Leftfield (Band)

[WS_Jack_III]

Dig Your Own Hole still holds up well, but the issue with the Chemical Brothers is the swathes of mediocre material that they've generated. When they're good they're good, but they're often not.

yeah that and Surrender are still great. The only rubbish album they've put out is Push the Button and that still has some decent tracks on it.

[eFestivals]

Any idea if they will return to Glasto any time soon Neil? Without researching it feels like an awfully long time since they have graced the farm.

no idea, sorry - I don't have much contact in that direction nowadays.

[ericlered]

no idea, sorry - I don't have much contact in that direction nowadays.

No problem thanks Neil. One of the few artists i have always loved but never seen at Glasto.

[mozzy]

Are you aware of the Underworld song '8 Ball' that's used on the film soundtrack for 'The Beach'? That's a song that was written around the production of the Everything Everything DVD (I know that 'man', too. I've even drunk from the hip flask )

The flaming 8 Ball tattoo man? Excellent!

[deschwah]

best case scenario underworld and leftfield this year, but either would do!

as an earlier poster said the recent dubnobass show at gateshead sage was an incredible atmosphere, despite it being full of radio 2 listeners sat down for too long

leftfield issue is the sound sistim.. they've been proper sphincter twitchers when i've seen them before, but thats a technicality really

[Space Shanty]

The wording of their tour schedule suggests it's only dubnobass in venues, not festivals. Hopefully their festival set will be dubnobass heavy anyway.

I've now got my hopes up that Leftfield might appear at EP too. I know it would never happen but I'd love to see acts like Leftfield or Underworld in a tent rather than an outdoor stage.

I think if Leftfield do EP this year they might headline the Electric Arena.

Underworld are surely doing the main stage as they are down as a headliner.

They'll do the midnight to 2am slot on Saturday night I imagine.

Leftfield in the Electric Arena would be obscenely good

[Space Shanty]

I've just hooked the DVD off my shelf.

On the back it says "from Glastonbury to Fuji Rock, Brussels to Chicago ... captures the energy of Underworld's 1998/99 world tour".

Inside it says "filmed and recorded on location in: Japan, Holland, Belgium, England, Ireland".

Inside it also says "filmed by: Smash TV Japan, NPS TV/VPRO/Vara Holland, PSL Belgium, BBC England, Windmill Lane PIctures Ireland (Konor O'Mahony)".

So it could have some Homelands Ireland footage in there.

I know that a show in Holland was originally meant to be the only show footage that was used, that was filmed especially for Underworld. As I explained above, issues meant they had to find other footage to use with it (including bits of their live projections dubbed onto some of the footage), and I don't know if that show in Holland is the major part of the footage they've used or not (I suspect it is, tho).

Are you aware of the Underworld song '8 Ball' that's used on the film soundtrack for 'The Beach'? That's a song that was written around the production of the Everything Everything DVD (I know that 'man', too. I've even drunk from the hip flask )

Ah yes good man Neil, I had a hunch I read it on the DVD... it has a couple of extra songs as well I think... Moaner is one of them?

Yeah I like 8 Ball.

In truth there isn't much they've done that I don't like and I doubt anything will ever overtake Cowgirl as the best dance tune of them all.

Rez/Cowgirl live is the closest I've come to spontaneous human combustion

[JoeyT]

Bought Leftfield's Leftism album after recommendations from some of you.

Only two tracks in but I'm in love.

Cheers!

[FloorFiller]

Bought Leftfield's Leftism album after recommendations from some of you.

Only two tracks in but I'm in love.

Cheers!

aye been listening to it all week since i saw this thread and it's bloody brilliant ain't it?

[geoffboycott]

Bought Leftfield's Leftism album after recommendations from some of you.

Only two tracks in but I'm in love.

Cheers!

Song Of Life - sheer beauty, for me the perfect track, every element satisfied.

[FloorFiller]

gotta say though - no matter how many times i listen to it, when Release The Pressure kicks in i think it's the Macarena

[hurdy]

gotta say though - no matter how many times i listen to it, when Release The Pressure kicks in i think it's the Macarena

I think you may just have ruined my teenage years...

[Space Shanty]

Bought Leftfield's Leftism album after recommendations from some of you.

Only two tracks in but I'm in love.

Cheers!

I'm genuinely jealous that you're getting a new introduction to it.

Bona fide classic.

There are some superb remixes of Song of Life out there as well.

Well worth seeking out.

The remixes are so good that Sasha and Digweed put three of them at the start of one of the most renowned compilations of all time:

http://www.discogs.com/Sasha-John-Digweed-Renaissance-The-Mix-Collection/release/100874

Edited March 31, 2015 by Space Shanty

[hurdy]

I'm genuinely jealous that you're getting a new introduction to it.

The remixes are so good that Sasha and Digweed put three of them at the start of one of the most renowned compilations of all time:

[url=http://www.discogs.com/Sasha-John-Digweed-Renaissance-The-Mix-Collection/release/100874]http://www.discogs.com/Sasha-John-Digweed-Renaissance-The-Mix-Collection/release/100874[/url

Love that album

[EIaine]

The remixes are so good that Sasha and Digweed put three of them at the start of one of the most renowned compilations of all time:

http://www.discogs.com/Sasha-John-Digweed-Renaissance-The-Mix-Collection/release/100874

Mismoplastico triple connector in there too. It's available on Spotify for anyone who doesn't have a copy.

[FloorFiller]

shit i had no idea that was John Lydon on Open Up. wasn't even sure if it was a guy

[eFestivals]

shit i had no idea that was John Lydon on Open Up. wasn't even sure if it was a guy

what?

How could you not know that was Lydon?

[FloorFiller]

what?

How could you not know that was Lydon?

not the biggest Lydon listener to be fair but doesn't sound like anything i've heard him on (which is almost exclusively Sex Pistols)

[hurdy]

Owpen arrrp...

[eFestivals]

not the biggest Lydon listener to be fair but doesn't sound like anything i've heard him on (which is almost exclusively Sex Pistols)

I'd say it's distinctly him. There's only one voice like that.

[stuartbert two hats]

not the biggest Lydon listener to be fair but doesn't sound like anything i've heard him on (which is almost exclusively Sex Pistols)

Listen to some PiL, you'd recognise the voice.

[Space Shanty]

Pity they don't play Open Up live now.

PiL play it live though.

Suppose you maybe need Lydon's unique sneer

Edited March 31, 2015 by Space Shanty

[Alf Tupper]

This is great news, very excited. Went to that last Brixton gig and it was brilliant but hilariously full of middle aged ravers - fingers crossed that new single goes down well and they gain a load of new fans

I will have you know that us middle aged ravers were young uns when Leftfield burst on to the scene !!!

[The 38 year old virgin]

Leftism, along with 2nd toughest, the brown album and freek funk are the soundtrack to me coming down

[WS_Jack_III]

The new tune is soooo good!