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  • Artist: Leftfield
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1995
  • Total Time: 69:37
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

Leftism spans most of Paul Daley and Neil Barnes' singles output from 1992 to 1995 (excepting only "Not Forgotten") and adds several new tracks. Far from being just a stale progressive house LP, it spans a wide range of influences (tribal, dub, trance) and includes a good mixture of vocal tracks (with Toni Halliday, John Lydon, and Earl Sixteen) and instrumental workouts. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Release the Pressure (Lyrics) Neil Barnes, Pam Daley Leftfield (7:39)
Afro-Left Neil Barnes, Pam Daley Leftfield (7:32)
Melt Neil Barnes, Pam Daley Leftfield (5:21)
Song of Life Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, Yanka Rupkina Leftfield (6:55)
Original (Lyrics) Neil Barnes, Toni Halliday, Pam Daley Leftfield (6:22)
Black Flute Neil Barnes, Pam Daley Leftfield (3:46)
Space Shanty Neil Barnes, Pam Daley Leftfield (7:14)
Inspection (Check One) Neil Barnes, Pam Daley Leftfield (6:30)
Storm 3000 Neil Barnes, Pam Daley Leftfield (5:44)
Open Up (Lyrics) Neil Barnes, John Lydon, Pam Daley Leftfield (6:52)
21st Century Poem (Lyrics) Neil Barnes, Pam Daley Leftfield (5:42)

Credits

Papa Dee (Vocals), Earl Sixteen (Vocals), Simon Duffy (Engineer), Joe Gibb (Engineer), Toni Halliday (Vocals), Leftfield (Producer), Leftfield (Main Performer), Leftfield (Mixing), John Lydon (Vocals), Danny Red (Vocals), Ollie J. (Engineer), Phil Knott (Photography), Adam Wren (Engineer), Merton Gauster (Photography), Djum Djum (Vocals), Lemn Sissay (Vocals), Kevin Hayes (Berimbau)
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Leftism
Studio album by Leftfield
Released 30 January 1995
Recorded Rollover Studios, London
Genre Electronica
Progressive House
Dub
Techno
Length 69:37
Label Hard Hands/Columbia
Producer Paul Daley, Neil Barnes
Professional reviews
Leftfield chronology
Backlog
(1992)		 Leftism
(1995)		 Rhythm and Stealth
(1999)

Leftism is the debut album by electronica musicians Leftfield, released in 1995. It was shortlisted for the 1995 Mercury Music Prize but lost-out to "Dummy" by Portishead . In a 1998 Q magazine poll, readers voted it the eightieth greatest album of all time, while in 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 34 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.

Contents

Track listing

CD

  1. "Release the Pressure" – 7:39 (featuring Earl Sixteen and Cheshire Cat with Ad-Libs by Papa Dee)
  2. "Afro-Left" – 7:33 (featuring Djum Djum)
  3. "Melt" – 5:21
  4. "Song of Life" – 6:55
  5. "Original" – 6:22 (featuring Toni Halliday)
  6. "Black Flute" – 3:46
  7. "Space Shanty" – 7:15
  8. "Inspection (Check One)" – 6:30 (featuring Danny Red)
  9. "Storm 3000" – 5:44
  10. "Open Up" – 6:52 (featuring John Lydon)
  11. "21st Century Poem" – 5:42 (featuring Lemn Sissay)

Triple LP

The Album was also released on Double and Triple LP Editions. The Triple LP Edition had a slightly altered track listing, two extra songs on it ("Cut for Life" & "Half Past Dub"), and an extended version of "Open Up". It however didn't contain "Song Of Life"

  1. Release the Pressure – 7:39
  2. Afro-Left – 7:32
  3. Cut For Life - 7:09
  4. Melt - 5:15
  5. Black Flute - 3:56
  6. Original - 6:22
  7. Inspection (Check One) - 6:29
  8. Space Shanty - 7:14
  9. Storm 3000 - 5:45
  10. Half Past Dub - 3:38
  11. Open Up - 8:44
  12. 21st Century Poem - 4:39

Australian Edition Bonus Disc

The Australian release was released with a bonus disc containing bonus and re-mixed tracks.

  1. Afro-Left (Afro-Ride) - 9:10
  2. Release The Pressure (Release One) - 7:23
  3. Original (Live Dub) - 7:37
  4. Filter Fish - 7:40
  5. Afro-Left (Afro-Central) - 7:43
  6. Release The Pressure (Release Four) - 5:03

Bonus Disk

The Album was re-released on 29th May 2000 with a bonus disk of remixed versions

  1. Afro-Ride – 9:10
  2. Release The Pressure (Release One) – 7:20
  3. Original (Live Dub) – 7:31
  4. Filter Fish – 7:40
  5. Afro-Central – 7:43
  6. Release The Pressure (Release Four) – 5:02
  7. Cut For Life – 7:02
v • d • e
Leftfield
Neil Barnes | Paul Daley
Studio albums
Compilation Albums
Singles
Collaborating Artists
Earl Sixteen | Papa Dee | Djum Djum | Toni Halliday | Danny Red | John Lydon | Lemn Sissay | Roots Manuva | Cheshire Cat | Afrika Bambaataa | Nicole Willis | Rino | Dave Clarke | Nick Rapaccioli

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