Rhythm & Stealth

Leftfield | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 21, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00001R3G3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,132 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dusted

2. Phat Planet

3. Chant of a Poor Man

4. Double Flash

5. El Cid

6. Afrika Shox

7. Dub Gussett

8. Swords

9. 6/8 War

10. Rino's Prayer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't top Leftism...leaves something to be desired, November 12, 2003

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Miss Lariss (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhythm & Stealth (Audio CD)

After buying Leftism on a whim and falling in love with it, I was excited to find Rhythm and Stealth and bought it right away when I saw it a few years back. It starts off with moderately catchy "Dusted" with rap vocals, but "Phat Planet," the next song, bored me with it's monotonous beat and lack of variation. "Chant of a Poor Man" has a catchy bassline, with reggae-type vocals, but it doesn't compare to Leftism's "Release the Pressure." "Double Flash" is monotonous and flat like Phat Planet with a thick beat but little else to offer. Track 5, "El Cid," is soft and lullaby-ish enough to put me to sleep, which wouldn't be a bad thing except for it's complete listlessness and lack of sound variety. "Afrika Shox" is one of the few standouts on the album with it's hardhitting beat and club-catchy lyrics. This song shows that Leftfield can still be extremely edgy and creative, even if they haven't chosen this route for other songs on this album. "Dub Gussett" is, once again, monotonous and lacking in variety. "Swords" is a rare gem on this cd. It's soothing and melodic with female vocals, but has enough variation to keep me interested. "6/8 War"......monotonous. The distortion in the beat is rather grating on the ears after awhile. "Rino's Prayer" begins with dark, moody male vocals and eventually jolts you with a dark heavy beat. I enjoy this song.

Overall, tracks "Phat Planet," "Double Flash," "El Cid," "Dub Gussett," and "6/8 War" were truly disappointing, dull, and uncreative. Leftfield showed us with Leftism that they have the range to make versatile and edgy music, but these tracks fail to display their talents. Only "Afrika Shox" and "Swords" give you a true glimpse of what the album could be instead. It isn't a bad cd, but I find myself skipping tracks when I listen to the cd just to get to the good songs--something I never did with Leftism...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FACE VALUE, November 21, 1999

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[e-mail] (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhythm & Stealth (Audio CD)

You've got to take this recording at face value. What you hear is what you get. If you want the perfect dance record, stick with (or desperately try to find) Baby Ford's Bford 9 (1992) or Jam and Spoon's 1994 release Tripomatic Fairytales (that's 2001 AND 2002, folks), or for the more adventurous, Final Cut's Consumed CD(1992). If Lefitsm was never recorded, everyone would go gaga over Leftield's R+S. It's an extremely impressive follow-up CD, and my only personal gripes are the seemingly commercially-motivated singles, Phat Planet and Afrika Shox, which completely disrupt the ominous tone and overall continutity of the CD. Use your CD-program button to skip these sub-par tunes and you've got a great listen.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Darkness and the Light, January 22, 2004

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OverTheMoon ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rhythm & Stealth (Audio CD)

Normally I am not a fan of Drum and Base but when it is done right it is very good and Leftfield has done it right and then some more. This is the perfect album to sit at home with. It is weird in that it is not really an album you can dance too but if you like to sit around with your friends and enjoy some tunes then this is really a good one because you can chat and then relax and then chat again and relax and the album really does fill that void well. I know lots of people who throw this one on when people are around because it sets a good mood and for all its darkness is actually quite moving in a soul searching thinky sort of way.

The tunes are all mostly drum and bass but they do vary in type. There are a lot of floor thumpers that will vibrate all the way to the neighbors but then there is also ambient works that will just oscillate the bongs.

For those of you expecting Leftfield: Leftism, forget it. Leftfield have simply done something darker and new. This is a must have album and it is really that good! I would also recommend Paul Oakenfold's Great Wall if you like this one because they are very similar except that Great Wall is more Trance orientated.