Leftfield Rhythm And Stealth (2xLP)

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• Leftfields Rhythm And Stealth is the darker, more muscular follow-up to Leftism, and its one of those rare late-90s electronic records that still sounds genuinely imposing today. Where their debut leaned into rave euphoria and dubby warmth, this album feels colder, more urban, and more confrontational a kind of industrial-tinged, post-club statement. Tracks like Phat Planet, Afrikan Dub and 6/8 War lock into heavyweight, rolling grooves that feel engineered for big systems, while the overall mood is tense and cinematic rather than blissed-out. Its an album that rewards being played loud, with a physical low-end and a sense of space that still feels ahead of its time.

  It also stands out for how confidently it bridges club culture and album-as-statement. Theres a real coherence to the sound palette gritty bass, clipped percussion, and dub-inflected atmospherics that makes Rhythm And Stealth feel like a deliberate left turn rather than a safe sequel. In hindsight, it feels closer in spirit to later techno and bass-music aesthetics than to the more smiley big-beat scene it was often lumped in with at the time. For anyone building out a serious electronic section, this is one of those cornerstone albums that holds cultural weight and still gets proper play from DJs and home listeners alike.

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  Rhythm and Stealth is a brooding, hard-edged album that trades the sunlit optimism of Leftism for something far darker and more austere. Pitchfork

  A powerful, uncompromising record that cemented Leftfields reputation as innovators rather than crowd-pleasers. The Guardian

  Dense, dubby and muscular, Rhythm and Stealth remains one of the most distinctive British electronic albums of its era. AllMusic

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  AllMusic rating: AllMusic users: (183 votes) Read the AllMusic.com review

• Artist: Leftfield Label: Hard Hands Format: LP Units: 2 Country: Europe Genre: Electronic

• A1 Dusted
  A2 Phat Planet
  B1 Chant Of A Poor Man
  B2 Double Flash
  B3 El Cid
  C1 Afrika Shox
  C2 Dub Gussett
  D1 Swords
  D2 6/8 War
  D3 Rino’S Prayer