Courtesy of Choice… Asides and Besides

Description

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Leila’s ‘Courtesy of Choice’ album, XL Recordings are releasing this special, expanded version of the artists second album, entitled; ‘Courtesy of Choice… Asides and Besides’. The collection re-presents the original 14 track album – including the previously vinyl-only ‘Relax the Pleasuredome’ – alongside a wealth of unreleased material. Leila chose to re-edit rather than remake the album (she has all the original data. midi and audio), choosing to set the parameters of only recovering buried details while preserving its spirit. ‘I wanted this reissue to be honest’, she explains. ‘Nothing added, just making sure the performances came through as they were meant to’. Among the twenty unheard tracks are Roya Arab’s striking collaboration on Cabaret classic ‘Mein Herr’, the surrealist collage ‘A Reasoning’ with a sample of Max Ernst, the hypnotic ‘Acid Frog Fave’, the digi rave blowout ‘Birdie Rave’, and ‘techyarr’s future forever funk from the realm of primetime Neptunes. Together they reveal both the breadth of Leila’s vision and the enduring power of an album that continues to sound ahead of its time.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Brave – Leila
2. Work – Leila
3. From Before… What? – Leila
4. Relax the Pleasuredome – Leila
5. Sodastream – Leila
6. Gush Goog – Leila
7. To Win Her Love – Leila
8. Thanks Mr. Jones – Leila
9. To Tell a Lie – Leila
10. I Won’t Forget – Leila
11. Be Clowns – Leila
12. Different Time – Leila
13. Different Time (Reprise) – Leila
14. Young Ones – Leila
15. Track 5 – Leila
16. Existential Megamix – Leila
17. METHODOLOGIES – Leila
18. Lush Nova Elec – Leila
Disc 2
1. Old Dat Biz 1#46 (Wakey Wakey) – Leila
2. Acid Frog Fave – Leila
3. Techyarr – Leila
4. A Reasoning – Leila
5. Old Tech 38 – Leila
6. Sweets (Bring U Back) – Leila
7. New Guardmeter – Leila
8. To Win Her Love S&g Asides – Leila
9. Cowboy Situation – Leila
10. What I Offer – Leila
11. Birdie Rave – Leila
12. Mein Herr – Leila
13. Some Curious Joy (Cute Tough Beat) – Leila
14. The Cuban Situation – Leila
15. Odds – Leila
16. The Gamble Room – Leila