Description
Pressed on Static Grey Colored Double Vinyl!
Limited to 200 Hand-Numbered Units Worldwide!
From static to symphony, Exile sculpts radio waves into a sonic masterclass. More than just an instrumental album, Radio is a concept-driven exploration of media, meaning, and memory. Originally released on February 24, 2009, this marks the first-ever vinyl reissue, arriving nearly 17 years later as a definitive return to one of Exile’s most celebrated statements.
Built from snippets of live AM and FM broadcasts, Exile turns the dial into a living archive, flipping talk radio, call-ins, and late-night paranoia into the album’s backbone. The voices shape the mood, shifting between humor, dread, and hope as the sequencing moves like a scan across stations. Anchored by Exile’s signature drum swing and soulful chops, each track lands fully formed, with transitions and recurring motifs that keep the world of Radio dialed in.
Remastered for this vinyl reissue, Radio delivers a noticeable upgrade in definition and balance, allowing the details in Exile’s sample work to come through with more precision.
The tracklist is also expanded with bonus material drawn from Exile’s 2010 companion project, AM/FM, a creative reinterpretation that paired guest vocal features over Radio’s instrumentals. Highlights include “Love Line” featuring Blu, remixes by Knxwledge and Samiyam, and the vocal version of “It’s Coming Down” featuring The Alchemist and Evidence.
With this deluxe vinyl pressing, Coalmine Reissues presents a thoughtfully curated tribute to a modern producer classic.
Tracklist:
Side A:
01. Frequency Modulation
02. Population Control
03. Were All In Power
04. Watch Out! False Prophet
05. The Machine
Side B:
06. It’s Coming Down
07. So We Can Move
08. The Sound Is God
09. Your Summer Song
10. Mega Mix
Side C:
11. In Tune-Static
12. San Pedro Cactus
13. Love Line
14. Stay Tuned (Here)
Side D:
15. IN LOVE
16. Frequency/It’s Coming Down (Knxwledge Remix)
17. Love Line (feat. Blu)
18. It’s Coming Down (Remix) feat. Alchemist, Evidence
19. Population Control (Samiyam Remix)
Album Specs:
This collector’s edition 2XLP is housed in a premium 24pt direct to board jacket featuring an overhauled layout designed by Frank DeMaria, with audio newly remastered by D-Sane for Digital Age Sound. Pressed on Static Grey vinyl, this edition is limited to 200 copies worldwide and includes a hand-numbered hype sticker designed by Jelle Smid.
Critical Praise:
“Exile showcases the breadth and depth of his production styles, crafting beats that evoke the straightforward jazziness of “Below the Heavens” or fiction as a tribute to the last J Dilla, with the hallmark sirens and clipped production style.” -Albumism
“Exile long ago established himself as one of the better underground hip-hop producers, but Radio establishes him as a viable and talented solo artist, as well.” -AllMusic
