Robert Glasper Experiment has released a deluxe edition of their album Black Radio to commemorate its 10th anniversary.
The collective was formed by multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Robert Glasper, saxophonist Casey Benjamin, bassist Derrick Hodge and percussionist Chris Dave.
Black Radio: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition includes the original album, plus three bonus tracks previously unreleased on vinyl and songs from their remix EP, Black Radio Recovered.
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Guest appearances include Questlove and The Roots, Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Solange, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi, Musiq Soulchild and Meshell Ndegeocello, among others.
Black Radio: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is available on vinyl and CD. Each vinyl and CD reissue has a booklet that consists of new liner notes and rare archival studio photos.
“Making the album grew out of a desire to put my life on wax. A black box of music that just tells the truth, tells the story. That’s something you can’t destroy: the truth. It’s indestructible,” said Glasper.
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“How Black Radio 1 hit also says something. Like, it was needed. It was missing – and then we made that record and, boom, it was there, and it was a whole thing. And it’s still evolving. Black Radio is basically the spinal cord of my work. It’s at the center of what I do. It’s who I am,” Glasper concluded.
Black Radio was released Feb. 28, 2012, on Blue Note Records. It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart and No. 15 on the Billboard 200 chart. It won Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards.
Black Radio: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is Glasper’s third release this year.
He released Black Radio III in February and Black Radio III: Supreme Edition, an expanded version, in October.
Stream Robert Glasper Experiment’s Black Radio: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition below.