The group released several tape singles and two albums primarily on
Dan the Automator's experimental hip-hop label
75 Ark before being signed by
Warp Records 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
Kool Keith,
MF Doom and
Aesop Rock. In 2001, they opened for
Radiohead during the European leg of their
Amnesiac tour and subsequently toured with
DJ Shadow. 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
Ninja Tune in 2005, and toured with
The Faint 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
Knitting Factory of New York City in March 2008 and formed part of the support for
Public Enemy on the
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 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
Tilburg,
Netherlands 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
Urbis in
Manchester, UK (May 14, 2009), as well as appearing at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas in 2010. After playing at
SXSW they played at the
Incubate in
Tilburg,
Netherlands in September 2009. ==Discography==