LEFTFIELD

'Leftism' was an album that redrew the borders for dance music, pioneered a radical hybrid of dub and house and breaks that threw together guest vocalists from other musical worlds over rhythms borrowed from dub, reggae, and African music. It sold more than half a million copies in the UK alone. More than just a great dance album, it was a defining moment, a Pink Floyd for the 90s, the Dark Side Of The Disco. For the past ten years, Leftfield partners Paul Daley and Neil Barnes have been reliable purveyors of musical nourishment. The two offered a steady stream of independent singles that gathered elements from a variety of musical genres and idioms, at the same time earning international acclaim for crafting a string of remixes that transformed the music of countless other artists into successful singles. The seeds of Leftfield were first sown in the London club scene in 1990. After a brief stint with Rhythm King that included the still sought-after single "Not Forgotten," Barnes and Daley formed their own Hard Hands Records. Their discography of now classic creations glitters with tracks like the aforementioned "Release The Pressure," as well as "Song of Life," a 1992 smash that was written in the wake of the untimely death of a close friend. At long last, Leftfield emerged with LEFTISM, which was a bona fide smash all over the world, selling over 1 MILLION copies worldwide. Throughout LEFTISM, the duo juxtapose new compositions like "Afro-Left," which adds Brazilian spice to the African-house percussion, with several reconfigured U.K. hits like "Release The Pressure," which bursts with harsh, keyboard-splashed ragga rhythms and guest singer Earl Sixteen's brashly masculine chants. Among the album's numerous highlights is "Open Up," a fiery duet with John Lydon. Sparkling with songs that challenge the mind and feed the body, LEFTISM issues an invitation to listeners both on and beyond the dancefloor to sink into music unlike any other.

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