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London, United Kingdom (1989 – 2002, 2010 – present)

Leftfield are an band formed in 1989 in London, United Kingdom. From 1989 to 2002, Leftfield was a duo of artists and record producers that consisted of Neil Barnes and Paul Daley. In January 2010, Barnes resurrected the band name and Daley has declined to be involved. They are pioneers in the fields of and , being among the first to fuse music with and .

As with many of their contemporaries such as The Chemical Brothers and Underworld, Leftfield pioneered the use of guest vocalists throughout their career. Among the more prominent were Toni Halliday (of Curve), who sang on “Original”, Djum Djum on “Afro-Left” and Earl 16 and Cheshire Cat on “Release the Pressure”.

Neil Barnes’ entry into the music world was as a DJ at The Wag Club while simultaneously playing percussion instruments. Around 1989, inspired by Afrika Bambaata, Barnes decided to try his hand at electronic music production. In 1990, he released the single “Not Forgotten” on the Rhythm King label. It was followed by “More Than I Know” in 1991.

For the remixes of these tracks, Barnes called upon Paul Daley, then a hairdresser, but also in A Man Called Adam and a formerly a session musician for the Brand New Heavies and Primal Scream, appearing on their Dixie Narco EP. Barnes and Daley had previously worked together as percussionists at The Sandals’ first club, Violets.
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  • Daxxe

    Melt & Dusted <3

    25 Mar 9:34am Reply

  • liquorstore

    Leftism is an absolute classic.

    19 Oct 2012 Reply

  • spencer_henry

    James Letfield.

    12 Oct 2012 Reply

  • alin1

    Some days ago, Neil Barnes said on the official Leftfield Facebook page that Paul Daley is no longer member of the band. Daley also wasn't involved in the recent reunion tour that started in 2010. Barnes also said he's working on a new Leftfield album!

    3 Oct 2012 Reply

  • daulkim

    круто

    28 Sep 2012 Reply

  • BreakfastPills

    The greatest thing to ever existence in the entire universe. This can be proves using the scientific method.

    31 Aug 2012 Reply

  • marscity

    Их музыка на века

    12 Aug 2012 Reply

  • debux

    True masters of the genre, in general. I doubt they could ever have weak albums, it's a shame they only got two out (for now)

    27 Jul 2012 Reply

  • KuriousBanana

    Leftism still sounds as fresh and relevant today as it ever did. It's a truly classic album.

    28 Jun 2012 Reply

  • BreakfastPills

    Just two albums. Two incredible albums.

    27 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Millobixo

    Does they started to work again? It would be great if Tourist is not their end.

    10 Jun 2012 Reply

  • SomayaBiddanda

    Swords!

    10 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Millobixo

    They are still current

    6 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Cimersies

    Leftism Rules !

    1 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Beerkiss

    Tourism is fucking incredible.

    20 May 2012 Reply

  • aginggirl

    Awesome collection!

    3 May 2012 Reply

  • be_more_funny

    Leftfield - A Final Hit ==> this song was used as a soundtrack in "Trainspotting" :D

    26 Apr 2012 Reply

  • Daxxe

    Memories! Melt is one of my all-time favourite chillout tracks ever

    22 Apr 2012 Reply

  • Theeboon

    Rhythm & Stealth was far more interesting than Leftism... Dark, mysterious and ahead of its time. What a great follow-up!

    16 Apr 2012 Reply

  • Thunderfaggot

    Concur completely with comment below, only complaint is ya came so close to NZ without stopping over ;_; hope it happens sometime soon! Freakin love the live verse on Afro-Left.

    1 Apr 2012 Reply
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