Antimc (think Anti-MC aka Matthew Alsberg) is a producer with a great love for his synthesizers. He doesn’t love them in the ‘utilizes a lot’ kinda way (though he does), but he actually cares for them in the deepest meaning of the word. Within an Antimc song, you can hear Alsberg caressing, teasing and giving those playful little spanks (you know, the ones that keep a relationship interesting) to his wide array of synthesizers and keyboards, and his music responds with sexy grins to each loving touch. As well as contributing live instrumentation and exotic samples to his sound, the L.A. producer crafts a well realized and polished combination of electro-pop, post-rock and dancefloor-ready hip-hop. For mic duties, Antimc has enlisted scatter-brained indie-hop emcee Busdriver, hyped Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon and Bay Area true-hop mic-smith Saafir as well as Anthony Anzalone of the Mean Reds, Andrew Broder of Fog and Mark Mitchell of Clue to Kalo with mixed results. Busdriver and Broder fit the sound the best and are highlights of the album. Personally, I dig Antimc’s solo tracks the most (which goes as well for his previous work with Radioinactive), which easily show the promising producer and musician’s keen ear for catchy melodies, head-nodding beats and welcomed playfulness. - Michael Ardaiolo