Leftfield was a duo of electronica artists and record producers Paul Daley (formerly of The Rivals, A Man Called Adam and the Brand New Heavies) and Neil Barnes, formed in 1989 in London, England. The name Leftfield was originally used simply by Neil Barnes for its first single,
"Not Forgotten," but after this, Paul Daley was involved first in remixing songs and then in the creation of following music. The pair were pioneers in the fields of intelligent dance music and progressive house, being among the first to fuse house music with dub and reggae. It furthermore was among the first electronic musicians to incorporate live guest vocalists, along with The Chemical Brothers and Underworld. Ultimately the duo have been influential on the electronic genre as a whole, with The Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland referring to them in 2005 as "The best Electronic band, period!"
Albums
* Leftism (30 January 1995) - #3 UK
* Rhythm and Stealth (20 September 1999) - #1 UK
* Stealth Remixes (29 May 2000)
Singles
* "Not Forgotten" (1991)
* "More Than I Know" (1991)
* "Release the Pressure" featuring Earl Sixteen (1992)
* "Song of Life" (6 December 1992) - #59 UK
* "Open Up" featuring John Lydon (7 November 1993) - #13 UK
* "Original" featuring Toni Halliday (19 March 1995) - #18 UK
* "Afro-Left" featuring Djum Djum (30 July 1995) - #22 UK
* "Release the Pressure 1996" featuring Earl Sixteen and Cheshire Cat with ad-libs by Papa Dee (14 January 1996) - #13 UK
* "Afrika Shox" featuring Afrika Bambaataa (12 September 1999) - #7 UK
* "Dusted" featuring Roots Manuva (5 December 1999) - #28 UK
* "Swords" featuring Nicole Willis (5 June 2000)
Soundtracks and compilations
* From the Shallow Grave soundtrack
"Shallow Grave" (Feat. Christopher Eccleston)
"Release the Dubs"
* From the Hackers soundtrack:
"Inspection (Check One)"
"Open Up" (featuring John Lydon)
* From the wipE'out"
"Afro Ride" (from the EP Afro-Left)
* From 104.9 (An XFM Compilation)
"Praise"
* From the Trainspotting soundtrack
"A Final Hit"
* From the Trainspotting #2 soundtrack
"A Final Hit" (Full Length Version)
* From the wipE'out" 2097
"Afro Ride" (from the EP Afro-Left)
* From the Go soundtrack
"Swords" (featuring Nicole Willis) (Original Version)
* From The Beach soundtrack
"Snakeblood"
* From the Vanilla Sky soundtrack
"Afrika Shox"
* From Beast Machines
"Phat Planet"
* From Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
"Song of Life" (Fanfare of Life)
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