L E F T F I E L D
ANNOUNCE RECORD STORE DAY EXCLUSIVE ‘VERSION EXCURSION’
DUB REMIX OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM ‘THIS IS WHAT WE DO’
+ TICKETS FOR MAY/JUNE 2023 UK TOUR SELLING FAST!
“Explodes out of the speakers, colliding worlds to incendiary effect” – DJ Mag
“It sounds of a piece with its predecessors and yet of the moment” – 4*, The Observer
“A timely blast of healing positivity, all but impossible to resist” – 4*, MOJO
“Kinetic vibrancy that sounds thrilling” – 4*, Evening Standard
“The 11 tracks each serve up a masterclass in dancefloor endeavour” – 4*, Daily Telegraph
“Both incendiary and visceral, yet emotive and diverse” – 4*, The Arts Desk
Today, Leftfield have announced a very special new release: an entire remix of their acclaimed 2022 album This Is What We Do, titled Version Excursion. The album will be released exclusively on limited edition vinyl (2LP) for Record Store Day. The only way to purchase it is via participating record stores.
Each track on the original album has been stripped back, rebuilt and given a new name. “Full Way Round” (feat. Grian Chatten) becomes “Criss Cross Cabbie”, ‘Making A Difference (feat Lemn Sissay) becomes “Citing and Fighting”. The new versions imbue the tracks with an additional sense of late-night headiness and show the depth of Leftfield’s original compositions.
Speaking on Version Excursion, Leftfield say, “After we’d finished ‘This Is What We Do’ we started doing some dub experiments on the finished album tracks. Just for fun.
“It wasn’t intentional, but the whole thing turned into a radical re-appraisal. They are almost entirely new tracks …it became a complete reimagining. Something for the late night / early morning ravers!”
Leftfield – Version Excursion album tracklisting;
- We Do Dub
- Criss Cross Cabbie
- Citing and Fighting
- Synthethix
- Pulsating Dub
- Machines Like Dub
- Enraptured
- Accumulator Dub
- Body & Soul Acid Flange Mix
- Coming On
- P.O.L. Dub
Leftfield head out on tour in May & June 2023 – dates in London, Manchester, Bristol and Glasgow have already sold out.
Due to overwhelming demand, the group added a gig in Belfast, which also sold out in record time – full list of UK live shows is as follows;
Leftfield – This Is What We Tour ‘23
18 May London Steel Yard (SOLD OUT)
19 May Manchester New Century (SOLD OUT)
20 May Manchester New Century (SOLD OUT)
25 May Bristol Marble Factory (SOLD OUT)
26 May Cardiff Great Hall
27 May Bournemouth O2 Academy
1 June Glasgow Barrowland (SOLD OUT)
2 June Newcastle NX
3 June Wolverhampton – The Civic At The Halls
8 June Sheffield O2 Academy
9 June Norwich UEA – The Nick Rayns LCR
16 June Belfast Mandela Hall (SOLD OUT)
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