Leftfield's long-awaited return is right on the money

DANCE duo Leftfield have never seemed in much of a hurry. They’ve been around for so long that the lone original member, Neil Barnes, has a daughter called Georgia who is old enough to have released two electronic albums of her own.

Now working with studio engineer Adam Wren instead of original partner Paul Daley, this is only the fourth Leftfield album in almost 28 years.

These songs, however, were made in a rush. Barnes raced to deliver the tracks to the record company the day before he was due for an operation on his colon following a bowel cancer diagnosis. Health issues have also forced the postponement of live dates this month, but there’s a kinetic vibrancy to the new music that means it doesn’t need a light show to sound thrilling.