Leftism

One of the best albums of electronic dance music to have been made in the 90's (or any time for that matter). The vinyl pressing sounds absolutely perfect and you get a download of the new remixes. This is a very eclectic and dynamically creative album that crosses boundaries in a way that few were doing when it was recorded, at least as well as Leftfield accomplished doing so. In short, this album is captivating and a must have for any avid electronic music fan. Buy it while you can.

A mid-90s classic. This has now been remastered. The sound on the original 95 release is more dynamic still and was mastered before club style music started getting super loud. There are a few classics on here like Original, Afro-Left, and Song of Life, and in general the whole album is consistent and solid work. It's too bad the Leftfield duo didn't do anything else, but this and their second album still stand out as a really skilled and authentic takes in the genre. Both are as good as anything out there IMO. Highly recommended.

I can't believe that I just now discovered this album! It is "old"! But so modern. The song I heard from it that made me fall in love is "Open Up". Find that song, listen to it, then look up who the guest singer is, then buy the whole album. It is creative and inspiring. All of the songs are different but the album takes you on a journey and as a whole it makes so much sense. Brilliant! (I looked up their other albums and I wish I liked them near as much as this one.)

Leftfield came up in a Pandora stream and I instantly loved the sound. It's an interesting album that sort-of defies a category of music. I would say it is electronic, but that is selling it short. You really need to listen to it for yourself. Inspection Check One is one of my favorite songs.

This repress is amazing. Having only seen the front cover on my MP3 files, I was in awe of the massive gatefold album that I received. The art is phenomenal, both inside and out. This album comes with 3 LPs, so the cover folds out into 3 equally sized sections. The records themselves are thick and rigid, which I absolutely adore. They have a nice heft to them. Of course, they sound fantastic.

One of the finest electronica albums of the '90's, Leftfield's Leftism combines techno, big beat, and ambience along with several guest vocalists including of all people, the Sex Pistols' John "Rotten" Lydon. All of the tracks are good but the standouts are Melt which has been used in commercials, Inspection (Check One) which has major bass to it, and the Lydon song, Open Up, which is the most aggressive track and my personal favorite. This album is very diverse for a techno/electronica album. Their follow-up, Rhythm and Stealth, was not nearly as good, but then again, it was hard to follow-up a near perfect album. One of the top dance albums of all-time and a masterpiece.

Quite possibly something so good, u will never hear anything better by one artist. The first time i heard it, I had to have it. Hard to describe the vibe, but awesome to work out to! Test it out and be amazed!

UNLESS YOU HAVE HEARD THIS YOU WILL NOT KNOW WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM THIS IS. I was in the business and can tell you, if you appreciate beat and appreciate lyrics, some electronic sound and a unique mix- this is your choice.

Ich bin sehr zufrieden damit, aber das ist ja Geschmachsache.

Leftfield est une des ces formations qui, au coeur des années 90, donna ses lettres de noblesses à une scène électronique alors en quête de devenir autre chose qu'une simple pourvoyeuse de musique à danser. Pas étonnant, d'ailleurs, de retrouver chez beaucoup de ces musiciens pionniers, d'Underworld à Prodigy ou Orbital et bien évidemment à Leftfield, des trublions naguère versés au binaire punkoïde et autres expérimentations blanches éloignées de quelque préoccupation « secouante de dancefloors » que ce soit... Présentement, la musique du duo britannique nous entraîne dans une relecture spatiale d'influences souvent tribales, un futur des possibles. Ainsi, les nappes planantes, la richesse des sons produits, les beats endiablés et pluriethniques, les voix mixtes dans leur origine comme dans leur genre (dont Lydon ex-Rotten sur un Open Up référentiel ou le rastaman Earl Sixteen sur l'introductif Release the Pressure) sont autant d'éléments qui rendent Leftism spécial, spatial...incontournable ! Il y a de la mélodie, évidemment, puisque nous dépassons largement ici le cadre strict de la musique-à-danser. Et des expérimentations sonores qui raviront ceux qui écoutent le son en pointillistes bienheureux dans un univers hybride et métissée, porteur de nombreuses promesses hélas déçues par un second, et final album, Rhythm And Stealth , décevant sans être indigne mais il faut dire que la barre avait été placée si haut, trop sans doute, par ce tour de force originel. Et ça n'empêche aucunement de tripper sur la Sci-Fi World Music de Dailey et Barnes dans laquelle les plus téléphages s'apercevront sans doute aussi de l'intensif usage que les productions télévisées (qui, quand elles tiennent un filon renâclent toujours à l'abandonner) eurent de certains plages de l'album particulièrement cinématiques. En vérité, ce cd, avec les années, je l'ai littéralement usé. Au point d'avoir dû le racheter... C'est vous dire si je l'aime ! Alors certes, j'en conviens, la musique électronique a beaucoup évoluée depuis conférant à Leftism une certaine patine rétro aisément justifiée par ses déjà 17 ans d'âge (comme le temps file !) parce que, c'est l'évidence !, un album de cette trempe ne vieillit pas, comme tout bon cru il prend de la bouteille ! Et comme, en tant que « landmark » de l'évolution d'une musique à danser vers une musique de salon intelligente, prospective et mélodique c'est un toujours un indéniable « must have », il n'y a plus longtemps à hésiter pour vous le recommander ô combien chaudement ! Personnel: - Paul Daley, Neil Barnes: samples, programmations - Earl Sixteen, Cheschire Cat, Papa Dee, Djum Djum, Toni Halliday, Danny Red, John Lydon, Lemn Sissay: voix invitées

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Fantastic package of a classic techno album. You get 3 LPs on 180 gram vinyl which includes the vinyl-only tracks Cut For Life and Half Past Dub. Leftism Remastered's tracklist: A1 Release The Pressure 7:39 A2 Afro-Left 7:32 B1 Cut For Life 7:09 B2 Melt 5:15 C1 Black Flute 3:56 C2 Original 6:22 D1 Inspection (Check One) 6:29 D2 Space Shanty 7:14 E1 Storm 3000 5:45 E2 Half Past Dub 3:38 F1 Open Up 8:44 F2 21st Century Poem 4:39 You should note that Cut For Life replaces the original version of Song of Life which is on the original CD & 2LP release and included with the digital download. The best thing about this package is that the download slip claims that it includes an MP3 download of the album but it's actually uncompressed 24-Bit WAV files for both discs from the newly remastered Leftism 22 CD release. The files from the second disc download are as follows: Leftism Remixed 12 Release The Pressure (Adrian Sherwood) 13 Afro-Left (Hodge & Peverelist) 14 Melt (Quiet Village) 15 Song Of Life (Bodyjack) 16 Original (Adesse Versions) 17 Black Flute (Ben Sims) 18 Space Shanty (Voiski) 19 Inspection (Check One) (Maafi) 20 Storm 3000 (Dungeon Meat) 21 Open Up (Skream) 22 21st Century Poem (Zomby) All in all, well worth what I paid for this classic 90's techno album! I have heard of some people's copies containing a skip during Inspection (Check One) which is one of my favourite songs on this album but I have no way of checking it right now so best to check your copies just in case. There have also been some people saying that the album has been mastered too loud and it clips so keep that in mind.

Sencillamente es el mejor disco de música electrónica de la historia , así a sido denominado por varios críticos y no se equivocan es un disco esencial en cualquier colección. Yo ya lo he comprado 4 veces para regalarlo y dos para mí para tenerlo de repuesto