"The reaction to the first album was mixed. "We've no idea, mate," comes the honest response. It seems Daley and Barnes (who is away on holiday at the moment) are at a loss to know what kind of reception will greet the release of Rhythm and Stealth. You can’t judge someone’s personality by their music.” How do they know if I've got smelly feet? They don’t know if I'm a wanker because they don't know me. Some people will say you're the greatest thing since sliced bread, just to be fashionable, or because they want you to like them, If they start saying, 'Paul Daley is a wanker 'cos he's got smelly feet,' then that's different because that's personal. "Some people slag you off to be anti-fashion, some people slag you off to be fashionable, y'know. I can't make people like our music.Ī lot of people caned the last album. "But, y'know, he's entitled to his opinion. Then again, maybe all his other shirts were in the wash that day."īut doesn't all this negative press get Daley all riled? "Nah, I'm trying to be positive about everything at the moment," he explains, trying to be positive about everything at the moment.
A friend of mine knows the journalist who wrote it, and the day after my friend read that review he said he saw the same bloke walking down Oxford Street wearing a Leftfield t-shirt! So, y'know, he can't dislike us too much. ''I've a great story about that, actually. When I tell him that it’s not awful, but hardly glowing either, he laughs dryly. "No, I haven't read that Q review yet, but I"II read it in about a month. And there's just no getting away from it, it just doesn't sound like Leftfield." Ouch! By allowing themselves to be billed as the music of the future, they have nowhere to go now they sound too familiar.The future they once promised is now. In the conference room of Sony's London offices, Paul Daley is fielding the questions from yours truly, and can't resist a smirk when I ask him if he's read the two-page critique of his latest opus in Q magazine, in which the reviewer handed down a mediocre three out of five to Rhythm And Stealth, concluding that "Leftfield have become victims of their own propaganda. Where Leftism was expansive and grandiose, Rhythm And Stealth is tailored, minimal and ruthlessly effective. Standout tracks include rising London rapper Roots Manuva freestyling over the sci-fl hip-hop of Dusted, the aforementioned Phat Planet, and Africa Shox, dark and bassy, with a vocal from electro godfather Afrika Bambaataa, far removed from the horrendous torrents of sonic effluvium he's been unleashing on an unsuspecting public recently. Now, with Barnes and Daley having spent three years in the studio struggling to draw up the architectural plans for new cathedrals of sound, the result is a sequel that is as vital, relevant and challenging as its predecessor. It redrew the borders of dance music, pioneered a radical hybrid of dub, house and breaks, and threw together guest vocalists from other musical worlds (gothic torch singer Toni Halliday, reggae toaster Earl Sixteen and ageing punk John Lydon, among others) over rhythms redolent of dub, reggae and African music.
Warranted praise indeed, for its timeless mix of ribcage-shaking dub and grandiose, futuristic techno sounds like it was made an hour ago. NRJ Kids Hits 2021 Boney M.More recently, Leftism has been declared the Greatest Dance Album Of All Time in a poll of top DJs. Pokora / Reik / Rocco Hunt / Ana Mena / Kendji Girac / Shouse / Riton / Nightcrawlers / Were Vana / Lucenzo / Aya Nakamura / Marshmello / Jonas Brothers / Thérapie Taxi / Felix Jaehn / Soso Maness / Tesher / Awa Imani / Lartiste / Master Kg / Faouzia / Justin Wellington - déc. Ed Sheeran / Naps / Gims / Justin Bieber / The Kid Laroi / Angèle / Camila Cabello / Ckay / Eva / The Black Eyed Peas / Saweetie / Grand Corps Malade / Kimberose / Lil Nas X / Olivia Rodrigo / Maneskin / Shawn Mendes / Tainy / Ofenbach / Ella Henderson / Amir / Lost Frequencies / Calum Scott / Amel Bent / Glass Animals / Clara Luciani / Kungs / The Weeknd / Louane / Dua Lipa / Soprano / Sia / Ava Max / Jason Derulo / Tayc / Tom Grennan / Wejdene / Keen' V / Doja Cat / Jérémy Frérot / Lady Gaga / Duncan Laurence / Claudio Capéo / Pink / Willow Sage Hart / Polo & Pan / Maroon 5 / Dadju / Anitta / J Balvin / Skrillex / Camélia Jordana / Vitaa / Robin Schulz / Alle Farben / Israel Kamakawiwo Ole / Trinidad Cardona / La Zarra / Hatik / DJ Snake / Selena Gomez / Julien Doré / Joel Corry / Jax Jones / Darina Victry / The Blessed Madonna / Fred Again / Hoshi / Bob Sinclar / Molly Hammar / Soolking / Anne Marie / Little mix / Majestic / David Guetta / Farruko / Calvin Harris / Slimane / Feder / Rauw Alejandro / Zoë Wees / Vianney / Cardi B / Céphaz / Purple Disco Machine / Tungevaag / Ariana Grande / Philippine / Goodboys / One Republic / Tiësto / M. NRJ Music Awards 2021 édition deluxe Boney M.
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