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Radio Retaliation
Electronic · 2008 · 15 tracks · 56m

Radio Retaliation

Thievery Corporation

Deep dub basslines meet global resistance. A politically charged blend of sitars, horns, and smoky grooves recorded in the heart of Washington, D.C.

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It's like a protest march happening inside a very expensive, very dim lounge.

A sophisticated blend of late-night urban cool and defiant political urgency.

Radio Retaliation · vs · Thievery Corporation
Political+3.6σ

The writing leans far further into political than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 56m
01
Sound the Alarm
3:41
02
Mandala
4:01
03
Radio Retaliation
3:27
04
Vampires
4:57
05
Hare Krsna
3:36
06
El Pueblo Unido
3:29
07
(The Forgotten People)
3:11
08
33 Degree
3:48
09
Beautiful Drug
3:28
10
La Femme Parallel
4:29
11
Retaliation Suite
2:54
12
The Numbers Game
3:04
13
The Shining Path
3:38
14
Blasting Through the City
3:34
15
Sweet Tides
4:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The heavy, earth-shaking dub drop that anchors Sound the Alarm
The hypnotic interplay between the sitar and the driving beat on Mandala
The transition into the lush, melancholic bossa-nova drift of Sweet Tides
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