Rhythm and Stealth
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Rhythm and Stealth
- Artist: Leftfield
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- Release Date: August 31, 1999
- Total Time: 55:23
- Genre: Electronica
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Perhaps wishing to move from progressive-house flagwavers to trip-hop super-producers on a par with Massive Attack, Leftfield returned after almost five years of silence with a set of blunted trip-hop jams, stoned to say the least -- though glimmers of their house background do show through. Aside from a few uptempo stormers ("Double Flash," "Swords") reminiscent of a slightly less frenetic Jeff Mills, house fans looking for anthems worthy of "Not Forgotten" might be disappointed. The grooves on Rhythm and Stealth are a bit too languid and the productions a bit too intricate for dancefloor consumption. The one track that might make fans yearn for the heady days of 1993, "El Cid," begins with the ephemeral synth for which Leftfield has been known, but soon moves into breakbeat territory. Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa makes an appearance on the excellent "Afrika Shox," taking the mic on a brutal electro throwdown. As Rhythm and Stealth shows time and time again, it's definitely not 1993 anymore, and Leftfield has moved on with a grace and mastery of production seldom seen in the dance world. ~ John Bush, Rovi| Rhythm and Spirit: Love Can Build a Bridge (2001 Album by Various Artists) | |
| Rhythm and Stealth [Japan Bonus Tracks] (1999 Album by Leftfield) |
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| Studio album by Leftfield | ||||
| Released | 20 September 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 | |||
| Genre | Electronica, ambient techno, dub, hip hop | |||
| Length | 52:48 | |||
| Label | Hard Hands / Higher Ground / Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | Leftfield and Nick Rapaccioli (track 6) | |||
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Cover for Re-Release with Remix CD.
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| NME | 6/10 [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.3/10.0 [3] |
| Rolling Stone |  [4] |
Rhythm and Stealth is the second album by Leftfield released on 20 September 1999. It was the follow-up to 1995's Leftism. The album reached #1 in the UK album chart. It was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2000 but lost out to Badly Drawn Boy's The Hour of Bewilderbeast.
Rhythm and Stealth had a notably harsher underlying beat than its predecessor with songs such as "Phat Planet" and "Afrika Shox" being much darker than those on the previous album. The album is best known amongst the public for the song "Phat Planet", which was featured in Guinness' 1999 advert Surfer and the animated series Beast Machines, although the song was never released as a single. The best selling single from the album was "Afrika Shox" featuring Afrika Bambaataa which peaked at #7 in the UK singles chart.
The album was released on CD, cassette, double-LP, quintuple 10" box set and MiniDisc. "Double Flash" was one of the songs that was remixed into the European release of MTV Music Generator, known as Music 2000. The album was re-released on 29 May 2000 with a bonus disk of remixed versions which was also released as an album on its own, Stealth Remixes. The song "Swords" was featured in the 1999 movie "Go."
Track listing
- "Dusted" (feat. Roots Manuva) – 4:41
- "Phat Planet" – 5:24
- "Chant of a Poor Man" (feat. Cheshire Cat) – 5:54
- "Double Flash" – 4:11
- "El Cid" – 6:02
- "Afrika Shox" (feat. Afrika Bambaataa) – 5:37
- "Dub Gussett" – 4:51
- "Swords" (feat. Nicole Willis) – 5:07
- "6/8 War" – 4:13
- "Rino's Prayer" (feat. Rino) – 6:44
Bonus CD
- "Phat Planet (Dave Clarke Remix)" – 5:52
- "El Cid (I-Cube Simple Mix)" – 5:52
- "Rino's Prayer (Nick Rapaccioli Remix)" – 5:39
- "Chant of a Poor Man (Mighty Quark Remix)" – 5:24
- "Dub Gussett (Maas Remix)" – 6:33
- "El Cid (I-Cube Table Tennis Remix)" – 6:49
- "Double Flash (Headstarter Remix)" – 6:11
- "Afrika Shox (CD-Rom Video Version)" – 4:52
- "Dusted (CD-Rom Video Version)" – 4:43
External links
- ^ Bush, John. "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth" at Allmusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Rhythm & Stealth - Leftfield". "NME". 1991-08-16. http://www.nme.com/reviews/leftfield/1365. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Cooper, Paul (1999-08-31). "Rhythm and Stealth - Leftfield". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4718-rhythm-and-stealth/. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Hendrickson, Matt (28 October 1999). "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth". Rolling Stone (RS 824). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080128165613/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/leftfield/albums/album/92360/review/5942344/rhythm_and_stealth.
| Preceded by Come on Over by Shania Twain |
UK number one album October 2, 1999 – October 8, 1999 |
Succeeded by Reload by Tom Jones |
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