Courtesy of Choice... Asides and Besides

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.

Disc 1
1: Brave
2: Work
3: From Before... What?
4: Relax the Pleasuredome
5: Sodastream
6: Gush Goog
7: To Win Her Love
8: Thanks Mr. Jones
9: To Tell a Lie
10: I Won't Forget
11: Be Clowns
12: Different Time
13: Different Time (Reprise)
14: Young Ones
15: Track 5
16: Existential Megamix
17: METHODOLOGIES
18: Lush Nova Elec

Disc 2
1: Old Dat Biz 1#46 (Wakey Wakey)
2: Acid Frog Fave
3: Techyarr
4: A Reasoning
5: Old Tech 38
6: Sweets (Bring U Back)
7: New Guardmeter
8: To Win Her Love S&g Asides
9: Cowboy Situation
10: What I Offer
11: Birdie Rave
12: Mein Herr
13: Some Curious Joy (Cute Tough Beat)
14: The Cuban Situation
15: Odds
16: The Gamble Room

Number of Discs: 2

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