Alternative Light Source

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Alternative Light Source
Alternative Light Source.jpg
Studio album by Leftfield
Released 8 June 2015
Genre
Label Infectious Records
Producer Neil Barnes
Leftfield chronology
Rhythm and Stealth
(1999)Rhythm and Stealth1999		 Alternative Light Source
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 79/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[2]
Mojo 4/5 stars[3]
Uncut 4/5 stars[4]
Clash 8/10[5]
Release Magazine 10/10[6]
musicOMH 4/5 stars[7]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[8]
The Observer 4/5 stars[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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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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