(I'm currently a few days behind on reading IDM messages, so apologies if
this has already been mentioned...)
Just saw this on the website of Billions, the North American booking agency
that handles most Warp artists:
New York City's seminal avant-hip-hop trio, Anti-Pop Consortium, officially
announces its amicable dissolution. Having spent the last eight years
contributing some of the most adventurous and groundbreaking hip-hop the
world has ever seen, and most recently releasing the album Arrythmia on
Warp Records to worldwide acclaim, APC has reached the final point in its
journey.
"Anti-Pop wasn't initiated with the concrete, long-term goal of doing music
as a group. They are three dynamic, creative forces who are now moving
forward individually to pursue solo projects that have long been in the
works," says the group's manager, Amaechi Uzoigwe of Ozone Music. "They
came together for a period of time to create something special and unique,
which they succeeded in doing, and now they're focused on fulfilling their
respective musical and creative visions. They have nothing but love and
support for one another. They made their mark while they were here and
expanded the very notion of what hip-hop music was or could be." Along the
way, they garnered the support of artists like Radiohead, Dr. Dre, DJ
Shadow, Pharoah Monche, and others, and the respect and admiration of
critics and fans worldwide.
The spirit of APC will continue to live on in their solo manifestations.
Group member Beans will be releasing a solo record for Warp early next
year; M. Sayyid is finishing up his own solo album and will be releasing a
single this fall; High Priest will be dropping a solo instrumental album on
Warp, has produced an upcoming collaboration with free jazz prodigy Matthew
Shipp, and has done production and remixes for various artists. He will
also be dropping solo material through Anti-Pop Records, which he continues
to helm; Engineer/producer E. Blaize will be working with all three artists.
The group would like to express their sincerest gratitude and appreciation
to all who have supported them over the years.
Greg
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