Internationally acclaimed artists Thievery Corporation are set
to release their 5th studio album entitled Radio Retaliation on September 23rd on ESL Music. Thievery Corporation, comprised
of the highly regarded DJ and production duo Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, are best known for fusing a vast array of cultural
influences in their music. This record takes their trademark “outernational” aesthetic to the next level with
inspiration from sounds from Jamaica, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
The album was recorded
in the band’s hometown of Washington, DC and the vibe is decidedly political which is no surprise given the high profile
presidential campaign happening this year.
"Radio Retaliation is definitely a more overt political
statement," says Garza of Thievery Corporation. "There’s no excuse for not speaking out at this point, with
the suspension of habeas corpus, outsourced torture, illegal wars of aggression, fuel, food, and economic crises. It’s
hard to close your eyes and sleep while the world is burning around you. If you are an artist, this is the most essential
time to speak up."
"Apart from a few independent bastions, there is no musical or informational
freedom on the US airwaves anymore. They’ve been bought up, consolidated and homogenized. Radio Retaliation is about
an exodus of conscious people who are willing to acknowledge something is wrong with the ‘official version’ in
news and culture," explains Hilton.
With Radio Retaliation Thievery Corporation raise the bar with
a new cast of musical collaborators including; Nigeria’s afro-beat heir Femi Kuti, Brazilian star vocalist and guitarist
Seu Jorge, Indian sitar virtuoso Anushka Shankar, Slovakian chanteuse and violinist Jana Andevska, and Washington DC’s
own go-go originator Chuck Brown. Also returning are long time co-conspirators Sleepy Wonder, LouLou, Notch, Zee, Frank Orrall,
John Nelson and Verny Varela.
A pre-release will be available on iTunes on September 9th which will feature
an exclusive non- album track entitled "Philosopher’s Stone" available for the two weeks leading up to the
CD hitting retail outlets.
Thievery Corporation will also team with Facebook and iLike for their first major
music promotion to showcase Radio Retaliation on their community of web sites. The campaign starts a few days prior to the
album release. INgrooves is managing all digital distribution and marketing efforts to online and mobile channels worldwide.
The band take their show on the road with an impressive 15 member live band for select dates in the U.S.
and Europe this fall and will also hit the festival circuit in the spring and summer of ’09. Announced dates include:
October 10 & 11 in Greece, 10/16 in Romania, 10/24 in Houston, 10/25 at the Voodoo Festival in New Orleans, and 10/26
in Dallas.
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