2014 marks the 30-year anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain, one of the most influential albums of all time. To celebrate this milestone, Radio Riddler has announced their debut album, Purple Reggae, out October 28, 2014 on MITA Records. The tribute album takes Radio Riddler's unique style and pairs it with legendary vocalists including Sinead O' Connor, UB40's Ali Campbell, Citizen Cope,Beverly Knight, and more.
What started out as a labour of love experiment between Fun Lovin' Criminals' Frank Benbini andFast Leiser (known together as production outfit Radio Riddler) has turned into a fully conceived reggae tribute album. The pair has been working together for the past five years doing remixes for acts including Coldplay and Lily Allen, when they conceived the idea of a possible reggae tribute album to their musical hero Prince. Initially they thought it wouldn't work, but as tracks progressed the project grew organically and took a life of its own. Word got out and notable musicians were eager to join the project and pay tribute to the Purple One. Frank Benbini of Radio Riddler/Fun Lovin' Criminals enthusiastically states, "Prince is the reason I started playing music. I grew up on this album. It's the soundtrack to my life and this is a tribute to him from me."Videos