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quoted 3 lines Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:37:52 +0200

>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:37:52 +0200 >From: "Irene McC" <substar@iafrica.com> >Subject: (idm) leftfield

quoted 1 line On 14 Sep 99, mak : wrote re: (idm) Similar Sounds?:

>On 14 Sep 99, mak : wrote re: (idm) Similar Sounds?:

quoted 2 lines heard a most

> heard a most > unbelievable remix of Leftfield's

quoted 2 lines So, who's heard any of the new Leftfield?? C'mon, out with the

>So, who's heard any of the new Leftfield?? C'mon, out with the >reviews! Or - oops - is this not "I" enough?

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quoted 1 line np : emmanuel top - asteroid

>np : emmanuel top - asteroid

quoted 1 line De-lurk mode<

>De-lurk mode<

It's a very good album. I wasn't much of a fan of the first one I'll admit, with only Storm 3000, Song of Life & Melt really doing it for me. This one is a bit more rounded. It's not particularly innovative I'll give you, but as a culmination of the last few years it's tops. There's bits which are like minimal techno, digi-dub, electro, ambience and hip hop, but obviously they're all Leftfield style. I think they might alienate a few of their trancier fans because there are a few bits where there's just drum and bass and not a lot else going on but if this doesn't bother you I'd go for it. Best tracks for me are Dusted, Afrika Shox, 6/8 War and El Cid but it's (so far) an album I can quite happily listen to from start to finish. np: Arab Strap - Elephant shoe