Robert Glasper Announces Oct 9th Release of “Black Radio Recovered”

Robert Glasper‘s breakout year heads into a busy autumn with the keyboardist announcing the October 9 release of  Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP. The 6-track EP, which was produced by Glasper, features remixed and previously unreleased tracks from his acclaimed album  Black Radio. The remixers include Glasper himself, as well as  ?uestlove,  9^th  Wonder,  Georgia Anne Muldrow, and  Pete Rock, with additional contributions from rappersBlack Milk,  Phonte,  The Roots, and vocalist  Solange Knowles. The remixes reinvent tracks that originally featured  Bilal  (“Letter to Hermoine”),  Erykah Badu  (“Afro Blue”),  Mell Ndegeocello  (“The Consequences of Jealousy”), and  yasiin bey  (“Black Radio”), as well as Robert Glasper Experiment’s cover of the Little Dragon song “Twice.” Also included is “Dillatude,” the Experiment’s tribute to the late, great hip-hop music producer J Dilla which is a previously unreleased track from the  Black Radio  sessions.

Robert Glasper Experiment  has also been added to the line-up of the  iTunes Festival  2012, taking place at the Roundhouse, Camden Town in London, on September 23.  By downloading the free iTunes Festival App, fans from  across the globe can watch the show live or view it afterwards for a limited  time on their computer with iTunes, on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or on the big screen using Apple TV.

Glasper has also announced an extensive fall North American tour that will include a CMJ showcase at S.O.B.’s in New York City, 2 nights at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles that spotlight Glasper with both his Experiment band and Trio, as well as appearances in Washington DC, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and a hometown show in Houston. See below for a full list of tour dates.

The track listing for  Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP  is as follows:

1.            Afro Blue  feat. Erykah Badu /  9^th  Wonder’s Blue Light Basement Remix feat. Phonte

2.            Black Radio  feat. yasiin bey /  Pete Rock Remix

3.            The Consequences of Jealousy  feat. Mell Ndegeocello /Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Sassy Geemix

4.            Twice  /  ?uestlove’s Twice Baked Remix feat. Solange Knowles & The Roots

5.            Letter to Hermione  (feat. Bilal) /  Robert Glasper and Jewels Remix feat. Black Milk

6.            Dillatude

September 15 ““ Indianapolis Jazz Festival ““ Indianapolis, IN

September 23 ““ iTunes Festival @ The Roundhouse ““ London, England

September 26 ““ Milwaukee Performing Arts Center ““ Milwaukee, WI

October 4 ““ Showcase Live ““ Foxboro, MA

October 5 ““ Iron Horse ““ Northampton, MA

October 6 ““ Traif ““ Buffalo, NY

October 7 ““ The Egg ““ Albany, NY

October 9 ““ Royalton ““ Fairfield, CT

October 11 ““ Birchmere ““ Alexandria, VA

October 12 ““ Ram’s Head ““ Baltimore, MD

October 13 ““ World Café Live ““ Philadelphia, PA

October 16 ““ SOB’s ““ New York, NY

October 19 ““ The Hoxton ““ Toronto, Ontario

October 20 ““ The Shelter ““ Detroit, MI

October 21 ““ Lincoln Theatre ““ Columbus, OH

October 25 ““ Royce Hall ““ Los Angeles, CA

October 26 ““ Discovery Green ““ Houston, TX

October 27 ““ Royce Hall ““ Los Angeles, CA (Trio)

October 28 ““ Anthology ““ San Diego, CA

November 1 ““ Palace of Fine Arts Theatre ““ San Francisco, CA

November 4 ““ Triple Door ““ Seattle, WA