Cannibal Ox. It was released on Chocolate Industries on April 27, 2004. It features contributions from MF Doom, RJD2, Madlib, Aesop Rock, and Sadat X. It peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.
Anti is the eighth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna, released on 28 January 2016 by Roc Nation and Westbury Road. Rihanna started recording in 2014 after ending her contract with Def Jam Recordings, who had released all of her albums since her debut in 2005. As executive producer, Rihanna recorded Anti with producers including Jeff Bhasker, Boi-1da, DJ Mustard, Hit-Boy, Brian Kennedy, Timbaland and No I.D., at studios in Canada, the United States and France. SZA and Drake contribute guest vocals.
Not to Disappear is the second studio album by British indie folk band Daughter, released on 15 January 2016 by 4AD. In anticipation of the album, a music video for the promotional single "Doing the Right Thing" was released on 30 September 2015. A music video for the single "Numbers" followed in November 2015. The album cover is "The World is Spinning Around", a painting by British artist Sarah Shaw.
Tragic Epilogue is the first studio album by American hip hop group Antipop Consortium. It was released on 75 Ark on February 22, 2000. The group's member Beans described it as "a eulogy to the end of hip-hop".
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.
Heart Break is the seventh studio album by American country pop trio Lady Antebellum. It was released on June 9, 2017, through Capitol Records Nashville. The album serves as the "spiritual follow-up" to 2010's Need You Now and is their first release since 2014's 747, with its three-year gap being the longest between two albums by the group to date.
Take Me Apart is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Kelela. It was released on October 6, 2017, through Warp. Combining electronic music and R&B, the album was noted for its futuristic sound and its incorporation of various musical styles. Kelela worked on the album for four years with producers she had previously collaborated with on her previous releases, Cut 4 Me (2013) and Hallucinogen (2015).
