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Leftism 22 [Reissue]
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  • Summary: The remastered resissue of the British house group's debut features an additional CD of remixes by such artists as Adrian Sherwood, Ben Sims, Skream, Voiski, and Zomby.
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Mixmag
    Jun 5, 2017
    100
    Remastered for vinyl by Matt Colton (James Blake, Aphex Twin, Hot Chip), it still hits heavy. ... An accompanying remix album celebrates diversity with offerings from Zomby, Skream and Adrian Sherwood, but it’s Hodge & Peverelist’s jerky mix of ‘Afro Left’ that runs away with top honours. It’s a fitting tribute to the LP’s legacy.
  2. Mojo
    May 26, 2017
    100
    [The remix disc] does a decent job of contextualising Leftism's legacy. But it's the originals that still burn with rare incandescence. [Jun 2017, p.100]
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  3. The Line of Best Fit
    May 26, 2017
    90
    Its standing as one of the best albums of the 90’s remains undiminished.
  4. Record Collector
    May 26, 2017
    80
    Leftism is dance music history and so deserves the big reissue treatment. Leftfield have addressed the passage of time with an up-to-the-minute roster of remixers for the bonuses. Still, the results are generally pretty disappointing – they all put their own mark on things and leave enough of the original versions in to make the connection, but not many come close to the originals.
  5. Uncut
    May 26, 2017
    80
    Over two decades on, in remastered form, these tracks have aged well, retaining their multi-layered, bass-heavy eclecticism, and moving back and forth between gentle melancholia and hands-in-the-air euphoria. [Jun 2017, p.49]
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  6. PopMatters
    May 26, 2017
    80
    Revisiting their debut through Leftism 22 finds the material continuing to sound fresh and relevant many years later.
  7. Resident Advisor
    May 26, 2017
    70
    Listening back now, it still pumps. But it's a palatable pump, with enough hooks and vocals to work as well over pasta as in a field at 4 AM. Funnily enough, the tracks that have aged best are the ones that pump least. ... Though other remixes in the middle section update the production techniques, they don't really advance on the festival-pleasing 4/4 or big beat predictability of the originals.

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  1. grundo1561
    Jul 14, 2017
    10
    One of the best (and most influential) electronic albums of all time. It fuses tons of different genres, like big beat, progressive house,One of the best (and most influential) electronic albums of all time. It fuses tons of different genres, like big beat, progressive house, dub, reggae, and psybient. I wish more people knew about it.… Expand
  2. JonnyPicklechin
    Aug 16, 2017
    8
    The best dance album ever made. In my opinion the best album ever made, period. Its impossible to improve the originals so though the remixesThe best dance album ever made. In my opinion the best album ever made, period. Its impossible to improve the originals so though the remixes are a rightful celebration they only add marginal value to the party. That said the live versions recently experienced by this fan on the "22" tour were mind blowing. . 11 for the original, 7 for the remixes.… Expand

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