Robert Glasper Experiment

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	ArtScience New - LP - B002541201 Sealed 2016 2LP Original, Housed In Gatefold Jacket. "After The Unqualified Critical, Chart, Sales, And Grammy Successes Of The Robert Glasper Experiment's Two Black Radio Albums, Remixes, And Singles, The Need To Explore Was Requisite. Artscience Is A Reflection Of The Qualities And Musical Interests That Brought This Band Together. Their Seamless Meld Of Contemporary Jazz, Hip-hop, Neo-soul, Pop, And Rock Has Influenced A Host Of Artists Following In Their Wake. This Album Marks A New Modus Operandi: It's The First Time The Band Has Written And Produced Collectively. (Even The Two Covers Here Were Arranged By The Unit.) It's Also A First In That There Are No Guest Vocal Cameos. The Set Was Recorded In New Orleans Over Two Weeks Apart From The Endless Touring And Hustling Solo Careers Of Its Members. While Press Materials Advertise This As A "Free" Rge Album, Its Sounds Are Completely Rooted In The Group's Signature. "This Is Not Fear" Spends The First Minute And A Half Engaged In Aggressive Post-bop Improvisation; It Shapeshifts Into A Hip-hop Rhythm With Sampled Member Introductions. "Day To Day" Is Smooth Postmodern Disco With A Bumping Bassline By Derrick Hodge. "No One Like You," At Over Nine Minutes, Is The Glasper Experiment At Their Most Expansive, Melding Their Various Individual Strengths In Crisscrossing Several Genres. Benjamin's Excellent Sopraono Saxophone Solo Is Icing On The Cake. The Arrangement Of Herbie Hancock's "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" Is Closer To Quincy Jones' 1978 Pop-soul Version; It's Not As Lush, But Glasper Delivers A Gorgeous Rhodes Solo. "Find You," With Its Skittering Meld Of Edm, Funk, And Prog Rock, Is Classic Derrick Hodge -- It Could Easily Have Appeared On His The Second. The Band Gets Back On The Jazz Tip For "In My Mind," Containing A Shifting Harmonic Center And Knotty Syncopation Driven By Mark Colenburg's Breaks. "Hurry Slowly' Balances Steely Dan's Intricate, Infectious Melodic Sensibilities With Spacy Indie Pop. "Written In Stone" (Also With Severson) Weaves Together Bowie-esque Pop, New Wave, And Spacy Funk. The Set Closes With A Thoroughly Reimagined (And Not Tongue-in-cheek) Neo-soul Read Of Human League's "Human," Executed In Grand RGE Style With Stacked Production Layers And Taut, Snapping Hip-hop Breaks By Colenburg. Artscience Is An Excellent Step Forward. The Range Of Material Covers An Expansive Creative Terrain--often Mirroring The Experimental Directions The Band Pursues Live--without Sacrificing Accessibility. While It's Another Example Of Rge's Particular Brand Musical Synthesis Or "Fusion," It Presents A New Framework For Future Exploration And Discovery." AMG Review by Thom Jurek. more
	Artscience Used - LP - B002541201 2016 US 2LP Vinyl Gatefold Original. The Third LP From RGX. "After The Unqualified Critical, Chart, Sales, And Grammy Successes Of The Robert Glasper Experiment's Two Black Radio Albums, Remixes, And Singles, The Need To Explore Was Requisite. Artscience Is A Reflection Of The Qualities And Musical Interests That Brought This Band Together. Their Seamless Meld Of Contemporary Jazz, Hip-hop, Neo-soul, Pop, And Rock Has Influenced A Host Of Artists Following In Their Wake. This Album Marks A New Modus Operandi: It's The First Time The Band Has Written And Produced Collectively. (Even The Two Covers Here Were Arranged By The Unit.) It's Also A First In That There Are No Guest Vocal Cameos. The Set Was Recorded In New Orleans Over Two Weeks Apart From The Endless Touring And Hustling Solo Careers Of Its Members. While Press Materials Advertise This As A "Free" Rge Album, Its Sounds Are Completely Rooted In The Group's Signature. "This Is Not Fear" Spends The First Minute And A Half Engaged In Aggressive Post-bop Improvisation; It Shapeshifts Into A Hip-hop Rhythm With Sampled Member Introductions. The Jazz Angle Is Tight; One Wishes This Aspect Of The Track Would Have Developed Further. Glasper Takes The Vocal On The Slippery "Thinkin' About You," The First Of Several Songs About Relationships Here. He's Not The Best Singer, But The Dreamy Neo-soul Cum Jazz Groove More Than Compensates. "Day To Day" Is Smooth Postmodern Disco With A Bumping Bassline By Derrick Hodge. "No One Like You," At Over Nine Minutes, Is The Glasper Experiment At Their Most Expansive, Melding Their Various Individual Strengths In Crisscrossing Several Genres. Benjamin's Excellent Sopraono Saxophone Solo Is Icing On The Cake. The Arrangement Of Herbie Hancock's "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" Is Closer To Quincy Jones' 1978 Pop-soul Version; It's Not As Lush, But Glasper Delivers A Gorgeous Rhodes Solo. "Find You," With Its Skittering Meld Of Edm, Funk, And Prog Rock, Is Classic Derrick Hodge -- It Could Easily Have Appeared On His The Second. He Takes The Lead Vocal While Guest Mike Severson Adds A Smoking Guitar Break Amid A Labyrinth Of Changes. The Band Gets Back On The Jazz Tip For "In My Mind," Containing A Shifting Harmonic Center And Knotty Syncopation Driven By Mark Colenburg's Breaks. "Hurry Slowly' Balances Steely Dan's Intricate, Infectious Melodic Sensibilities With Spacy Indie Pop. "Written In Stone" (Also With Severson) Weaves Together Bowie-esque Pop, New Wave, And Spacy Funk. The Set Closes With A Thoroughly Reimagined (And Not Tongue-in-cheek) Neo-soul Read Of Human League's "Human," Executed In Grand Rge Style With Stacked Production Layers And Taut, Snapping Hip-hop Breaks By Colenburg. Artscience Is An Excellent Step Forward. The Range Of Material Covers An Expansive Creative Terrain--often Mirroring The Experimental Directions The Band Pursues Live--without Sacrificing Accessibility. While It's Another Example Of Rge's Particular Brand Musical Synthesis Or "Fusion," It Presents A New Framework For Future Exploration And Discovery." AMG - Thom Jurek. more
	Black Radio New - LP - 509997 Sealed 2012 2LP 180gm HQ Gatefold Original. Custom Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. Features Erykah Badu, Yasiin Bey, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi And Others. Very Tiny Left Top Corner Push. more
	Black Radio Used - LP - 00602445968930 2022 2LP, 1EP deluxe edition tri-fold repress. This is a fast classic featureing Erykah Badu, Yasiin Bey, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi and others. "Black Radio" by the Robert Glasper Experiment is a genre-defying gem that effortlessly transcends the boundaries of jazz, R&B, and hip-hop. Glasper's virtuosity on the keys and his intuitive collaborations with a stellar lineup of guest artists like Lupe Fiasco, create an immersive musical experience. The album's fusion of intricate melodies, soulful vocals, and socially conscious lyricism speaks to the pulse of contemporary culture, making it a poignant and thought-provoking addition to the modern musical landscape. With its innovative approach and soul-stirring compositions, "Black Radio" cements Glasper's status as a visionary in the realm of contemporary jazz, pushing the boundaries of what the genre can achieve. more
	Black Radio New Import - 00602445968930 Sealed 2022 10th Anniversary 3LP 180gm Remastered Reissue, Housed In A Deluxe Tri-Fold Jacket. Custom Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. Features Erykah Badu, Yasiin Bey, Bilal, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi And Others. more
	Black Radio 2 New - LP - B001866301 Sealed 2013 2LP Gatefold Original With Promo Sticker On Back Cover. Black Radio 2 (Blue Note), Is Another Genre-Defying Effort That Takes The Grammy-Winning Black Radio Blueprint And Builds To Even Greater Heights. The Core Remains The Experiment, As Astoundingly Versatile A Band As Has Ever Existed, Featuring Robert Glasper On Keyboards, Derrick Hodge On Bass, Mark Colenburg On Drums, And Casey Benjamin On Vocoder And Saxophone. Providing The Vocals Throughout Is Another Jaw-Dropping Roll Call Of Vocalists Including Common, Patrick Stump, Brandy, Jill Scott, Dwele, Marsha Ambrosius, Anthony Hamilton, Faith Evans, Norah Jones, Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco, Luke James, Emeli Sandé, Lalah Hathaway, And Malcolm-Jamal Warner. more
	Black Radio 2 Used - LP - B001866301 2013 2LP Gatefold Original. Black Radio 2, Is Another Genre-Defying Effort That Takes The Grammy-Winning Black Radio Blueprint And Builds To Even Greater Heights. The Core Remains The Experiment, As Astoundingly Versatile A Band As Has Ever Existed, Featuring Robert Glasper On Keyboards, Derrick Hodge On Bass, Mark Colenburg On Drums, And Casey Benjamin On Vocoder And Saxophone. Providing The Vocals Throughout Is Another Jaw-Dropping Roll Call Of Vocalists Including Common, Patrick Stump, Brandy, Jill Scott, Dwele, Marsha Ambrosius, Anthony Hamilton, Faith Evans, Norah Jones, Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco, Luke James, Emeli Sandé, Lalah Hathaway, And Malcolm-Jamal Warner. more
	Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP New - LP - 04820 Sealed 2012 Original From The Jazz Pianist And His Electric Experimental Band. Black Radio Is A Future Landmark Album That Boldly Stakes Out New Musical Territory And Transcends Any Notion Of Genre, Drawing From Jazz, Hip Hop, R&B And Rock, But Refusing To Be Pinned Down By Any One Tag. Black Radio Also Features Many Of Glasper's Famous Friends From The Spectrum Of Urban Music, Seamlessly Incorporating Appearances From A Jaw-Dropping Roll Call Of Special Guests Including Erykah Badu, Bilal, Lupe Fiasco, Lalah Hathaway, Shafi Q Husayn (Sa-Ra), KING, Ledisi, Chrisette Michele, Musiq Soulchild, Meshell Ndegeocello, Stokley Williams (Mint Condition), And Yasiin Bey (Mos Def). more