Arrhythmia (Antipop Consortium album)
2002 studio album by Antipop Consortium
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Arrhythmia is a studio album by American hip hop group Antipop Consortium. It was released on Warp on April 2, 2002.[2] It peaked at number 29 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[3]
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| Released | April 2, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 43:09 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Club | favorable[5] |
| CMJ New Music Monthly | favorable[6] |
| CMJ New Music Report | favorable[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[8] |
| PopMatters | mixed[2] |
| Stylus Magazine | C−[9] |
Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.7 out of 10, saying, "despite its shortcomings, Arrhythmia has plenty of appeal, particularly to the indie crowd, for whom progressivism is a badge of pride."[8] Lisa Hageman of CMJ New Music Report said: "This album has been meticulously crafted down to the tiniest detail, rendering each track its own unique and complete experience."[7]
Chicago Reader placed it at number 7 on the "Best Releases of 2002" list.[10] In 2009, The Skinny included it on the "Warp Essentials" list.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Contraption" | Antipop Consortium | 0:58 |
| 2. | "Bubblz" | High Priest | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Ping Pong" |
| 2:42 |
| 4. | "Dead in Motion" | E. Blaize | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Mega" |
| 2:24 |
| 6. | "Silver Heat" | E. Blaize | 3:14 |
| 7. | "EKG" | E. Blaize | 0:30 |
| 8. | "Ghostlawns" / "2" |
| 4:12 |
| 9. | "We Kill Soap Scum" |
| 3:14 |
| 10. | "Z St." | M. Sayyid | 2:51 |
| 11. | "Traum" |
| 2:22 |
| 12. | "Tron Man Speaks" | High Priest | 1:57 |
| 13. | "Focused" | M. Sayyid | 2:27 |
| 14. | "Conspiracy of Myth" |
| 3:34 |
| 15. | "Human Shield" / "Place the Face" | Antipop Consortium / E. Blaize | 5:00 |
| Total length: | 43:09 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Beans – vocals, production (1, 8, 15), art direction, design
- E. Blaize – vocals, production (1, 3–9, 11, 15), timbales (2), keyboards (14), engineering, mixing, art direction, design
- High Priest – vocals, production (1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15), art direction, design
- M. Sayyid – vocals, production (1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15), art direction, design
Additional musicians
- Ernesto Abreau – conga (2)
- Nedelka Prescod – vocals (5)
- Shawn "Keys" Tronchin – strings (5, 14), production (5, 14)
- Michael Figaro – vocals (6)
- Andrew Bartolomeo – vocals (6)
- Aswan – vocals (8)
- Tron Man – vocals (8, 12)
- Leon Gruenbaum – keyboards (14)
Technical personnel
- Ken Heitmuller – mastering
- Ron Croudy – art direction, design
- Chris Davison – photography