Fluorescent Black (album)

Fluorescent Black
Fluorescent Black
Studio album by Anti-Pop Consortium
Released	September 28, 2009
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:10
Label	Big Dada
Producer	Beans ; High Priest; M. Sayyid; Earl Blaize; Alter Ego; MegMan;
Anti-Pop Consortium chronology

Last updated December 30, 2022

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
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
BBC	favorable^[6]
Clash	8/10^[7]
Drowned in Sound	8/10^[8]
Exclaim!	favorable^[9]
MusicOMH	^[10]
Pitchfork	7.0/10^[11]
PopMatters	^[2]
Spin	favorable^[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.	Title	Length
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

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References

1 2 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.
1 2 Ross, Daniel (October 13, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium: Fluorescent Black". PopMatters . Retrieved January 10, 2016.
↑ "Fluorescent Black - Anti-Pop Consortium". Big Dada . Retrieved January 10, 2016.
1 2 "Fluorescent Black by Anti-Pop Consortium". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 11, 2015.
1 2 Bush, John. "Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". AllMusic . Retrieved January 10, 2016.
↑ Stubbs, David (2009). "Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black - Review". BBC . Retrieved January 10, 2016.
1 2 Park, Adam (September 3, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". Clash . Retrieved January 10, 2016.
↑ Gibb, Rory (September 30, 2009). "Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on October 13, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
1 2 Quinlan, Thomas (October 20, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". Exclaim! . Retrieved October 14, 2009.
↑ Clarke, Jude (September 28, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium – Fluorescent Black". MusicOMH . Retrieved January 10, 2016.
↑ Harvell, Jess (October 8, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium: Fluorescent Black". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 16, 2009.
↑ Reeves, Mosi (October 23, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium, 'Fluorescent Black' (Big Dada)". Spin . Retrieved January 10, 2016.

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[dallasobserver-1] 1 2 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.

[popmatters-2] 1 2 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.

[metacritic-4] 1 2 "Fluorescent Black by Anti-Pop Consortium". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 11, 2015.

[allmusic-5] 1 2 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.

[clashmusic-7] 1 2 Park, Adam (September 3, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". Clash . Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[drownedinsound-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.

[exclaim-9] 1 2 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.

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Beans High Priest M. Sayyid Earl Blaize
Studio albums	Tragic Epilogue (2000) Arrhythmia (2002) Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp (2003) Fluorescent Black (2009)