Fluorescent Black
For the story that ran in Heavy Metal, see Fluorescent Black (comics).
| Fluorescent Black | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by Anti-Pop Consortium | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 55:10 | |||
| Label | Big Dada | |||
| Producer | Earl Blaize, High Priest, M.Sayyid | |||
| Anti-Pop Consortium chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (79/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10)[4] |
| PopMatters | (8/10)[5] |
| Spin |  [6] |
Fluorescent Black is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Anti-Pop Consortium. It was released on September 28, 2009 on Big Dada.[5][7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lay Me Down" | K. Austin, E. Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Greene, Stewart | 3:52 | |
| 2. | "New Jack Exterminator" | Stewart, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Austin, Greene | 4:22 | |
| 3. | "Reflections" | Austin, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Greene, Stewart | 3:28 | |
| 4. | "Shine" | Blaize, Greene, Anti-Pop Consortium, W. Edmond | 2:27 | |
| 5. | "C Thru U" | Austin, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Greene, Stewart | 2:10 | |
| 6. | "Volcano" | Greene, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Austin, Stewart | 3:06 | |
| 7. | "Timpani" | Greene, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Austin, Stewart | 4:09 | |
| 8. | "The Solution" | Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Austin | 3:20 | |
| 9. | "Get Lite" | Austin, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Greene, Stewart | 3:28 | |
| 10. | "NY to Tokyo" | Anti-Pop Consortium, Austin, Rick Smith, Stewart | 3:26 | |
| 11. | "Superunfrontable" | Anti-Pop Consortium, M. Oquendo | 4:01 | |
| 12. | "Born Electric" | Austin, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Greene | 3:00 | |
| 13. | "Apparently" | Austin, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Greene, Stewart | 2:28 | |
| 14. | "End Game" | Austin, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Greene, Stewart | 2:17 | |
| 15. | "Capricorn One" | Austin, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Greene, Stewart | 3:10 | |
| 16. | "Dragunov" | Stewart, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Austin | 1:28 | |
| 17. | "Fluorescent Black" | Austin, Blaize, Anti-Pop Consortium, Greene, Stewart | 4:56 |
Credits
- Earl Blaize – producer, engineer, group member
- Ron Croudy – design
- Tony Dawsey – mastering
- Mark Evans – illustrations
- Michael Figaro – hook
- La Sonya Gunter - additional vocal
- David Nelson – additional vocal
- Celina Gray - additional vocal
- Leslie Klyachman - additional vocal
- Kristina Zubkova - additional vocal
- Mr Live - additional vocal
- Roots Manuva – guest appearance
- Timothy Saccenti – photography
- Priest – vocals, producer, group member
- WarDolphin - additional musician
- MegMan - producer, additional musician
- Shawn Keys - additional musician
- Alter Ego - producer
- Msayyid - vocals, producer, group member
- Beans - vocals, producer, group member
Notes
- ↑ "Fluorescent Black - Anti-Pop Consortium". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- ↑ Bush, John. "allmusic: Fluorescent Black: Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ↑ Gibb, Rory (September 30, 2009). "Review: Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black : Releases : Releases : Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ↑ Harvell, Jess (October 8, 2009). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Anti-Pop Consortium: Fluorescent Black". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ross, Daniel (October 13, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium: Fluorescent Black < Reviews : PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ↑ Reeves, Mosi (October 23, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium, 'Fluorescent Black' (Big Dada): Spin Magazine Online". Spin. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
- ↑ "Press Release". Big Dada. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
External links
- Fluorescent Black at Discogs (list of releases)