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(1991 – 1999)

Neil Barnes and Paul Daley, inspired by house music’s many facets formed the production team of Leftfield, working with several artists who were at the cutting edge of dance music. Leftfield were famous in the studio for their remixes of such artists as Adamski and Detroit house legend Kevin Saunderson’s Inner City project. In 1991 their first single, “Not Forgotten” was an instant club hit heard around the world, trademarking their production work on a simple, but cutting edge dance track.

Barnes and Daley signed to Outer Rhythm Records (a subsidiary of Rhythm King, home to Bomb The Bass, S’Express and Baby Ford), and released another single called “More Than I Know.” As the recognition and credibility as producers became apparent, Leftfield received even more remix work from Guerrilla Records band React 2 Rhythm, David Bowie, British pop act D:Ream, and later on remixed Renegade Soundwave, Ultra Nate, Yothu Yindi and Stereo MCs. Leftfield also took to producing a ragga singer named Djum Djum who released a record on Outer Rhythm with Leftfield called “Difference.”

At this point in 1992, it was evident that Leftfield had enough of a following to put their money where it would best be used, their own record label to promote other artists with the same ideas as theirs. Taking the name from their production alias, Hard Hands, Leftfield began to sign various acts further promoting the bass-induced, rhythmic and dubby-house Leftfield were growing famous for. Their first release was the first Leftfield record on Hard Hands, a track featuring Earl Sixteen on a ragga-vocal called “Release the Pressure.
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  • DaveTasty wrote:
    last month
    Never Forgotten

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  • eight_flight wrote:
    last month
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  • MrMushroom123 wrote:
    last month
    glad to see melt on 1. :)

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  • Namasayufi wrote:
    December 2011
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  • MMWXIV wrote:
    December 2011
    i would like to know why these kind of bands leave their production careers when they are awesome musicians and their works are considered one of the most exquisite styles of electronic music... someone can explain me? there is a similar situation like Lunatic Calm and Propellerheads...

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  • The_Star_Rover wrote:
    November 2011
    (1991 – 1999) < Fail.. Change someone this please..

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  • The_Star_Rover wrote:
    November 2011
    This saw this summer Leftfield live.. In Czech Republic at Open Air Festival 2011. Imo they are back!!

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  • Pilsotietis wrote:
    November 2011
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M1o_j2Ut10&hd=1

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  • piku_79 wrote:
    October 2011
    Where r they? Boys, back to town!

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  • DunnGyllite wrote:
    October 2011
    it's like "buy one, get another one free!" - at about 4 minutes the tune completely changes (not that I don't like it)...

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  • DunnGyllite wrote:
    October 2011
    it's like "buy one, get another one free!" - at about 4 minutes the tune completely changes (not that I don't like it)...

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  • DunnGyllite wrote:
    October 2011
    it's like "buy one, get another one free!" - at about 4 minutes the tune completely changes (not that I don't like it)...

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  • Orange-1 wrote:
    September 2011
    Excellent Music!:-)

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  • oscarapplejack wrote:
    September 2011
    'Pure original' nothing more can be said of you guys...

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  • Night_Driver wrote:
    September 2011
    Leftfield please come back

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  • LiveBootlegs wrote:
    July 2011
    Leftfield - Live @ Glastonbury Festival 2000 http://livebootlegconcert.blogspot.com/

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  • jeff071 wrote:
    July 2011
    benharris on Leftfield/Underworld/Orbital comment: Agreed x2.

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  • benharris16 wrote:
    July 2011
    Just found a recent live set of theirs. Absolutely brilliant, http://soundcloud.com/djmixes/leftfield-live-the-electric-picnic-festival-04-09-2010

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  • benharris16 wrote:
    July 2011
    Leftfield are a bit of a one in a kind. I would put them in the same class of Underworld, Orbital and themselves as the big 3 of electronica but they are all different and unique in their own ways. I guess that is why the 3 of them are so good, because the sound is hard to replicate. So personally i don't really know any bands sounding like them which is a shame. Both of them are doing solo material last time i looked. Whether we will see that get the light of day is anyone's guess but i hope so.

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  • mattoy666 wrote:
    July 2011
    Would love these guys to put out some more amazing sounds. Are they doing anything else? Does anyone know of any bands/DJs producing this kind of music (like Dub Gussett)? I've found Pitch Black and a few others, they're awesome! Any rec's? Thanks....

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