Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation (Vinyl 2LP)
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Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation (Vinyl 2LP)

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Electronic · Downtempo

Double LP • 2026 Reissue • Includes Bonus Track

'Sound The Alarm' kicks the door in with a toasted vocal and a bassline built for a sound system. Then the passport comes out. A sitar line carries 'Mandala' until turntable scratches and a brass fanfare cut straight across it. 'Vampires' runs on a tight Afrobeat horn riff, and 'El Pueblo Unido' sets a protest chant on a samba pulse. Washington go-go swings through 'The Numbers Game'. This is angrier than the lounge records that made their name, but the grooves never harden into a lecture. 'The Shining Path' dissolves into dub echo. Then 'Sweet Tides', slow and hushed, lights down.

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Format, pressing and tracklist.

About the album.

Radio Retaliation is the fifth studio album from Washington, D.C. electronic duo Thievery Corporation. It is a trip hop and downtempo record that pushes the pair's dub-rooted, globally minded sound towards open political statement. It was originally released in September 2008 on ESL Music and recorded in their home city between April 2007 and August 2008. Eric Hilton and Rob Garza produced the album themselves and brought in a wide cast of guests, including Femi Kuti, Seu Jorge, Anoushka Shankar, Chuck Brown and Sleepy Wonder, alongside LouLou and Verny Varela. The music moves between reggae, Afrobeat, Brazilian rhythm, Indian classical colour and the go-go sound of their hometown. Shankar plays sitar on 'Mandala' and Brown appears on 'The Numbers Game'. The singles 'Sound The Alarm', '(The Forgotten People)' and 'Sweet Tides' all feature. This 2026 Primary Wave Music reissue returns the album to vinyl as a double LP across four sides, with a bonus track, 'Philosopher's Stone', closing side D. It suits listeners who came to downtempo electronica through Massive Attack, Kruder & Dorfmeister or the wider Eighteenth Street Lounge catalogue, and anyone who prefers their grooves with something to say.

Tracklist.

Side A

  1. Sound The Alarm
  2. Mandala
  3. Radio Retaliation
  4. Vampires

Side B

  1. Hare Krisna
  2. El Pueblo Unido
  3. (The Forgotten People)
  4. 33 Degree

Side C

  1. Beautiful Drug
  2. La Femme Parallel
  3. Retaliation Suite
  4. The Numbers Game

Side D

  1. The Shining Path
  2. Blasting Through The City
  3. Sweet Tides
  4. Philosopher's Stone
Pressing details.
Format
2LP
Sleeve

Gatefold

Vinyl colour

Black

Label
Primary Wave Music
Barcode

0792755881163

Catalogue number
PWM8811
Condition
Brand new (factory sealed)
Original release
23 September 2008
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