Antipop Consortium is an American

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group. The group formed in 1997, when

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, M. Sayyid, and producer Earl Blaize met at a

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. They are notable for their stream-of-consciousness lyrics and musical references to contemporary composition methods.

History

The group released several tape singles and two albums primarily on

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's experimental hip-hop label 75 Ark before being signed by

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in 2000. Their releases were met with mixed reviews from the mainstream music and underground hip-hop press alike, although they are noted for their inventiveness and the experimental electronic productions contributed by all members. They were frequently compared to other rappers with unorthodox lyrics, such as

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, MF Doom and

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. In 2001, they opened for

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during the European leg of their ''Amnesiac'' tour and subsequently toured with

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. The group disbanded due to creative differences in August 2002, with Beans pursuing a solo career while High Priest and M. Sayyid formed Airborn Audio, which released a single album, ''Good Fortune'', on

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in 2005, and toured with

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and Bright Eyes. All three members have pursued solo projects since the group's breakup. Antipop completed their third album before they broke up, released in February 2003 as ''Antipop Consortium vs. Matthew Shipp''. They reunited in 2007. In an August 2007 interview, the four members stated that they reunited with the intention of touring and releasing a new record. They played a reunion show at the

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of New York City in March 2008 and formed part of the support for

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on the ''

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'' Don't Look Back British tour in May 2008. They have played at the 2009 ATP VS the Fans festival in Minehead, UK, followed by the Incubate Festival in

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the following week. After releasing their reunion album '' Fluorescent Black'' on Big Dada Records in 2009, the group has been touring steadily. Playing shows in Pontiac, Michigan; Futuresonic at

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, UK (May 14, 2009), as well as appearing at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas in 2010. After playing at

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they played at the Incubate in

in September 2009.

Discography

;Albums * ''The Isolationist'' (1999) (with

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, as The Isolationist) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''Shopping Carts Crashing'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp'' (2003) (with

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) * '' Fluorescent Black'' (2009) ;EPs * ''The Ends Against the Middle'' (2001) ;Singles * "Disorientation" (1997) * "Band-Aids for Bulletholes" (1997) * "Hydrogen Slush" (1998) (with

, as The Isolationist) * "Diagonal Ryme Garganchula" (2000) * "Diagonal Ryme Garganchula 2.0" (2000) (as Tri-Pinnacle) * "Lift" (2000) * "Fear" (2000) (with Kaos and Patrick Pulsinger) * "What Am I?" (2000) * "Ghostlawns" (2002) * "Volcano" (2009) ;Guest appearances * DJ Dee Nasty - "The Looking Glass" from ''Nastyness'' (2001) *

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- "Staple Nex" and "Broken Toenail Gland" from ''

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'' (2001) *

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- "Glass Prism Enclosure" from '' The Brotherhood of the Bomb'' (2001) *

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- "Supreme Team" from ''

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'' (2002) * Ghost Cauldron - "Fear" from ''Invent Modest Fires'' (2003) *

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- "TV All Greasy" from ''

LA UTI ''LA UTI'' is an EP by Tobacco. It was released through Anticon on November 9, 2010. It includes guest appearances from Antipop Consortium, Doseone, Rob Sonic, Serengeti, Height, Icicle Frog, and Zackey Force Funk. Critical reception Chris Mar ...

'' (2010) *

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- "Humanized" from '' Monkeytown'' (2011) ;Remixes * Attica Blues - "3ree (A Means to Be) (What Boundaries? Remix)" (1997) * Secret Frequency Crew - "Deep Blue (Anti-Pop Consortium Remix)" (2001) *

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- "French Quarter (Antipop Consortium Remix) from ''Remixed'' (2002) * Perera Elsewhere - "Bongoloid (Antipop Consortium Remix)" from ''Everlast (Deluxe Edition)'' (2014)

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* * {{Authority control American hip-hop groups Warp (record label) artists Big Dada artists Thirsty Ear Recordings artists 1997 establishments in New York City

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