Alternative Light Source

Alternative Light Source
Studio album by Leftfield
Released 8 June 2015
Genre
Label Infectious
Producer Neil Barnes
Leftfield chronology
Rhythm and Stealth
(1999)
Alternative Light Source
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Mojo[3]
Uncut[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Release Magazine10/10[6]
musicOMH[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Observer[9]

Alternative Light Source is the third album by Leftfield, released on 8 June 2015. It is the first new material following the band's 1999 album Rhythm and Stealth.

On 1 June 2015, the album premiere was streamed live on Twitter, coupled with conversation via hashtag #leftfieldstream.[10]

Track listing

  1. "Bad Radio" (featuring Tunde Adebimpe) – 5:22
  2. "Universal Everything" (featuring Georgia Barnes) – 7:06
  3. "Bilocation" (featuring Channy Leaneagh of Poliça) – 4:24
  4. "Head and Shoulders" (featuring Sleaford Mods) – 5:24
  5. "Dark Matters" – 5:02
  6. "Little Fish" (featuring Channy Leaneagh of Poliça) – 6:08
  7. "Storms End" – 5:00
  8. "Alternative Light Source" – 3:16
  9. "Shaker Obsession" – 5:22
  10. "Levitate for You" (featuring Ofei) – 5:14

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 111
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 74
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 6

References

  1. http://www.metacritic.com/music/alternative-light-source/leftfield
  2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/alternative-light-source-mw0002838541
  3. http://www.mojo4music.com/20467/leftfield-alternative-light-source/
  4. "There's shade as well as light, too: Dark Matters is beautiful, its minor-key arpeggios glistening in the twilight."
  5. http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/leftfield-artificial-light-source
  6. http://www.releasemagazine.net/reviews/leftfield-alternative-light-source/
  7. http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/leftfield-alternative-light-source
  8. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/04/leftfield-alternative-light-source-review-beauty-and-ecstasy-on-90s-dance-acts-impressive-return
  9. http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/07/leftfield-alternative-light-source-review-masterpiece-of-texture
  10. "TONIGHT: Leftfield to live-stream new album" (Never Enough Notes). Never Enough Notes. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  11. "Australiancharts.com – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  12. "Ultratop.be – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  13. "Ultratop.be – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  14. "Dutchcharts.nl – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  15. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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