THEY may only have released a smattering of singles and two albums before they headed off into the sunset, but the impact the electro- pioneers had on dance music has been literally seismic.

Their debut album, Leftism, wowed critics fusing house, electro and techno and stripping away dance music boundaries the way their music famously stripped the plaster from the ceiling of London’s Brixton Academy in 1996 (the sound system was subsequently banned).

Then there was the unforgettable Phat Planet track from their second album Rhythm & Stealth.

Better known to most as the theme tune to Guinness’s legendary “Surfers” advert, it is regarded by many as one of the finest pieces of electronic music ever.

The band officially called it a day in 2000, but, a decade on, Leftfield is back and at the end of this month will finally make their Creamfields debut.

So why return to centre stage now?

“For a long time there was a discussion about it, but it never seemed to be the right moment,” says Neil Barnes, who founded Leftfield with Paul Daley in London, in 1995.

“This year, with the Cream guys really getting behind it, I realised it was an exciting possibility and when I thought about it, and listened to the music, I thought it could work brilliantly, and so far it's working like a dream.”