Leftfield ‎– Leftism

Label:

Columbia – CK 67231, Hard Hands – CK 67231

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Released:

10 Oct 1995

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Progressive House, Trance, Dub, Tribal

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Release The Pressure Vocals – Earl Sixteen, Papa Dee Written-By – E. Daley, Barnes, P. Daley*	7:39
2	Afro-Left Berimbau – Papa Dee Vocals – Djum Djum Written-By – Barnes, Cole, P. Daley*	7:33
3	Melt	5:13
4	Song Of Life Written-By – Barnes, P. Daley, Rupkina*	7:01
5	Original Vocals – Toni Halliday Written-By – Barnes, P. Daley, Halliday*	6:22
6	Black Flute	3:46
7	Space Shanty	7:15
8	Inspection (Check One) Vocals – Danny Red Written-By – Clarke, Barnes, P. Daley*	6:29
9	Storm 3000	5:43
10	Open Up Vocals – John Lydon Written-By – Lydon, Barnes, P. Daley*	6:52
11	21st Century Poem Vocals – Lemn Sissay	5:45

Credits

Artwork [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), Simon Duffy (tracks: 11)
Mastered By – Paul Solomons
Photography By – Merton Gauster
Photography By [Band] – Phil Knott
Written-By, Producer, Mixed By – Leftfield

Notes

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

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 7464 67231 2 8
Matrix / Runout: E3 2A CK67231 03

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 24) View All

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Leftism (CD, Album)	Hard Hands, Columbia	HANDCD2	Europe	1995
Leftism (2xCD, Album)	Columbia, Hard Hands	C2K-91381	Canada	2000
Leftism (CD, Album)	Columbia	CDCOL 3981 K	South Africa	1995
Leftism (2xCD, Album)	Liberation Records, Mushroom Records	D31357, PRD 96/52	Australia	1996
Leftism (3xLP, Album, Gat)	Hard Hands	HANDLP2T	UK	1995

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Review by Mar 12, 2008

I can see why this was so amazing when it came out. I don't think I've heard any album before this that sounded anything like it - as it was later coined, progressive house. Today it seems rather bland, as the style has been copied numerous times that its commonplace today. I think the best part of the album was the first track, before the vocals came in - that instrumental is sublimely addicting, and I wish an entire track was made out of it. I also think there are too many vocals on here, and I believe his style fits perfectly with instrumental music.

Reviewing this in retrospect, its an above average album. Unfortunately I don't share the memories that others may have with this album, nor any idea of how revolutionary this album was when it came out; the two factors that lead many fans to call this one of the biggest electronic releases ever.

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Review by awillhoite May 15, 2005 (edited over 7 years ago)

I picked this album up at a second hand store not expecting too much. I wasn’t disappointed but it wasn’t exceptional. The production has that nostalgic 1995 feel to it, when music wasn’t as unpredictable as it is now. The songs very throughout Leftism from Ambient to Prodigy’s Dub-Big Beat to almost Meat Beat Manifesto style Industrial. The truth is the album would be all right lest lyrics on the majority of the songs with the exception of “Original”. The female vocalist has a beautiful voice and the production would seem itself not able to contain a voice as hers but they mate very well. The Techno/Dance style in which Leftfield experiment with throughout the majority of the album is a bit tired in 2005, ten years after its original release which is a bit of a turn off. I don’t suggest dropping anymore than a fiver on this album or downloading it off your favorite software-sharing program but there are several instrumental cuts that aren’t bad to the ears.