Last Thursday night I went to see Anti-Pop Consortium play at Great Scott in Boston (a show I photographed and reviewed over at Melophobe). It was an interesting show – although it missed the mark a bit – and I’m glad I went. It was an interesting variation on the typical two turntables + microphone hip hop affair, and struck home the oddity that is Anti-Pop Consortium.
I had never heard much APC until recently, when I caught some songs from their upcoming album, Flourescent Black. The song that really grabbed my attention, and continues to do so now, is “Volcano”. It’s the poppiest you’ll hear Anti-Pop Consortium, featuring a catchy chorus, popping beat, and some of the best verses I’ve heard from the group. The layered chorus of is the cat’s pajamas. Needless to say, it rocks on record and rocked on stage.
Also, an old favorite of mine, Keiran Hebden (better known as Four Tet) has done a pretty classically fourtet-ish remix of the track. It goes without saying that it’s a textured, expansive, but still thoroughly approachable retake of the original, and it’s definitely a track that I’ll keep spinning for quite some time.
Anti-Pop Consortium – Volcano (YSI) (filesavr)
Anti-Pop Consortium – Volcano (Four Tet Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)
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