Speaking personally, there was a bit of comfort in Paul Daley and Neil Barnes releasing two memorable (which may be an understatement) electronic albums as Leftfield and calling it quits before facing the prospect of inevitable decay. Expectations suddenly made high can mess with your head regardless of the practice, and who wants to tarnish a legacy of quality with a rushed, shallow, or otherwise poo piece of work that makes audiences think twice about their prior appreciation? Who wants to abandon their legacy as the prospect of reentering the fray nags like a pack of house cats hearing the mere opening of aluminum?
With regard to the latter question, not Neil Barnes! After unilaterally reigniting the “Leftfield” name in 2010 for the purposes of a headlining, cloudy island tour, he, along with the artists he’s brought in for the contributory fun, have announced a brand new album called Alternative Light Source, set for release June 9. Paul Daley has apparently recused himself from all of this, but not quite in his stead are TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, Poliça singer Channy Leaneagh, Sleaford Mods, and others having some sort of artistic spot on the new LP.
The new single doesn’t sound like a far cry from Leftism or Rhythm & Stealth, really:
Alternative Light Source tracklisting:
01. Bad Radio
02. Universal Everything
03. Bilocation
04. Head and Shoulders
05. Dark Matters
06. Little Fish
07. Storm’s End
08. Alternative Light Source
09. Shaker Obsession
10. Levitate For You
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