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Fluorescent Black
Studio album by Anti-Pop Consortium
Released	September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:10
Label	Big Dada
Producer	Beans High Priest M. Sayyid Earl Blaize Alter Ego MegMan
Anti-Pop Consortium chronology
Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp (2003) Fluorescent Black (2009)

Fluorescent Black is a studio album by American hip hop group Anti-Pop Consortium. It was released on Big Dada on September 28, 2009.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BBC	favorable
Clash	8/10
Drowned in Sound	8/10
Exclaim!	favorable
MusicOMH
Pitchfork	7.0/10
PopMatters
Spin	favorable

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.

Track listing

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

References

1. ^ 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.
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.
4. ^ "Fluorescent Black by Anti-Pop Consortium". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
5. ^ 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.
7. ^ Park, Adam (September 3, 2009). "Anti-Pop Consortium - Fluorescent Black". Clash. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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.
9. ^ 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.

External links

• Fluorescent Black at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2009 albums
• Antipop Consortium albums
• Big Dada albums