{"id":87234,"date":"2012-04-21T08:28:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T12:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/87234\/leftfield-forgotten\/"},"modified":"2012-04-21T08:28:20","modified_gmt":"2012-04-21T12:28:20","slug":"leftfield-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/87234\/leftfield-forgotten\/","title":{"rendered":"LEFTFIELD: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) was the perfect choice for vocals on Leftfield&#8217;s epic Open Up.\u00a0 That was the track which catapulted Leftfield into the mainstream.\u00a0 Prior to its release in 1993, Leftfield&#8217;s Song Of Life had failed to attract too much attention (much less the first single, Not Forgotten).\u00a0 It took the London-based duo a few years to craft the quintessential progressive house album (Leftism).\u00a0 The release of Open Up just over a year before was a good move.\u00a0 The next single from the album was Original (with Toni Halliday on vocals) and Release The Pressure was the last single.\u00a0 Afro-left was also released as an EP.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fJPdQfqXG_4<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">It took almost four years to produce the second and last album (Rhythm And Stealth).\u00a0 It received mixed reviews, as expectations were very high.\u00a0 Whilst it is no match for Leftism, it is by no means a poor album.\u00a0 It yielded three singles (Afrika Shox, Dusted and Swords).\u00a0 Leftfield also made exclusive tracks for the films Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and The Beach (all directed by Danny Boyle).\u00a0 They are all available on A Final Hit (2005).\u00a0 The compilation also includes More Than I Know (another non-album single).\u00a0 The duo made several remixes.\u00a0 A live album (Tourism) was recently released.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leftfield - Chant Of A Poor Man\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XOWO9GwgjQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">John Lydon&#8217;s solo album (Psycho&#8217;s Path) contains a couple of Leftfield remixes (and a great remix of Open Up by The Chemical Brothers).\u00a0 It is not a particularly good album though.\u00a0 A John Lydon box set was released in 2005.\u00a0 It is called The Best Of British \u00a31 Notes and contains some of his solo material plus selected Public Image Limited and Sex Pistols songs (and Open Up).\u00a0 It includes a DVD.\u00a0 It is for avid fans only.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Lydon - &amp;apos;Dog&amp;apos;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0T5Nm-xcdKg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">Lemon Jelly&#8217;s last album came with a warning label, informing fans it was nothing like the band&#8217;s previous output.\u00a0 &#8217;64-&#8217;95 is sample-based and a couple of the tracks are a little heavier than usual (eg. The Shouty Track and Come Down On Me).\u00a0 However, it&#8217;s not hugely different.\u00a0 There was no need for alarm.\u00a0 The duo&#8217;s first &#8216;album&#8217; is actually a compilation (it includes all tracks from the first three EPs).\u00a0 It also came with a courtesy sticker, advising fans not to buy the CD if they already owned the EPs.\u00a0 The first proper album appeared in 2002.\u00a0 Lost Horizons has a laid-back &#8216;down-tempo&#8217; feel to it (much like Lemonjelly.ky).\u00a0 Lemon Jelly is currently on hiatus, as Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen pursue solo projects.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZadtHGjKUSA&#038;feature=relmfu<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">I stopped collecting Linkin Park after the second album.\u00a0 Meteora is fairly good but Minutes To Midnight is very unappealing.\u00a0 The less said about A Thousand Suns the better.\u00a0 Linkin Park was awesome in the beginning.\u00a0 Hybrid Theory is the ultimate nu-metal album; blending elements of pop, rock, metal, industrial, hip-hop and rap.\u00a0 It was a clever formula and had broad appeal.\u00a0 A crappy remix album (Reanimation) was released in 2002.\u00a0 After Meteora, a crappy live album (Live In Texas) was released.\u00a0 Linkin Park became irrelevant after that (just like every other nu-metal band).<\/font><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jMDcE24GcBE<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">Mancunian DJ\/Producer Justin Robertson formed Lionrock, in the mid-nineties.\u00a0 The first album (An Instinct For Detection) is great.\u00a0 If you like The Chemical Brothers and 808 State (also from Manchester) you&#8217;ll probably like Lionrock.\u00a0 The second album (City Delirious) is adequate but not too exciting &#8211; despite being sent back to Robertson for a revamp at the last minute.\u00a0 The Lionrock project was ditched and Revtone was presented in 2001.\u00a0 Nobody noticed.\u00a0 Robertson continues to perform as a DJ.\u00a0 He has made several remixes.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lionrock - Peace Repackaged\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LpYYJC0Cvq4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"3\">Last but not least, Long Range was Phil Hartnoll&#8217;s side project.\u00a0 He teamed up with Nick Smith.\u00a0 Together they produced a fantastic album, which ranks among my favourites.\u00a0 It is called Madness And Me and features a variety of electronic tracks, ranging from minimal ambient to energised dance.\u00a0 It features vocal performances from Kelly Malone and Nick Smith.\u00a0 Long Range released a three track EP in 2009.\u00a0 Orbital then reformed (see my previous blog, http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/85968\/orbital\/).<\/font><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Long Range - Run With The Rain\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQ9ZIdVi_tY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"helvetica\" size=\"4\">Further listening<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Public Image Ltd - Warrior\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YgcFbPrt1I8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Massive Attack - Butterfly Caught (Paul Daley )\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sNvKPEEcoQk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Felix Da Housecat   Harlot Justin Robertson remix\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZUHhK6Untz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) was the perfect choice for vocals on Leftfield&#8217;s epic Open Up.\u00a0 That was the track which catapulted Leftfield into the mainstream.\u00a0 Prior to its release in 1993, Leftfield&#8217;s Song Of Life had failed to attract too much attention (much less the first single, Not Forgotten).\u00a0 It took the London-based duo a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5068,5072,5067,5069,5070,5071,5073,108],"class_list":["post-87234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-john-lydon","tag-justin-robertson","tag-leftfield","tag-lemon-jelly","tag-linkin-park","tag-lionrock","tag-long-range","tag-music-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}