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Leftism (CD)

By: Leftfield (Artist)

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Leftfield Artist Snapshot:

Leftfield consists of Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, two London percussionists-turned-DJs who tore up London's underground "progressive house" scene in the late '80s and early '90s with their early singles. In 1995 they released LEFTISM, which has been hailed as no less than the greatest dance record of all time. In the ensuing years, the duo were much sought-after as remix artists, offering their talents to the likes of Bowie and U2. The long-awaited RHYTHM & STEALTH (1999) proved that some things are worth waiting for.

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for Leftism (CD) Album By Leftfield (Artist)
1   Release the Pressure  
2   Afro-Left  
3   Melt  
4   Song of Life - (remix)  
5   Original  
6   Black Flute  
7   Space Shanty  
8   Inspection (Check One)  
9   Storm 3000  
10   Open Up  
11   21st Century Poem  
 

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Review

Q (6/00, p.75) - Ranked #34 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums"
Q (12/99, p.84) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
Q (2/96, p.65) - Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995 - "...Britain's most comfortably at-home dance record yet..."
Alternative Press (5/00, p.120) - Included in AP's "10 Essential Dance Albums That Rock" - "...The mood varies throughout, but the apocalyptic message still burns through."
Melody Maker (12/23-30/95, pp.66-67) - Ranked #13 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's 'Albums Of The Year' - "A clean, modernist classic....Future dance at its most visionary and accessible..."
Musician (11/95, p.93) - "...Leftfield takes a decidedly eclectic approach to dance music, drawing from a variety of influences instead of relying on a single style. Not only does that keep the groove from becoming predictable, but it allows the band to indulge a wide range of musical moods..."
NME (Magazine) (12/23-30/95, pp.22-23) - Ranked #28 in NME's 'Top 50 Albums Of The Year' for 1995 - "...encompasses South American percussion, dub, the icy techno-goth tonsils of Toni Halliday and Lydon's fearsome apocalyptic warbling."

Title Note

Leftfield: Neil Barnes, Paul Daley.

Additional personnel: Earl Sixteen, Papa Dee, Djum Djum, Toni Halliday, Danny Red, John Lydon, Lemn Sissay (vocals); Kevin Haynes (berimbau).

Engineers: Joe Gibb, Adam Wren, Ollie J., Simon Duffy.

Recorded at Rollover Studios, London, England.

With Leftism, Leftfield made the crossover of techno into the pop mainstream two years before the likes of the Chemical Brothers. Embarking on a series of high-profile collaborations, they introduced to the charts a musical manifesto that had been popular in the clubs for years - including ambient ('Song Of Life'), pure techno, ragga, African tribal chants ('Afro-Left') and the all-important remix. The pumping, snarling 'Open Up', featuring John Lydon, predated the Prodigy in its blend of punk and dance, and 'Original', with Curve's Toni Halliday, ironically inspired a multitude of imitators. Most of these tracks have become ubiquitous through mainstream television and film, and it is easy to forget that, before Leftfield, techno music had only rarely stepped outside clubland.

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