Electro pioneers Leftfield return for Creamfields festival

Aug 25 2010 by Will Harris, Crewe Chronicle

LEFTFIELD may have only released two albums before they headed off into the sunset but the impact the electro-pioneers had on dance music could only be described as seismic.

Their debut album Leftism astonished music critics fusing house, electro and techno and stripping away dance music boundaries the way their music famously stripped the plaster from the ceiling of London’s Brixton Academy in 1996.

Then there was the Phat Planet track from second album Rhythm & Stealth, known to most as the theme to Guinness’s legendary ‘surfers’ advert.

The band officially called it a day in 2000 but a decade on Leftfield is back and taking on the festival circuit, finally making their Creamfields debut this month.

“For a long time there was a discussion about it, but it never seemed to be the right moment,” said founder member Neil Barnes.

“This year, with the Cream guys really getting behind it, I realised it was an exciting possibility.”

See www.ticketline.co.uk or www.creamfields.com for ticket details.