Leftfield — Leftism

Author: tracysigler | Posted: January 30th, 2007 | | Tags: , , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Leftfield -- Leftism

  • Artist: Leftfield
  • Title: Leftism
  • Year: 1995
  • Format: CD
  • Rating (1-10): 8
  • Owner: Tracy
  • Acquired: 2007 – SecondSpin.com
  • Keeper: Yes

More than once I’ve read reviews that called Leftfield’s Leftism “the greatest dance record ever.” To that I say, “OK.” It’s good all right; that’s for sure. Leftism was their debut. I’ve had their second, darker and somewhat minimalist, record Rhythm and Stealth for some years, and it’s one of my favorites. I couldn’t find Leftism easily because it’s now out of print. Then, just recently I discovered SecondSpin.com. I’m sure they’ve been in business for quite a while, but they’re new to me. They have used CDs, DVDs and games, the prices are great, and best of all they have hard to get stuff like this record. You can bet I’m going to be picking up a lot of back catalog stuff from them.

Anyhow, the Leftfield deal is like this: They are two DJs with numerous guest vocalists (no less than John Lydon on this one) and have been described as the finest example of freestyle British club music. Yes.

Read more about Leftfield at Wikipedia.

Roots Manuva — Awfully Deep

Author: tracysigler | Posted: January 19th, 2007 | | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Roots Manuva -- Awfully Deep

  • Artist: Roots Manuva
  • Title: Awfully Deep
  • Year: 2005
  • Format: CD
  • Rating (1-10): 6
  • Owner: Tracy
  • Acquired: 2006 – Another Christmas gift!
  • Keeper: Maybe

The first time I heard Roots Manuva was on Leftfield‘s 1999 album Rhythm and Stealth, one of my top 100 records. Then, he popped up again on the latest Gorillaz record, Demon Days.

It’s taken me a while to get some of his solo music. I’ve had Awfully Deep on my list since came out almost two years ago. I’m not sure what to think about it. Maybe I need to listen to it a few more times. Maybe I should have started with his earlier records. Some of it is really interesting, but some of it just doesn’t seem to flow.

Read more about Roots Manuva at Wikipedia.