Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation

2LP Vinyl - PWM8811

From the title alone, it's clear that Thievery Corporation has more on its mind than just the construction of breezy coffeehouse soundtracks and laid-back global chill. Radio Retaliation is a record of righteous fury (the targets are political, if that even needs to be said) and one that makes their previous efforts sound like Discreet Music in comparison. Thievery amps up their beats, quickens the pace, and unleashes a phalanx of vocal features to attack the D.C.-based Corporation's crosstown rivals on Capitol Hill and at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. (Granted, this is still a revolution mostly in the head.) The mélange of worldbeat influences finds all the usual traces (Jamaica, India, Brazil, Nigeria, Arabia), but virtually all of the locales are charted by natives (Sleepy Wonder, Anoushka Shankar, Seu Jorge, Femi Kuti). 

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Not Graded

Track List: 

A1. Sound The Alarm
A2. Mandala
A3. Radio Retaliation
A4. Vampires
B1. Hare Krisna
B2. El Pueblo Unido
B3. (The Forgotten People)
B4. 33 Degree
C1. Beautiful Drug
C2. La Femme Parallel
C3. Retaliation Suite
C4. The Numbers Game
D1. The Shining Path
D2. Blasting Through The City
D3. Sweet Tides
D4. Philosopher's Stone