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- Summary: The third full-length studio release for the British electronic group is its first in over 16 years.
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- Record Label: Infectious
- Genre(s): Electronic, House
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Jun 10, 2015Put simply, Alternative Light Source manages to sound both fresh and exciting, and like old Leftfield all at once.
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UncutJun 5, 2015The impressive Alternative Light Source sees Barnes picking up, with a snarl, where the pair left off. [Jul 2015, p.78]
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Jun 5, 2015There are some spine-tingling moments here.
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Jun 8, 2015The new record doesn’t really break any moulds but it is a masterpiece of texture.
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Jun 22, 2015The lack of urgency is also welcome, with Alternative Light Source slowly unfurling as the most natural and comfortable Leftfield album to date.
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Jun 25, 2015Alternative 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.
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Jun 5, 2015While the instrumentals service Barnes well, when guest vocalists--once a hallmark of Leftfield’s work (John Lydon’s vocals on ‘Open Up’ still feel perfect)--the album broaches less solid ground.
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Sep 25, 2015
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Sep 5, 2015
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