Alternative Light Source

Alternative Light Source
Alternative Light Source
Studio album by Leftfield
Released	8 June 2015
Genre	EDM; trip hop; tech house;
Length	52:18
Label	Infectious
Producer	Neil Barnes, Adam Wren
Leftfield chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Clash	8/10^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10^[5]
Mojo	^[6]
musicOMH	^[7]
The Observer	^[8]
Record Collector	^[9]
Release Magazine	10/10^[10]
Uncut	^[11]

Alternative Light Source is the third album by the English electronic group Leftfield, released on 8 June 2015. It is the first new material following the band's 1999 album Rhythm and Stealth. It is also the first Leftfield album without Paul Daley, as well as the first since the band's return in 2010.

On 1 June 2015, the album premiere was streamed live on Leftfield's website, coupled with live tweeting about it on the band's Twitter feed with hashtag #leftfieldstream.^[12]

Critical reception

Nick Annan of Clash said "Alternative Light Source is a worthy successor to Rhythm & Stealth, not as sparse or hard hitting but brimming with energy, ideas and familiar Leftfield diaphragm-rattling bass."^[3] Mojo's Stephen Worthy commented that Neil Barnes "meets the challenge" of releasing a followup to Leftfield's previous albums that went platinum, and said that the album, "...aided by a clutch of judicious guest appearances, balances crowd-pleasing festival epics, intense techy workouts and bubbling synth lullabies."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		52:18

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[13]	42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[14]	31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[15]	111
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	74
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	6

References

^ "Alternative Light Source by Leftfield". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "Alternative Light Source - Leftfield - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b Annan, Nick (25 June 2015). "Leftfield – Alternative Light Source". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ Dennis, Jon (4 June 2015). "Leftfield: Alternative Light Source review – beauty and ecstasy on 90s dance act's impressive return". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ Palmer, Michael (10 June 2015). "Leftfield return and it's like they've never been gone". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Worthy, Stephen (7 November 2016). "Leftfield – Alternative Light Source". Mojo. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "Leftfield – Alternative Light Source - Album Reviews - musicOMH". www.musicomh.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ Woodcraft, Molloy (7 June 2015). "Leftfield: Alternative Light Source review – a masterpiece of texture". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ Smith, Phil (5 June 2015). "Alternative Light Source - Leftfield". Record Collector. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Leftfield – Alternative Light Source". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^ "There's shade as well as light, too: Dark Matters is beautiful, its minor-key arpeggios glistening in the twilight."
^ "TONIGHT: Leftfield to live-stream new album". Never Enough Notes. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Ultratop.be – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[1] "Alternative Light Source by Leftfield". Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[2] "Alternative Light Source - Leftfield - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[clash-3] Annan, Nick (25 June 2015). "Leftfield – Alternative Light Source". Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[4] Dennis, Jon (4 June 2015). "Leftfield: Alternative Light Source review – beauty and ecstasy on 90s dance act's impressive return". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[5] Palmer, Michael (10 June 2015). "Leftfield return and it's like they've never been gone". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[mojo-6] Worthy, Stephen (7 November 2016). "Leftfield – Alternative Light Source". Mojo. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[7] "Leftfield – Alternative Light Source - Album Reviews - musicOMH". www.musicomh.com. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[8] Woodcraft, Molloy (7 June 2015). "Leftfield: Alternative Light Source review – a masterpiece of texture". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[9] Smith, Phil (5 June 2015). "Alternative Light Source - Leftfield". Record Collector. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[10] "Leftfield – Alternative Light Source". Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[11] "There's shade as well as light, too: Dark Matters is beautiful, its minor-key arpeggios glistening in the twilight."

[12] "TONIGHT: Leftfield to live-stream new album". Never Enough Notes. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[ac_Australia_Leftfield-13] "Australiancharts.com – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[ac_Flanders_Leftfield-14] "Ultratop.be – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[ac_Wallonia_Leftfield-15] "Ultratop.be – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[ac_Netherlands_Leftfield-16] "Dutchcharts.nl – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[ac_Germany_Leftfield-17] "Offiziellecharts.de – Leftfield – Alternative Light Source" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[ac_UK2_-18] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

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v t e Leftfield
Neil Barnes Sebastian Beresford Adam Wren Paul Daley Nick Rapaccioli
Studio albums	Leftism Rhythm and Stealth Alternative Light Source This Is What We Do
Compilation albums	Backlog Stealth Remixes A Final Hit – The Greatest Hits
Live albums	Tourism
Remix albums	This Is What We Do. Version Excursion
Singles	"Not Forgotten" "More Than I Know" "Release the Pressure" "Song of Life" "Open Up" "Original" "Afro-Left" "Afrika Shox" "Dusted" "Swords"
Other songs	"Phat Planet"

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