Courtesy of Choice ۲۵ … asides and besides Double CD

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, XL Recordings today announce a special, expanded version of Leilas acclaimed second album Courtesy Of Choice. Originally released on 11th September 2000, the album followed the success of her Rephlex Records debut Like Weather and felt like a broadcast from a futuristic radio station no one else could tune into. Twentyfive years on, alongside collaborations with the likes of Bjork, Aphex Twin and Terry Hall and iconic performances at the likes of the VampA and Venice Biennale, more and more listeners have found the frequency. While Courtesy of Choice039s influence continues to transmit through contemporary culture. the Iranianborn, Londonraised producer remains utterly singular34I realised very early on that people don039t really belong anywhere. That039s what gives me the freedom to do any kind of music...I don039t feel any commitment or loyalty to anything. My commitment is to noise.34 LeilaThis new version, Courtesy Of Choice asides and besides, represents the original 14 track album including the previously vinylonly Relax the Pleasuredome alongside a wealth of unreleased material. Leila chose to reedit 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 Arabs 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 techyarrs future forever funk from the realm of primetime Neptunes. Together they reveal both the breadth of Leilas vision and the enduring power of an album that continues to sound ahead of its time.