Fluorescent Black (album) explained

Fluorescent Black
Type:	studio
Artist:	Anti-Pop Consortium
Cover:	Fluorescent Black album cover.jpg
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Big Dada
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Fluorescent Black is a studio album by American hip hop group Anti-Pop Consortium. It was released on Big Dada on September 28, 2009.^[1]

Critical reception

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".

John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it "one of the best rap records of the year." 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." 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."

Dan LeRoy of Dallas Observer included it on the "Best Hip-Hop of 2009" list.^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fluorescent Black - Anti-Pop Consortium. Big Dada. January 10, 2016.
2. Web site: Year in Review: The Best Hip-Hop of 2009: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love da Bomb. Dallas Observer. Dan. LeRoy. December 14, 2009. August 29, 2018.