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Leftfield - Original

Leftfield - Leftism

Label:
Catalog#:
HANDCD2, 01-478142-10
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
Europe
Released:
30 Jan 1995
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Leftfield, Progressive House, Breaks

Tracklist

1   Release The Pressure 7:38
    Vocals - Earl Sixteen
  Vocals [Ad-libs] - Papa Dee
  Written-By - E. Daley*
2   Afro-Left 7:32
    Berimbau - Kevin Haynes
  Vocals - Djum Djum
  Written-By - Cole*
3   Melt 5:15
4   Song Of Life 7:00
    Written-By - Rupkina*
5   Original 6:21
    Vocals - Toni Halliday
  Written-By - Halliday*
6   Black Flute 3:45
7   Space Shanty 7:14
8   Inspection (Check One) 6:31
    Vocals - Danny Red
  Written-By - Clarke*
9   Storm 3000 5:44
10   Open Up 6:54
    Vocals - John Lydon
  Written-By - Lydon*
11   21st Century Poem 5:43
    Engineer - Simon Duffy
  Vocals - Lemn Sissay

Credits

Artwork By [Concept, Art Direction] - Jonathon Cooke
Engineer - Adam Wren (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8) , Joe Gibb (tracks: 1, 9) , Ollie J (tracks: 4, 7, 10)
Mastered By - Paul Solomons
Photography - Merton Gauster
Photography [Band] - Phil Knott
Producer, Mixed By - Leftfield
Written-By - Barnes* , Daley*

Notes

Comes in a jewel case (transparent tray) with a 4-page fold out booklet.

Recorded at Rollover Studios, London W10.
Mastered at Porky's.

All titles ℗ 1995 Hard Hands except,
track 10 ℗ 1993 Hard Hands,
©1995 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Columbia is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Distribution: Sony Music.
CB 791
CDC
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MCPS / BIEM / SDRM
Label code: LC 0162
Barcode: 5 099747 814228
Cd matrix: Sony Music | IFPI L554 | S4247814210-0101 54 | A4
Cd mould: IFPI 945P

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Rated 4/5
Review by JagdTiger327 May 12, 2004
The first I heard of these guys was Open Up on a good compilation called Chemical Reaction, and I knew I'd love the rest of their music. I've often heard from people that they think Rhythm And Stealth is better, but they are WRONG. There is a nice variety throughout, with different male and female vocal tracks as well as sick instrumentals. Song of Life is one of my top 10 tunes, but Inspection and Original are up there, and if Space Shanty & Afro-Left don't make you want to get up and move, check your pulse.
Rated 5/5
Review by Not-forgotten Jul 11, 2003
Possibly a life changing experience when I heard this album....yes it is that good. Confirmed that house, specifically progressive, was here to stay. Although 'Song of life' is the stand out track, '21st century poem' is a haunting track that completely moves outside of house territory and showed the level talent of Barnes and Daley. Sad that they split, but this is a testament to their fine work.
Rated 5/5
Review by GENRE May 12, 2003
1 my of top 10 too - this album covers a menagerie of styles yet comes together to form a sound that is distinctively Leftfield's own. Along with Underworld, Orbital and to a lesser extent the Chemical Brothers they brought dance into the awareness of the masses (not necessarily a good thing!)
This was recently listed by Arcam Hifi as one of their listeners' best 3 albums (all genres!) to show off the capabilities of their top end hifi equipment. As an Arcam owner myself I could not agree more - the production on Release the Pressure, for example is awesome.
Rated 5/5
Review by onephatplanet Feb 09, 2003
One of my favorite CDs of all time. Rates #2 in my personal top ten behind The Prodigy's 'Experience'. The term 'Progressive House' was coined almost specifically to describe Leftfield's unique brand of music. John Digweed has commented that his favorite track of all time is 'Song of Life', and I've personally had the pleasure of hearing him drop it into his sets twice. Leftfield is one of THE MOST influential dance groups ever.