Anti-Pop Consortium Vs. Matthew Shipp
by Anti-Pop Consortium
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Neumu.net
    80
    Drawing notions of rhythm, tonality and structure akin to the work of avant-garde greats Roscoe Mitchell, Sun Ra and Kool Keith, Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp is an inventive, spaced-out fusion of classical free jazz and futuristic electro hip-hop.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    62
    There’s plenty to recommend this album, but rarely do Shipp and Antipop ever really come together.
  3. Pitchfork
    72
    While this is a step forward for Shipp, for APC, it's a side-step from their gleamingly tricked-out, beat-tweaked and freaky Arrhythmia.
  5. Mojo
    80
    Surprisingly much more accessible than the idea first sounds. [May 2003, p.106]
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  6. AllMusic
    80
    The fireworks do not ignite the way they might have, but that is the nature of experimentation. Nevertheless, this is all great fun, a function of Shipp's slippery mind, and the results are not only danceable but disconcertingly so.
  7. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The loose song structures will lose less dedicated listeners, but those seeking hip-hop on a higher level need look no further. [7 Mar 2003, p.73]
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  8. PopMatters
    80
    What emerges is not necessarily either jazz or hip-hop, even though the component parts of both genres are readily discernable.
  9. Launch.com
    80
    This is a carefully nuanced collaboration, with stepping stones of surprising convention leading listeners slowly into deeper waters.
  10. Splendid
    70
    For the most part, words and music are woven together in interesting and convincing ways.
  11. Ink 19
    70
    The end product falls short of being synergistic. Neither contender in this sonic duel really lets loose; both Shipp and Anti-Pop Consortium seem too passive and deferential toward each other.
  12. Dusted Magazine
    60
    The big downer about “Vs.” tends to be its sporadic hinting at the greatness that could have been: small pockets of significance surrounded by many mediocre passages.
  13. The Wire
    60
    Overall you sense that the full potential of the encounter is not being realised. [#230, p.61]
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User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. BIGMAN22
    May 7, 2016
    10
    very interesting collaboration by two different artists. pretty good. despite what people say about this its alot different and unique in itsvery interesting collaboration by two different artists. pretty good. despite what people say about this its alot different and unique in its own way.… Full Review »
  2. nicolem
    Jun 19, 2003
    9
    kick ass
  3. mungrorahnimsintoofu
    Mar 10, 2003
    0
    utter excrement. if you desire boredom and outright shitty instrumentation, then this is the album for you.
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