Rhythm and Stealth

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There was a hiatus in recording and live performances between 2002 and 2010. When Barnes revived Leftfield, Daley declined to be involved, to focus on his solo career. After touring for a few years, Barnes finished writing new material for a third Leftfield album, Alternative Light Source, which was released in 2015. In 2022, they released their fourth studio album, This Is What We Do.

a b Smith, Phil (May 2017). "Leftfield – Leftism 22". Record Collector. No.466 . Retrieved 26 May 2017. Earl Sixteen, Cheshire Cat, Papa Dee, Djum Djum, Toni Halliday, Danny Red, John Lydon, Lemn Sissay – vocals [6]Cooper, Paul (31 August 1999). "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth". Pitchfork . Retrieved 10 September 2018. I think now I've probably mellowed a bit and I find it a lot easier to talk to people such as yourself. I can deal with the fact that people want to talk to me like you are now, or I can deal with the fact that people want to take my photograph, whereas four or five years ago I didn't want to deal with it. Bush, Calvin (October 1999). "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth (Hard Hands/Higher Ground)". Muzik (53): 96.

a b c Aston, Martin (February 1995). "London duo Leftfield's fearsome underground reputation with a brace of eclectic dancefloor shakers went overground with Open Up, their 1992 collaboration with John Lydon". Q. No.101. Remixes [ edit ] List of produced remixes by Leftfield for other artists, showing year released and release name When I ask Daley to name his favourite dance album of all time, he leaves me flabbergasted. I'm sorry, but I could have sworn you just said Boney M.A bit too high, perhaps? “Well, no, when you consider the alternative, which is sitting in the studio going ‘Well, that’s alright, that’ll do’. We’re just not like that. We did put the pressure on ourselves. I love it when people have commented or written about this album and mentioned sounds or noises they’ve never heard before; that makes it rewarding. I don’t want people to go ‘Oh well, it sounds like Leftfield’. I want people to listen to it and go ‘Oh, what’s this?’ Thanks to everyone who's helped and supported us, too many to mention, you know who you are. Dedicated to the memory of Monty Barnes. a b c "BPI Certification". BPI. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013 . Retrieved 25 September 2016. In November and December 2010, Leftfield did a series of dates around the UK and Ireland. Friday 3 December's gig saw more plaster fall from Brixton Academy's ceiling. [20] Discography [ edit ] Studio albums [ edit ] Title LEFTFIELD – LEFTFIELD TOUR IN MAY: UK dates announced". music3w.com. 7 April 2000. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008 . Retrieved 23 June 2008.

There were times when I thought like that. There's this self-doubt in what you're doing and because we were pushing so hard in trying to make it sound different from the last album without disappearing up our own arses, it put the pressure on us. We were wondering whether or not it was valid." Dutchcharts.nl – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2018. As a thirty-something with increasing amounts of face and considerably less hair to wash on a daily basis, Daley is prepared to concede that the ageing process has forced him to curtail some of the more, er, sociable aspects of his trade. What kind of things? "Y’know just things in general," he laughs obliquely. "I can’t do as much as I used to. Naturally, as you get older your body can’t take it y'know what I mean? Having said that, I heard a good story about Joe Strummer from The Clash once. A couple of years ago, a mate of mine took him to a rave where he took his first E. Beforehand, he wasn't very sure whether or not he liked the music and then afterwards he thought it was the best experience of his life. Were you surprised when it was banned? "No, we were expecting it, to be honest. The first time I saw it I thought, ‘a lot of people aren't going to like this’."

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No doubt it cost an arm and a leg. “Well, it's ironic you should say that, because that was one of the things they didn't like about it, the fact that the bloke in the video lost his arms and legs! But, you know, the fact they've banned it just makes people want to see it more. So they're doing us a favour really. But I do find that kind of thing very hypocritical. If you wanna really look into things, there are a lot of videos on during the day, or on Top Of The Pops, that I wouldn’t want my kids to see. It's just hypocritical." Is there any truth to the rumour that, at one stage, the album was nearly scrapped? "Yeah, Daley nods. "There were times when we were making this album that I went home from the studio at night and thought, 'We can't make another album. It ain't gonna work'. I was thinking, 'Well, all that music that we put out between 1989 and 1996, that was Leftfield, that was our time.' Yeah," he grins. "Boney M's Odyssey. I listened to it again the other day. I just realised how good they were. I know how cheesy it sounds but it's the production on it.

Paoletta, Michael (14 August 1999). "Leftfield Digs Deep With Hard Hands' 'Rhythm' ". Billboard: 26. I never saw the whole scene ever being like it is now," he explains. "When we were making Leftism, I thought the whole scene was on its knees taking its dying breath, because a lot of people were trying to foresee the end of vinyl. The DJ culture is what has kept vinyl going. IU was in America a few weeks ago and l could see that a lot of people were getting into it over there. They're a bit behind the mark, like with punk but, y'know, better late than never. Apparently you have these big raves going off in Oklahoma now, in the middle of nowhere. You wouldn't have had that a few years ago.” Leftfield and Sleaford Mods share new video for 'Head And Shoulders' ". No.Never Enough Notes. Never Enough Notes. 6 August 2015 . Retrieved 6 August 2015. We're doing press on this album that, four or five years ago, I wouldn't have done. I wasn't being precious but I would have been of the opinion that people should just be into the purity of the music. When I DJ, I get people asking me why I don't play any Leftfield records. I just explain that I'll happily listen to other people play Leftfield records, or I'll play them at home. I DJ to salute other people's music, not to promote myself. l think the whole hype and celebrity thing sometimes over­shadows the music."The influential UK duo of Neil Barnes and Paul Daley previously reissued their seminal debut in 2017 with a remastered triple-vinyl reissue and tour for the LP's 22nd anniversary. 'Rhythm And Stealth' hasn't been repressed on wax since 2010. Worthy, Stephen (2 June 2017). "Leftfield 'Leftism 22' (Sony Legacy UK)". Mixmag . Retrieved 12 May 2020. Cooper, Paul (31 August 1999). "Leftfield: Rhythm and Stealth". Pitchfork . Retrieved 1 August 2013. Ultratop.be – Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 September 2018. Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Conciseed.). Virgin Books. p.743. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.