The Moody Boys or Moody Boyz are Tony Thorpe's UK -based record production and remix outfit, active since 1988.
150-516: The Moody Boys were closely linked with the KLF - and in particular with KLF member Jimmy Cauty - until the KLF's retirement in 1992, but it is not known whether Cauty was ever officially a member of the Moody Boys or merely a close collaborator. According to AllMusic , "Moody Boyz" is the "nom de plume of producer Tony Thorpe (both solo and with occasional collaborators)". Beginning in 1988 with
300-421: A "Kings Of Low Frequency Dub Version", and Apollo 440 Lion Dance (Remix) Artist: The Moody Boys Year: 1991 Label (Catalogue Number): Fourth Floor Records (FF 1123) Produced by the Moody Boys (some tracks); other tracks produced by Tony Thorpe and Jimmy Cauty Centre Of The World Artist: The Moody Boys Year: 1992 Label (Catalogue Number): Love Records/Polydor (EVOLX 15) Produced by
450-717: A "People's Pyramid". In January 2021, the band began uploading their previously deleted catalogue onto streaming services , in compilations . Bill Drummond was an established figure within the British music industry , having co-founded Zoo Records , played guitar in the Liverpool band Big in Japan , and worked as manager of Echo & the Bunnymen and the Teardrop Explodes . Artist and musician Jimmy Cauty
600-518: A band are so good and exciting." The JAMs re-edited and re-released "All You Need Is Love" in May 1987, removing or doctoring the most antagonistic samples; lyrics from the song appeared as promotional graffiti , defacing selected billboards. The re-release rewarded the JAMs with praise (including NME 's "single of the week") and the funds necessary to record their debut album. The album, 1987 (What
750-418: A band are so good and exciting." The JAMs re-edited and re-released "All You Need Is Love" in May 1987, removing or doctoring the most antagonistic samples; lyrics from the song appeared as promotional graffiti , defacing selected billboards. The re-release rewarded the JAMs with praise (including NME 's "single of the week") and the funds necessary to record their debut album. The album, 1987 (What
900-606: A big scam.' But I firmly believe it's over". "For the very last spectacularly insane time", the magazine concluded, "The KLF have done what was least expected of them". The final KLF Info sheet discussed the retirement in a typically offbeat fashion, and asked "What happens to 'Footnotes in rock legend'? Do they gather dust with Ashton, Gardner and Dyke , the Vapors , and the Utah Saints , or does their influence live on in unseen ways, permeating future cultures? A passing general of
1050-495: A big scam.' But I firmly believe it's over". "For the very last spectacularly insane time", the magazine concluded, "The KLF have done what was least expected of them". The final KLF Info sheet discussed the retirement in a typically offbeat fashion, and asked "What happens to 'Footnotes in rock legend'? Do they gather dust with Ashton, Gardner and Dyke , the Vapors , and the Utah Saints , or does their influence live on in unseen ways, permeating future cultures? A passing general of
1200-405: A comprehensive examination of the KLF's announcement and its context, Select called it "the last grand gesture, the most heroic act of public self destruction in the history of pop. And it's also Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty's final extravagant howl of self disgust, defiance and contempt for a music world gone foul and corrupt." Many of the KLF's friends and collaborators gave their reactions in
1350-405: A comprehensive examination of the KLF's announcement and its context, Select called it "the last grand gesture, the most heroic act of public self destruction in the history of pop. And it's also Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty's final extravagant howl of self disgust, defiance and contempt for a music world gone foul and corrupt." Many of the KLF's friends and collaborators gave their reactions in
1500-506: A couple of 12" records under the name The K.L.F., these will be rap free just pure dance music, so don't expect to see them reviewed in the music papers". King Boy D also said that he and Rockman Rock were "pissed off at [them]selves" for letting "people expect us to lead some sort of crusade for sampling." In 1990, he recalled that "We wanted to make [as the KLF] something that was... pure dance music, without any reference points, without any nod to
1650-457: A couple of 12" records under the name The K.L.F., these will be rap free just pure dance music, so don't expect to see them reviewed in the music papers". King Boy D also said that he and Rockman Rock were "pissed off at [them]selves" for letting "people expect us to lead some sort of crusade for sampling." In 1990, he recalled that "We wanted to make [as the KLF] something that was... pure dance music, without any reference points, without any nod to
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#17327977468691800-505: A field near Stonehenge . The K Foundation was an arts foundation established by Drummond and Cauty in 1993 following their 'retirement' from the music industry. From 1993 to 1995 they engaged in art projects and media campaigns, including the high-profile K Foundation art award (for the "worst artist of the year"), and in 1993 released a limited edition single – " K Cera Cera " – in Israel and Palestine "to create awareness of peace in
1950-452: A field near Stonehenge . The K Foundation was an arts foundation established by Drummond and Cauty in 1993 following their 'retirement' from the music industry. From 1993 to 1995 they engaged in art projects and media campaigns, including the high-profile K Foundation art award (for the "worst artist of the year"), and in 1993 released a limited edition single – " K Cera Cera " – in Israel and Palestine "to create awareness of peace in
2100-469: A hip-hop band with former colleague Cauty, and they would be called the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu: It was New Year's Day... 1987. I was at home with my parents, I was going for a walk in the morning, it was, like, bright blue sky, and I thought "I'm going to make a hip-hop record. Who can I make a hip-hop record with?". I wasn't brave enough to go and do it myself, 'cause, although I can play
2250-488: A later interview, Drummond said that the plan came to him in an instant: he would form a hip-hop band with former colleague Cauty, and they would be called the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu: It was New Year's Day... 1987. I was at home with my parents, I was going for a walk in the morning, it was, like, bright blue sky, and I thought "I'm going to make a hip-hop record. Who can I make a hip-hop record with?". I wasn't brave enough to go and do it myself, 'cause, although I can play
2400-424: A private army has the answer. 'No', he whispers 'but the dust they gather is of the rarest quality. Each speck a universe awaiting creation, Big Bang just a dawn away'." There have been numerous suggestions that in 1992 Drummond was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Drummond himself said that he was on the edge of the "abyss". The KLF's BRITs statuette for "Best British Group" of 1992 was later found buried in
2550-424: A private army has the answer. 'No', he whispers 'but the dust they gather is of the rarest quality. Each speck a universe awaiting creation, Big Bang just a dawn away'." There have been numerous suggestions that in 1992 Drummond was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Drummond himself said that he was on the edge of the "abyss". The KLF's BRITs statuette for "Best British Group" of 1992 was later found buried in
2700-816: A sample-heavy pop-rock production and crowd noise samples. The first "stadium house" single, "What Time Is Love? (Live from Trancentral)", released in October 1990, reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart and hit the top-ten internationally. The follow-up, "3 a.m. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.)", was an international top-five hit in January 1991, reaching #1 in the UK and #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album The White Room followed in March 1991, reaching #3 in
2850-472: A sample-heavy pop-rock production and crowd noise samples. The first "stadium house" single, "What Time Is Love? (Live from Trancentral)", released in October 1990, reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart and hit the top-ten internationally. The follow-up, "3 a.m. Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.)", was an international top-five hit in January 1991, reaching #1 in the UK and #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album The White Room followed in March 1991, reaching #3 in
3000-496: A series of international hits on their own KLF Communications record label and became the biggest selling singles act in the world in 1991. From the outset, the KLF adopted the philosophy espoused by esoteric novels The Illuminatus! Trilogy , making anarchic situationist manifestations, including the defacement of billboard adverts , the posting of cryptic advertisements in New Musical Express ( NME ) and
3150-809: A solid network of distribution without stepping on each other's toes. We are distributed by the Cartel." When Rough Trade Distribution collapsed in 1991 it was reported that they owed KLF Communications £500,000. Plugging (the promotion to TV and radio) was handled by longtime associate Scott Piering . Outside the UK, KLF releases were issued under licence by local labels. In the US, the licensees were Wax Trax (the Chill Out album ), TVT (early releases including The History of The JAMs a.k.a. The Timelords ), and Arista Records ( The White Room and singles ). The KLF Communications physical catalogue remains deleted in
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#17327977468693300-653: A solid network of distribution without stepping on each other's toes. We are distributed by the Cartel." When Rough Trade Distribution collapsed in 1991 it was reported that they owed KLF Communications £500,000. Plugging (the promotion to TV and radio) was handled by longtime associate Scott Piering . Outside the UK, KLF releases were issued under licence by local labels. In the US, the licensees were Wax Trax (the Chill Out album ), TVT (early releases including The History of The JAMs a.k.a. The Timelords ), and Arista Records ( The White Room and singles ). The KLF Communications physical catalogue remains deleted in
3450-406: A symbol of the KLF, and Drummond conceded that the "sheep hacking" idea was akin to a suicide. Associates reasoned that the plan was to generate such revulsion towards the KLF that they would be ostracised from the music industry and a comeback would be impossible. The dead sheep purchased but the plan thwarted, Drummond considered chopping his hand off with an axe live on stage. The performance
3600-406: A symbol of the KLF, and Drummond conceded that the "sheep hacking" idea was akin to a suicide. Associates reasoned that the plan was to generate such revulsion towards the KLF that they would be ostracised from the music industry and a comeback would be impossible. The dead sheep purchased but the plan thwarted, Drummond considered chopping his hand off with an axe live on stage. The performance
3750-522: A three day event, " Welcome to the Dark Ages ". Ending their self-imposed moratorium, the festival included a debate asking "Why Did The K Foundation Burn A Million Quid?" The JAMs also announced new plans for a People's Pyramid to be built from bricks each containing 23 grams of human ashes. New bricks will be laid at the annual " Toxteth Day Of The Dead". Cauty emphasised to the BBC in 2018 that
3900-417: A three day event, " Welcome to the Dark Ages ". Ending their self-imposed moratorium, the festival included a debate asking "Why Did The K Foundation Burn A Million Quid?" The JAMs also announced new plans for a People's Pyramid to be built from bricks each containing 23 grams of human ashes. New bricks will be laid at the annual " Toxteth Day Of The Dead". Cauty emphasised to the BBC in 2018 that
4050-486: A week we had recorded our first single. Early in 1987, Drummond and Cauty's collaborations began. They assumed alter egos – King Boy D and Rockman Rock respectively – and adopted the name the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (the JAMs), after the fictional conspiratorial group "The Justified Ancients of Mummu" from The Illuminatus! Trilogy . The JAMs' primary instrument was the digital sampler with which they would plagiarise
4200-435: A week we had recorded our first single. Early in 1987, Drummond and Cauty's collaborations began. They assumed alter egos – King Boy D and Rockman Rock respectively – and adopted the name the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (the JAMs), after the fictional conspiratorial group "The Justified Ancients of Mummu" from The Illuminatus! Trilogy . The JAMs' primary instrument was the digital sampler with which they would plagiarise
4350-533: Is for other people to wonder at it. It's not very beautiful once you know." The KLF The KLF (also known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu , the JAMs , the Timelords and other names) are a British electronic band who originated in Liverpool and London in the late 1980s. Scottish musician Bill Drummond (alias King Boy D) and English musician Jimmy Cauty (alias Rockman Rock) began by releasing hip hop -inspired and sample -heavy records as
4500-527: Is itself part of the conspiracy, so the pop myth of the KLF can never be blown apart by anything they do, no matter how dumb or embarrassing. The myth will suck it up, like a black hole. Drummond and Cauty have also been compared to Stewart Home and the Neoists . Home himself said that the duo's work "has much more in common with the Neoist, Plagiarist and Art Strike movements of the nineteen-eighties than with
4650-420: Is itself part of the conspiracy, so the pop myth of the KLF can never be blown apart by anything they do, no matter how dumb or embarrassing. The myth will suck it up, like a black hole. Drummond and Cauty have also been compared to Stewart Home and the Neoists . Home himself said that the duo's work "has much more in common with the Neoist, Plagiarist and Art Strike movements of the nineteen-eighties than with
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4800-401: Is the myth they have built around themselves." This deep and perplexing mythology, he suggested, results in all their subsequent activities (as a partnership or otherwise) being absorbed into their mystique: A myth like the KLF's is peculiarly omnivorous. Just as there can never be any evidence to disprove a conspiracy theory because the fabrication of such evidence – don't you see? –
4950-401: Is the myth they have built around themselves." This deep and perplexing mythology, he suggested, results in all their subsequent activities (as a partnership or otherwise) being absorbed into their mystique: A myth like the KLF's is peculiarly omnivorous. Just as there can never be any evidence to disprove a conspiracy theory because the fabrication of such evidence – don't you see? –
5100-458: The Illuminatus! books, Situationism , and tactics often interpreted by media commentators as " Situationist pranks . In a 2000 review of Drummond's book 45 , and an appraisal of the duo's career to date, writer Steven Poole stated that Drummond and Cauty "are the only true conceptual artists of the [1990s]. And for all the eldritch beauty of their art, their most successful creation
5250-399: The Illuminatus! books, Situationism , and tactics often interpreted by media commentators as " Situationist pranks . In a 2000 review of Drummond's book 45 , and an appraisal of the duo's career to date, writer Steven Poole stated that Drummond and Cauty "are the only true conceptual artists of the [1990s]. And for all the eldritch beauty of their art, their most successful creation
5400-605: The K Foundation and sought to subvert the art world , staging an alternative art award for the Worst Artist of the Year, and burning one million pounds sterling (approximately £2.35m as of 2022). The duo have released a small number of new tracks since 1992, as the K Foundation, the One World Orchestra , and in 1997, as 2K . Drummond and Cauty reappeared in 2017 as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, releasing
5550-608: The Liverpool Dockers and Gimpo ; a performance at which "Two elderly gentlemen, reeking of Dettol , caused havoc in their motorised wheelchairs . These old reprobates, bearing a grandfatherly resemblance to messrs Cauty and Drummond, claimed to have just been asked along." The song performed at the Barbican – " ***k the Millennium " (a remix of "What Time Is Love?" featuring Acid Brass and incorporating elements of
5700-426: The Liverpool Dockers and Gimpo ; a performance at which "Two elderly gentlemen, reeking of Dettol , caused havoc in their motorised wheelchairs . These old reprobates, bearing a grandfatherly resemblance to messrs Cauty and Drummond, claimed to have just been asked along." The song performed at the Barbican – " ***k the Millennium " (a remix of "What Time Is Love?" featuring Acid Brass and incorporating elements of
5850-492: The Situationist avant-garde of the fifties and sixties." Drummond and Cauty "represent a vital and innovative strand within contemporary culture", he added. Drummond was the set designer on Ken Campbell 's 1976 stage production of The Illuminatus! Trilogy . In the first KLF Communications Info Sheet, Drummond explained that The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu name was "pinched" from Illuminatus! which he had been reading
6000-432: The Situationist avant-garde of the fifties and sixties." Drummond and Cauty "represent a vital and innovative strand within contemporary culture", he added. Drummond was the set designer on Ken Campbell 's 1976 stage production of The Illuminatus! Trilogy . In the first KLF Communications Info Sheet, Drummond explained that The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu name was "pinched" from Illuminatus! which he had been reading
6150-444: The art world , staging an alternative art award for the Worst Artist of the Year, and burning one million pounds sterling (approximately £2.35m as of 2022). The duo have released a small number of new tracks since 1992, as the K Foundation, the One World Orchestra , and in 1997, as 2K . Drummond and Cauty reappeared in 2017 as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, releasing the novel 2023 , and rebooting an earlier campaign to build
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6300-427: The 1990 remix EP What Time Is Love? (Remodelled & Remixed) , integrated in the new mix. On 23 April 2021, The White Room (Director's Cut) was officially released as the fourth part of the series. The album's edition includes tracks from the unreleased 1989 album, as well as an extended version of "Last Train to Trancentral" from the 1991 album. The documentary Who Killed the KLF? , directed by Chris Atkins ,
6450-427: The 1990 remix EP What Time Is Love? (Remodelled & Remixed) , integrated in the new mix. On 23 April 2021, The White Room (Director's Cut) was officially released as the fourth part of the series. The album's edition includes tracks from the unreleased 1989 album, as well as an extended version of "Last Train to Trancentral" from the 1991 album. The documentary Who Killed the KLF? , directed by Chris Atkins ,
6600-412: The 1991 single "Lion Dance", and a 1994 interview with Thorpe and a companion discography state that "Journey into Dubland" was made with Jimmy Cauty, suggesting Cauty was just a collaborator. The Moody Boys recorded a Peel Session in 1991 without Cauty; programming duties were handled by Thorpe and another close associate of the KLF, Nick Coler . Cauty and his KLF-partner Bill Drummond retired from
6750-417: The Bunnymen and the Teardrop Explodes . Artist and musician Jimmy Cauty was the guitarist in the three-piece Brilliant – an act that Drummond had signed to WEA Records and managed. In July 1986, Drummond resigned from his position as an A&R man at record label WEA , citing that he was nearly 33⅓ years old (33⅓ revolutions per minute being the speed at which a vinyl LP revolves), and that it
6900-512: The Children's Free Revolutionary Volunteer Guards"). " The Magnificent " is a drum'n'bass version of the theme tune from The Magnificent Seven , with vocal samples from DJ Fleka of Serbian radio station B92 : "Humans against killing... that sounds like a junkie against dope". On 17 September 1997, Drummond and Cauty re-emerged briefly as 2K. 2K made a one-off performance at London's Barbican Arts Centre with Mark Manning , Acid Brass ,
7050-456: The Children's Free Revolutionary Volunteer Guards"). " The Magnificent " is a drum'n'bass version of the theme tune from The Magnificent Seven , with vocal samples from DJ Fleka of Serbian radio station B92 : "Humans against killing... that sounds like a junkie against dope". On 17 September 1997, Drummond and Cauty re-emerged briefly as 2K. 2K made a one-off performance at London's Barbican Arts Centre with Mark Manning , Acid Brass ,
7200-658: The Environment 4 stars (out of 5), dubbing the album "a visionary collection of subtly innovative techno and tribal house, with heaps of African and Caribbean influences". In awarding Recycled for the Environment 4 stars (again, out of 5), AllMusic said, "styles range from lush tribal techno to murky ambient and spacy electro, each offering an inspired extrapolation of Thorpe's originals.". Acid Rappin'/Acid Heaven Artist: The Moody Boys (Tony Thorpe). A-side features Rhyme & Reason. Year: 1988 Label (Catalogue Number): City Beat (CBE 1230) Produced & mixed by
7350-718: The F**k Is Going On?) , was released in June 1987. Included was a song called "The Queen and I", which sampled the ABBA single " Dancing Queen ". After a legal showdown with ABBA and the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society , the 1987 album was forcibly withdrawn from sale. Drummond and Cauty travelled to Sweden in hope of meeting ABBA and coming to some agreement, taking an NME journalist and photographer with them, along with most of
7500-454: The F**k Is Going On?) , was released in June 1987. Included was a song called "The Queen and I", which sampled the ABBA single " Dancing Queen ". After a legal showdown with ABBA and the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society , the 1987 album was forcibly withdrawn from sale. Drummond and Cauty travelled to Sweden in hope of meeting ABBA and coming to some agreement, taking an NME journalist and photographer with them, along with most of
7650-857: The House Addicts First National Rapper Artist: The Moody Boys Year: 1988 Label (Catalogue Number): City Beat (CBE 1239) Produced by the Moody Boys and the JAMs (KLF) King Of The Funky Zulus Artist: Moody Boys / Moody Boyz Year: 1990 Label (Catalogue Number): United We Conquer (Zulu 1) (as Moody Boyz); other catalogue numbers as Moody Boys Journey Into Dubland Artist: The Moody Boys Year: 1990 Label (Catalogue Number): XL Recordings (XLEP-107) Produced, recorded and mixed: Live at Trancentral by Tony Thorpe and Jimmy Cauty Funky Zulu (You're So Fresh) Artist: The Moody Boys Year: 1990 Label (Catalogue Number): XL Recordings (XLT-11) Produced by
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#17327977468697800-556: The JAMs' "KLF Communications" independent record label. Both reflected a shift towards house rhythms. According to NME , the JAMs' choice of samples for the first of these, " Whitney Joins the JAMs " saw them leaving behind their strategy of "collision course" to "move straight onto the art of super selective theft". The song uses samples of the Mission: Impossible and Shaft themes alongside Whitney Houston 's " I Wanna Dance with Somebody ". Drummond has claimed that
7950-487: The JAMs' "KLF Communications" independent record label. Both reflected a shift towards house rhythms. According to NME , the JAMs' choice of samples for the first of these, " Whitney Joins the JAMs " saw them leaving behind their strategy of "collision course" to "move straight onto the art of super selective theft". The song uses samples of the Mission: Impossible and Shaft themes alongside Whitney Houston 's " I Wanna Dance with Somebody ". Drummond has claimed that
8100-527: The JAMs. As the Timelords, they recorded the British number-one single " Doctorin' the Tardis ", and documented the process of making a hit record in a book The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way) . As the KLF, Drummond and Cauty pioneered stadium house (rave music with a pop-rock production and sampled crowd noise) and, with their 1990 LP Chill Out , the ambient house genre. The KLF released
8250-433: The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu , the JAMs , the Timelords and other names) are a British electronic band who originated in Liverpool and London in the late 1980s. Scottish musician Bill Drummond (alias King Boy D) and English musician Jimmy Cauty (alias Rockman Rock) began by releasing hip hop -inspired and sample -heavy records as the JAMs. As the Timelords, they recorded the British number-one single " Doctorin'
8400-559: The KLF and grindcore group Extreme Noise Terror performed a live version of "3 a.m. Eternal" at the BRIT Awards , the British Phonographic Industry 's annual awards show. Drummond and Cauty had planned to throw buckets of blood over the audience, or to disembowel a dead sheep on stage, but were prevented from doing so due to opposition from BBC lawyers and vegetarians Extreme Noise Terror; Sheep were
8550-417: The KLF and grindcore group Extreme Noise Terror performed a live version of "3 a.m. Eternal" at the BRIT Awards , the British Phonographic Industry 's annual awards show. Drummond and Cauty had planned to throw buckets of blood over the audience, or to disembowel a dead sheep on stage, but were prevented from doing so due to opposition from BBC lawyers and vegetarians Extreme Noise Terror; Sheep were
8700-560: The KLF and that more "musical treasure" would be the result. In the weeks following the BRITs performance, the KLF continued working with Extreme Noise Terror on the album The Black Room , but it was never finished. On 14 May 1992, the KLF announced their immediate retirement from the music industry and the deletion of their back catalogue: We have been following a wild and wounded, glum and glorious, shit but shining path these past five years. The last two of which has [sic] led us up onto
8850-508: The KLF and that more "musical treasure" would be the result. In the weeks following the BRITs performance, the KLF continued working with Extreme Noise Terror on the album The Black Room , but it was never finished. On 14 May 1992, the KLF announced their immediate retirement from the music industry and the deletion of their back catalogue: We have been following a wild and wounded, glum and glorious, shit but shining path these past five years. The last two of which has [sic] led us up onto
9000-480: The KLF to fans and the media) was sent out by the label. KLF Communications releases were distributed by Rough Trade Distribution (a spinoff of Rough Trade Records ) in the South East of England, and across the wider UK by the Cartel . As Drummond and Cauty explained, "The Cartel is, as the name implies, a group of independent distributors across the country who work in conjunction with each other providing
9150-421: The KLF to fans and the media) was sent out by the label. KLF Communications releases were distributed by Rough Trade Distribution (a spinoff of Rough Trade Records ) in the South East of England, and across the wider UK by the Cartel . As Drummond and Cauty explained, "The Cartel is, as the name implies, a group of independent distributors across the country who work in conjunction with each other providing
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#17327977468699300-500: The KLF were later offered the job of producing or remixing a new Whitney Houston album as an inducement from her record label boss ( Clive Davis of Arista Records ) to sign with them. The second single in this sequence – Drummond and Cauty's third and final single of 1987 – was " Down Town ", a dance record built around a gospel choir and " Downtown " by 1960s star Petula Clark , with lyrics that commented on poverty and homelessness. These early works were later collected on
9450-500: The KLF were later offered the job of producing or remixing a new Whitney Houston album as an inducement from her record label boss ( Clive Davis of Arista Records ) to sign with them. The second single in this sequence – Drummond and Cauty's third and final single of 1987 – was " Down Town ", a dance record built around a gospel choir and " Downtown " by 1960s star Petula Clark , with lyrics that commented on poverty and homelessness. These early works were later collected on
9600-420: The KLF's " ambient house " LP Chill Out ambient video Waiting were released in 1990, as was a dance track, " It's Grim Up North ", under the JAMs' moniker. Throughout 1990, the KLF launched a series of singles with an upbeat pop-house sound which they dubbed " stadium house ". Songs from The White Room soundtrack were re-recorded with rap and more vocals (by guests labelled "Additional Communicators"),
9750-420: The KLF's " ambient house " LP Chill Out ambient video Waiting were released in 1990, as was a dance track, " It's Grim Up North ", under the JAMs' moniker. Throughout 1990, the KLF launched a series of singles with an upbeat pop-house sound which they dubbed " stadium house ". Songs from The White Room soundtrack were re-recorded with rap and more vocals (by guests labelled "Additional Communicators"),
9900-1258: The Moody Boys Shango Artist: The Moody Boyz Year: 1994 Label (Catalogue Number): Guerilla Records (GRRR 65) Produced by Moody Dog Productions ( Handley/Turner/Downie /Thorpe) at Black Dog Towers Recycled EP Artist: Moody Boyz Year: 1994 Label (Catalogue Number): Guerilla Records (GREP 006) Destination Africa Artist: The Moody Boys Year: 1994 Label (Catalogue Number): SSR Records (SSR 141) What Time Is Love? (Remodelled & Remixed) Artist: The KLF Year: 1990 Catalogue Number: KLF Communications KLF 004Y Featuring "What Time Is Love? (The Moody Boys vs The KLF)" 3 a.m. Eternal (The Moody Boys Selection) Artist: The KLF Year: 1991 Catalogue Number: KLF Communications KLF 005Y Last Train to Trancentral (The KLF Meets The Moody Boys Uptown) Artist: The KLF Year: 1991 Catalogue Number: KLF Communications KLF 008Y The Right Decision Artist: Jesus Jones Year: 1993 Catalogue Number: Food CDPERV 2 Featuring "The Right Decision (Moody Reconstruction Mix)" The KLF The KLF (also known as
10050-556: The Moody Boys What Is Dub? Artist: The Moody Boys introduce Screamer Year: 1991 Label (Catalogue Number): Love Records/ Polydor (EVOLX 03) Produced by the Moody Boys What Is Dub? (The KLF And Apollo 440 Remixes) Artist: The Moody Boys introduce Screamer Year: 1991 Label (Catalogue Number): Love Records (EVOLR 3) Produced by the Moody Boys Remixes by The KLF , including
10200-452: The People's Pyramid project, inspired by his brother's death, is serious: "It's easy to make it sound like a joke", he said, "but it isn't a joke, it's deadly serious and it's a long-term project." He also confirmed that The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu are a going concern: "It's interesting to be in a band that doesn't make records but only makes pyramids of dead people. On 31 December 2020,
10350-399: The People's Pyramid project, inspired by his brother's death, is serious: "It's easy to make it sound like a joke", he said, "but it isn't a joke, it's deadly serious and it's a long-term project." He also confirmed that The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu are a going concern: "It's interesting to be in a band that doesn't make records but only makes pyramids of dead people. On 31 December 2020,
10500-521: The Pops . In collaboration with Extreme Noise Terror at the BRIT Awards in February 1992, they fired machine gun blanks into the audience and dumped a dead sheep at the aftershow party. This performance pre-announced the KLF's departure from the music business and, in May of that year, they deleted their entire back-catalogue . Drummond and Cauty established the K Foundation and sought to subvert
10650-421: The Tardis ", and documented the process of making a hit record in a book The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way) . As the KLF, Drummond and Cauty pioneered stadium house (rave music with a pop-rock production and sampled crowd noise) and, with their 1990 LP Chill Out , the ambient house genre. The KLF released a series of international hits on their own KLF Communications record label and became
10800-490: The UK. A substantial reworking of the aborted soundtrack, the album featured a segued series of "stadium house" songs followed by downtempo tracks. The KLF's chart success continued with the single "Last Train to Trancentral" hitting number two in the UK, and number three on the Eurochart Hot 100 . In December 1991, a re-working of a song from 1987 , " Justified & Ancient " was released, featuring Tammy Wynette . It
10950-428: The UK. A substantial reworking of the aborted soundtrack, the album featured a segued series of "stadium house" songs followed by downtempo tracks. The KLF's chart success continued with the single "Last Train to Trancentral" hitting number two in the UK, and number three on the Eurochart Hot 100 . In December 1991, a re-working of a song from 1987 , " Justified & Ancient " was released, featuring Tammy Wynette . It
11100-470: The United Kingdom. Several threads and themes unify the many incarnations of Drummond and Cauty's creative partnership, many of these influenced by The Illuminatus! Trilogy ; combined, these themes, threads and their activities over the years have been said to form a "mythology." Drummond and Cauty made heavy references to Discordianism , popularised by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson in
11250-406: The United Kingdom. Several threads and themes unify the many incarnations of Drummond and Cauty's creative partnership, many of these influenced by The Illuminatus! Trilogy ; combined, these themes, threads and their activities over the years have been said to form a "mythology." Drummond and Cauty made heavy references to Discordianism , popularised by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson in
11400-495: The album which was eventually released to mainstream success. A single from the original album was released: " Kylie Said to Jason ", an electropop record featuring references to Todd Terry , Rolf Harris , Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and BBC comedy programme The Good Life . In reference to that song, Drummond and Cauty noted that they had worn " Pet Shop Boys infatuations brazenly on [their] sleeves." The film project
11550-432: The album which was eventually released to mainstream success. A single from the original album was released: " Kylie Said to Jason ", an electropop record featuring references to Todd Terry , Rolf Harris , Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and BBC comedy programme The Good Life . In reference to that song, Drummond and Cauty noted that they had worn " Pet Shop Boys infatuations brazenly on [their] sleeves." The film project
11700-406: The biggest selling singles act in the world in 1991. From the outset, the KLF adopted the philosophy espoused by esoteric novels The Illuminatus! Trilogy , making anarchic situationist manifestations, including the defacement of billboard adverts , the posting of cryptic advertisements in New Musical Express ( NME ) and the mainstream press, as well as unusual performances on Top of
11850-541: The charting singles, in 1990 and 1991. The KLF co-produced the Moody Boys' "First National Rapper" in 1988 (as "The JAMs") and remixed "What Is Dub?" in 1991. Thorpe is also a credited as an "additional performer" on the KLF's The White Room album. Vice and DJ Mag claim that Jimmy Cauty was actually a member of the Moody Boys, whereas AllMusic attributes the project to Thorpe and "occasional collaborators". Tracks produced by "Tony Thorpe and Jimmy Cauty" were credited separately to tracks produced by "The Moody Boys" on
12000-498: The commercial high ground – we are at a point where the path is about to take a sharp turn from these sunny uplands down into a netherworld of we know not what. For the foreseeable future there will be no further record releases from The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, The Timelords, The KLF and any other past, present and future name attached to our activities. As of now all our past releases are deleted .... If we meet further along be prepared ... our disguise may be complete. In
12150-498: The commercial high ground – we are at a point where the path is about to take a sharp turn from these sunny uplands down into a netherworld of we know not what. For the foreseeable future there will be no further record releases from The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, The Timelords, The KLF and any other past, present and future name attached to our activities. As of now all our past releases are deleted .... If we meet further along be prepared ... our disguise may be complete. In
12300-566: The compilation album Shag Times . A second album, Who Killed the JAMs? , was released in early 1988. Who Killed the JAMs? earned the duo a five-star review from Sounds magazine, who called it "a masterpiece of pathos". In 1988, Drummond and Cauty released a ' novelty ' pop single, " Doctorin' the Tardis " as the Timelords. The song is predominantly a mash-up of the Doctor Who theme music , " Block Buster! " by Sweet and Gary Glitter 's " Rock and Roll (Part Two) ". Credited on
12450-509: The compilation album Shag Times . A second album, Who Killed the JAMs? , was released in early 1988. Who Killed the JAMs? earned the duo a five-star review from Sounds magazine, who called it "a masterpiece of pathos". In 1988, Drummond and Cauty released a ' novelty ' pop single, " Doctorin' the Tardis " as the Timelords. The song is predominantly a mash-up of the Doctor Who theme music , " Block Buster! " by Sweet and Gary Glitter 's " Rock and Roll (Part Two) ". Credited on
12600-413: The creation of a road movie and soundtrack album , both titled The White Room , funded by the profits of "Doctorin' the Tardis". Neither the film nor its soundtrack were formally released, although bootleg copies exist. The soundtrack album contained pop-house versions of some of the "pure trance" singles, as well as new songs, most of which would appear (in radically reworked form) on the version of
12750-413: The creation of a road movie and soundtrack album , both titled The White Room , funded by the profits of "Doctorin' the Tardis". Neither the film nor its soundtrack were formally released, although bootleg copies exist. The soundtrack album contained pop-house versions of some of the "pure trance" singles, as well as new songs, most of which would appear (in radically reworked form) on the version of
12900-602: The earlier The Sound of Mu(sic) ). The duo's first release as the KLF was in March 1988, with the single " Burn the Bastards"/"Burn the Beat " (KLF 002). Although the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu name was not retired, most future Drummond and Cauty releases went under the name "The KLF". The name change accompanied a change in Drummond and Cauty's musical direction. As 'King Boy D', Drummond said in January 1988, "We might put out
13050-439: The earlier The Sound of Mu(sic) ). The duo's first release as the KLF was in March 1988, with the single " Burn the Bastards"/"Burn the Beat " (KLF 002). Although the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu name was not retired, most future Drummond and Cauty releases went under the name "The KLF". The name change accompanied a change in Drummond and Cauty's musical direction. As 'King Boy D', Drummond said in January 1988, "We might put out
13200-492: The entrance to one of the post-ceremony parties. Piering's PA announcement was largely not taken seriously at the time; even he and other close associates of the band thought the announcement was a joke. NME' s detailed piece on the events at the BRIT Awards and the after-party, which included an interview with Drummond the day after, assured readers that the "tensions and contradictions" would continue to "push and spark"
13350-432: The entrance to one of the post-ceremony parties. Piering's PA announcement was largely not taken seriously at the time; even he and other close associates of the band thought the announcement was a joke. NME' s detailed piece on the events at the BRIT Awards and the after-party, which included an interview with Drummond the day after, assured readers that the "tensions and contradictions" would continue to "push and spark"
13500-541: The first incarnations of later international chart successes. The KLF described the new tracks as "Pure Trance". In 1989, the KLF appeared at the Helter Skelter rave in Oxfordshire . "They wooed the crowd", wrote Scotland on Sunday some years later, "by pelting them with... £1,000 worth of Scottish pound notes , each of which bore the message 'Children we love you ' ". Also in 1989, the KLF embarked upon
13650-419: The first incarnations of later international chart successes. The KLF described the new tracks as "Pure Trance". In 1989, the KLF appeared at the Helter Skelter rave in Oxfordshire . "They wooed the crowd", wrote Scotland on Sunday some years later, "by pelting them with... £1,000 worth of Scottish pound notes , each of which bore the message 'Children we love you ' ". Also in 1989, the KLF embarked upon
13800-449: The first place. Maybe because there's less inherent 'meaning' in the KLF's music, or maybe just because the 'meaning' in house music is less fragile". After successive name changes and dance records, Drummond and Cauty ultimately became, as the KLF, the biggest-selling singles act in the world for 1991, still incorporating the work of other artists but in less gratuitous ways and predominantly without legal problems. On 12 February 1992,
13950-449: The first place. Maybe because there's less inherent 'meaning' in the KLF's music, or maybe just because the 'meaning' in house music is less fragile". After successive name changes and dance records, Drummond and Cauty ultimately became, as the KLF, the biggest-selling singles act in the world for 1991, still incorporating the work of other artists but in less gratuitous ways and predominantly without legal problems. On 12 February 1992,
14100-476: The first time on the band's official YouTube channel, marking the first activity of Cauty and Drummond as the KLF since 1992. On 23 March 2021, the collection was followed by its part 2 featuring 12" versions of the singles. On 4 February 2021, a re-edited version of Chill Out was released, retitled Come Down Dawn , with previously unlicensed samples from the original release removed, and added "What Time Is Love? (Virtual Reality Mix)," originally from
14250-476: The first time on the band's official YouTube channel, marking the first activity of Cauty and Drummond as the KLF since 1992. On 23 March 2021, the collection was followed by its part 2 featuring 12" versions of the singles. On 4 February 2021, a re-edited version of Chill Out was released, retitled Come Down Dawn , with previously unlicensed samples from the original release removed, and added "What Time Is Love? (Virtual Reality Mix)," originally from
14400-402: The guitar, and I can knock out a few things on the piano, I knew nothing, personally, about the technology. And, I thought, I knew [Jimmy], I knew he was a like spirit, we share similar tastes and backgrounds in music and things. So I phoned him up that day and said "Let's form a band called The Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu". And he knew exactly, to coin a phrase, "where I was coming from"... Within
14550-402: The guitar, and I can knock out a few things on the piano, I knew nothing, personally, about the technology. And, I thought, I knew [Jimmy], I knew he was a like spirit, we share similar tastes and backgrounds in music and things. So I phoned him up that day and said "Let's form a band called The Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu". And he knew exactly, to coin a phrase, "where I was coming from"... Within
14700-437: The hard way, and I want to see the world from the top". In the same year he released a solo LP, The Man . Drummond intended to focus on writing books once The Man had been issued but, as he recalled in 1990, "That only lasted three months, until I had an[other] idea for a record and got dragged back into it all". Recalling that moment in a later interview, Drummond said that the plan came to him in an instant: he would form
14850-518: The history of popular music, cutting chunks from existing works and pasting them into new contexts, underpinned by rudimentary beatbox rhythms and overlaid with Drummond's raps , of social commentary, esoteric metaphors and mockery. The JAMs' debut single " All You Need Is Love " dealt with the media coverage given to AIDS , sampling heavily from the Beatles ' " All You Need Is Love " and Samantha Fox 's " Touch Me (I Want Your Body) ". Although it
15000-463: The history of popular music, cutting chunks from existing works and pasting them into new contexts, underpinned by rudimentary beatbox rhythms and overlaid with Drummond's raps , of social commentary, esoteric metaphors and mockery. The JAMs' debut single " All You Need Is Love " dealt with the media coverage given to AIDS , sampling heavily from the Beatles ' " All You Need Is Love " and Samantha Fox 's " Touch Me (I Want Your Body) ". Although it
15150-433: The history of rock and roll. It was the type of music that by early '87 was really exciting me ... [although] we weren't able to get our first KLF records out until late '88." The 12" records subsequently released in 1988 and 1989 by the KLF were indeed rap free and house-oriented; remixes of some of the JAMs tracks, and new singles, the largely instrumental acid house anthems " What Time Is Love? " and " 3 a.m. Eternal ",
15300-433: The history of rock and roll. It was the type of music that by early '87 was really exciting me ... [although] we weren't able to get our first KLF records out until late '88." The 12" records subsequently released in 1988 and 1989 by the KLF were indeed rap free and house-oriented; remixes of some of the JAMs tracks, and new singles, the largely instrumental acid house anthems " What Time Is Love? " and " 3 a.m. Eternal ",
15450-547: The hymn " Eternal Father, Strong to Save ") – was also released as a single. These activities were accompanied by the usual full page press adverts, this time asking readers "***k The Millennium: Yes/No?" with a telephone number provided for voting. At the same time, Drummond and Cauty were also K2 Plant Hire , with plans to build a "People's Pyramid" from used house bricks; this plan never reached fruition. K2 Plant Hire Ltd had been registered at Companies House since 1995; Cauty and Drummond are directors. The Directors' Report for
15600-547: The hymn " Eternal Father, Strong to Save ") – was also released as a single. These activities were accompanied by the usual full page press adverts, this time asking readers "***k The Millennium: Yes/No?" with a telephone number provided for voting. At the same time, Drummond and Cauty were also K2 Plant Hire , with plans to build a "People's Pyramid" from used house bricks; this plan never reached fruition. K2 Plant Hire Ltd had been registered at Companies House since 1995; Cauty and Drummond are directors. The Directors' Report for
15750-459: The idea of starting over is exciting. Starting over on what? Well, they have such great ideas, like buying submarines". Even Kenny Gates, who as a director of the KLF's distributors APT stood to lose financially from the move, called it "Conceptually and philosophically... absolutely brilliant". Mark Stent reported the doubts of many when he said that "I [have] had so many people who I know, heads of record companies, A&R men saying, 'Come on, It's
15900-459: The idea of starting over is exciting. Starting over on what? Well, they have such great ideas, like buying submarines". Even Kenny Gates, who as a director of the KLF's distributors APT stood to lose financially from the move, called it "Conceptually and philosophically... absolutely brilliant". Mark Stent reported the doubts of many when he said that "I [have] had so many people who I know, heads of record companies, A&R men saying, 'Come on, It's
16050-419: The lowest common denominator. According to the British music press, the result was "rancid", "pure, unadulterated agony" and "excruciating" and from Sounds "a record so noxious that a top ten place can be its only destiny". A single of the Timelords' remixes of the song was released: "Gary Joins the JAMs" featured original vocal contributions from Glitter, who also appeared on Top of the Pops to promote
16200-419: The lowest common denominator. According to the British music press, the result was "rancid", "pure, unadulterated agony" and "excruciating" and from Sounds "a record so noxious that a top ten place can be its only destiny". A single of the Timelords' remixes of the song was released: "Gary Joins the JAMs" featured original vocal contributions from Glitter, who also appeared on Top of the Pops to promote
16350-433: The magazine. Movie director Bill Butt said that "Like everything, they're dealing with it in a very realistic way, a fresh, unbitter way, which is very often not the case. A lot of bands disappear with such a terrible loss of dignity". Scott Piering said that "They've got a huge buzz off this, that's for sure, because it's something that's finally thrilling. It's scary to have thrown away a fortune which I know they have. Just
16500-433: The magazine. Movie director Bill Butt said that "Like everything, they're dealing with it in a very realistic way, a fresh, unbitter way, which is very often not the case. A lot of bands disappear with such a terrible loss of dignity". Scott Piering said that "They've got a huge buzz off this, that's for sure, because it's something that's finally thrilling. It's scary to have thrown away a fortune which I know they have. Just
16650-439: The mainstream press, as well as unusual performances on Top of the Pops . In collaboration with Extreme Noise Terror at the BRIT Awards in February 1992, they fired machine gun blanks into the audience and dumped a dead sheep at the aftershow party. This performance pre-announced the KLF's departure from the music business and, in May of that year, they deleted their entire back-catalogue . Drummond and Cauty established
16800-532: The music industry in 1992, but Thorpe continued under the revised "Moody Boyz" moniker until 1994, producing in this time what is considered to be the Moody name's best work, including another "classic", "Destination Africa", and the album, Product of the Environment . A remixed version, Recycled for the Environment , was also released to acclaim, featuring contributions from many remixers, including Andrew Weatherall and Dave Hedger. AllMusic awarded Product of
16950-470: The music of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty was independently released in their home country (the UK). Their debut releases – the single " All You Need Is Love " and the album 1987 – were released under the label name "The Sound Of Mu(sic)". By the end of 1987 Drummond and Cauty had renamed their label to "KLF Communications" and, in October 1987, the first of many "information sheets" (self written missives from
17100-422: The music of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty was independently released in their home country (the UK). Their debut releases – the single " All You Need Is Love " and the album 1987 – were released under the label name "The Sound Of Mu(sic)". By the end of 1987 Drummond and Cauty had renamed their label to "KLF Communications" and, in October 1987, the first of many "information sheets" (self written missives from
17250-415: The novel 2023 , and rebooting an earlier campaign to build a "People's Pyramid". In January 2021, the band began uploading their previously deleted catalogue onto streaming services , in compilations . Bill Drummond was an established figure within the British music industry , having co-founded Zoo Records , played guitar in the Liverpool band Big in Japan , and worked as manager of Echo &
17400-475: The period ending 31 March 1996 listed the company's activities as "a music company," and the accompanying accounts noted a transaction with "KLF Communications Residual Royalties", a Cauty-Drummond partnership. On 23 August 2017, in Liverpool, 23 years after they burnt a million pounds, Drummond and Cauty returned as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu. The duo launched a novel, 2023: A Trilogy , and staged
17550-418: The period ending 31 March 1996 listed the company's activities as "a music company," and the accompanying accounts noted a transaction with "KLF Communications Residual Royalties", a Cauty-Drummond partnership. On 23 August 2017, in Liverpool, 23 years after they burnt a million pounds, Drummond and Cauty returned as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu. The duo launched a novel, 2023: A Trilogy , and staged
17700-569: The process: "When they did the remix of 'So Hard', they didn't do a remix at all, they re-wrote the record ... I had to go and sing the vocals again, they did it in a different way. I was impressed that Bill Drummond had written all the chords out and played it on an acoustic guitar, very thorough." The "stadium house" singles trilogy was characterised by Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger as applying "the possibilities for mass lunacy" to "awe-inpsiring, colossal, unprecedented dancefloor bulldozers." He adds: "For novelty scam-mongers and pranksters, they knew
17850-569: The process: "When they did the remix of 'So Hard', they didn't do a remix at all, they re-wrote the record ... I had to go and sing the vocals again, they did it in a different way. I was impressed that Bill Drummond had written all the chords out and played it on an acoustic guitar, very thorough." The "stadium house" singles trilogy was characterised by Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger as applying "the possibilities for mass lunacy" to "awe-inpsiring, colossal, unprecedented dancefloor bulldozers." He adds: "For novelty scam-mongers and pranksters, they knew
18000-410: The public well, particularly that strain in British pop listening which likes an occasional brush with the gigantic. The KLF did to house what Jim Steinman did to rock – they turned it into a thing of tottering grand opera absurdity, pushed the excitement in the music to hysteria, traded content for ever-huger gesture. The difference being that the KLF never lost track of what made the music special in
18150-410: The public well, particularly that strain in British pop listening which likes an occasional brush with the gigantic. The KLF did to house what Jim Steinman did to rock – they turned it into a thing of tottering grand opera absurdity, pushed the excitement in the music to hysteria, traded content for ever-huger gesture. The difference being that the KLF never lost track of what made the music special in
18300-439: The record was "Ford Timelord", Cauty's 1968 Ford Galaxie American police car, and "Lord Rock" (Cauty) and "Time Boy" (Drummond). The Timelords claimed that Ford Timelord was the "Talent" in the band and had given them instructions on how to make the record; Ford fronted the promotional campaign for the single and was "interviewed" on TV. The car would later be banger raced at Swaffham Raceway in 1991. They later portrayed
18450-439: The record was "Ford Timelord", Cauty's 1968 Ford Galaxie American police car, and "Lord Rock" (Cauty) and "Time Boy" (Drummond). The Timelords claimed that Ford Timelord was the "Talent" in the band and had given them instructions on how to make the record; Ford fronted the promotional campaign for the single and was "interviewed" on TV. The car would later be banger raced at Swaffham Raceway in 1991. They later portrayed
18600-475: The release of series of remastered compilations under the collective title Samplecity thru Trancentral was announced on a graffiti and posters hung under a railway bridge on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch , East London . The 30-minute collection of eight remastered singles Solid State Logik 1 appeared at midnight 1 January 2021, on streaming platforms , while high-definition videos were published for
18750-417: The release of series of remastered compilations under the collective title Samplecity thru Trancentral was announced on a graffiti and posters hung under a railway bridge on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch , East London . The 30-minute collection of eight remastered singles Solid State Logik 1 appeared at midnight 1 January 2021, on streaming platforms , while high-definition videos were published for
18900-561: The remaining copies of the LP. They failed to meet ABBA, who they didn't realize already lived in Britain at the time, so they disposed of the copies by burning most of them in a field and throwing the rest overboard on the North Sea ferry trip home. In a December 1987 interview, Cauty maintained that they "felt that what [they]'d done was artistically justified." Two new singles followed on
19050-402: The remaining copies of the LP. They failed to meet ABBA, who they didn't realize already lived in Britain at the time, so they disposed of the copies by burning most of them in a field and throwing the rest overboard on the North Sea ferry trip home. In a December 1987 interview, Cauty maintained that they "felt that what [they]'d done was artistically justified." Two new singles followed on
19200-498: The single "Acid Rappin'", the Moody Boys produced dance music that incorporated elements of techno , dub , acid house , hip hop , drum and bass and African music . Their 1991 single "Funky Zulu" is considered a house classic. The Moody Boys' original releases were complemented by duties as the "in-house" remixers of the KLF's hit singles " 3 a.m. Eternal ", " What Time Is Love? " and " Last Train to Trancentral ". In each case, The Moody Boys' mixes were released on separate 12"s to
19350-502: The song as the result of a deliberate effort to write a number one hit single. In interviews with Snub TV and BBC Radio 1 , Drummond said that they had intended to make a house record using the Doctor Who theme. After Cauty had laid down a basic track, Drummond observed that their house idea wasn't working and what they actually had was a Glitter beat . Sensing the opportunity to make a commercial pop record they went instead for
19500-444: The song as the result of a deliberate effort to write a number one hit single. In interviews with Snub TV and BBC Radio 1 , Drummond said that they had intended to make a house record using the Doctor Who theme. After Cauty had laid down a basic track, Drummond observed that their house idea wasn't working and what they actually had was a Glitter beat . Sensing the opportunity to make a commercial pop record they went instead for
19650-497: The song with the Timelords. "Doctorin' the Tardis" sold over one million copies. The Timelords released one other product, a 1989 book called The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way) , a step-by-step guide to achieving a number one hit single with little money or talent. By the time the JAMs' single "Whitney Joins the JAMs" was released in September 1987, their record label had been renamed "KLF Communications" (from
19800-440: The song with the Timelords. "Doctorin' the Tardis" sold over one million copies. The Timelords released one other product, a 1989 book called The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way) , a step-by-step guide to achieving a number one hit single with little money or talent. By the time the JAMs' single "Whitney Joins the JAMs" was released in September 1987, their record label had been renamed "KLF Communications" (from
19950-467: The world". They burnt what was left of their KLF earnings – a million pounds sterling in cash (equivalent to £2.35m as of 2022) – and filmed the performance. Cauty and Drummond announced a 23-year moratorium on all K Foundation activities in November 1995. Also in 1995, Drummond and Cauty contributed a song to The Help Album as The One World Orchestra ("featuring The Massed Pipes and Drums of
20100-411: The world". They burnt what was left of their KLF earnings – a million pounds sterling in cash (equivalent to £2.35m as of 2022) – and filmed the performance. Cauty and Drummond announced a 23-year moratorium on all K Foundation activities in November 1995. Also in 1995, Drummond and Cauty contributed a song to The Help Album as The One World Orchestra ("featuring The Massed Pipes and Drums of
20250-412: The year before. A notable theme of Illuminatus! is the number 23 , placed overtly and surreptitiously, both in the book and later throughout the band's career: When questioned on the importance that he attaches to this number, Drummond has been evasive, responding enigmatically "I know. But I'm not going to tell, because then other people would have to stop having to wonder and the thing about beauty
20400-412: The year before. A notable theme of Illuminatus! is the number 23 , placed overtly and surreptitiously, both in the book and later throughout the band's career: When questioned on the importance that he attaches to this number, Drummond has been evasive, responding enigmatically "I know. But I'm not going to tell, because then other people would have to stop having to wonder and the thing about beauty
20550-417: Was "time for a revolution in my life. There is a mountain to climb the hard way, and I want to see the world from the top". In the same year he released a solo LP, The Man . Drummond intended to focus on writing books once The Man had been issued but, as he recalled in 1990, "That only lasted three months, until I had an[other] idea for a record and got dragged back into it all". Recalling that moment in
20700-556: Was another international hit – peaking at number two in the UK, and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 – as was " America: What Time Is Love? ", a hard, guitar-laden reworking of "What Time Is Love?". In 1990 and 1991, the KLF also remixed tracks by Depeche Mode (" Policy of Truth "), the Moody Boys ("What Is Dub?"), and Pet Shop Boys ("So Hard" from the Behaviour album, and "It Must Be Obvious"). Neil Tennant described
20850-439: Was another international hit – peaking at number two in the UK, and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 – as was " America: What Time Is Love? ", a hard, guitar-laden reworking of "What Time Is Love?". In 1990 and 1991, the KLF also remixed tracks by Depeche Mode (" Policy of Truth "), the Moody Boys ("What Is Dub?"), and Pet Shop Boys ("So Hard" from the Behaviour album, and "It Must Be Obvious"). Neil Tennant described
21000-544: Was declined by distributors fearful of prosecution, and threatened with lawsuits, copies of the one-sided white label 12" were sent to the music press ; it received positive reviews and was made "single of the week" in Sounds . A later piece in the same magazine called the JAMs "the hottest, most exhilarating band this year .... It's hard to understand what it feels like to come across something you believe to be totally new; I have never been so wholeheartedly convinced that
21150-493: Was declined by distributors fearful of prosecution, and threatened with lawsuits, copies of the one-sided white label 12" were sent to the music press ; it received positive reviews and was made "single of the week" in Sounds . A later piece in the same magazine called the JAMs "the hottest, most exhilarating band this year .... It's hard to understand what it feels like to come across something you believe to be totally new; I have never been so wholeheartedly convinced that
21300-408: Was fraught with difficulties and setbacks, including dwindling funds. "Kylie Said to Jason", which Drummond and Cauty were hoping could "rescue them from the jaws of bankruptcy", flopped commercially, failing even to make the UK top 100. In consequence, The White Room film project was put on hold, and the KLF abandoned the musical direction of the soundtrack and single. Meanwhile, "What Time Is Love?"
21450-408: Was fraught with difficulties and setbacks, including dwindling funds. "Kylie Said to Jason", which Drummond and Cauty were hoping could "rescue them from the jaws of bankruptcy", flopped commercially, failing even to make the UK top 100. In consequence, The White Room film project was put on hold, and the KLF abandoned the musical direction of the soundtrack and single. Meanwhile, "What Time Is Love?"
21600-510: Was generating acclaim within the underground clubs of continental Europe; according to KLF Communications, "The KLF were being feted by all the 'right' DJs". This prompted Drummond and Cauty to pursue the acid house tone of their Pure Trance series. A further Pure Trance release, " Last Train to Trancentral ", followed. By this time, Cauty had co-founded the Orb as an ambient side-project with Alex Paterson . Cauty's ambient album Space and
21750-461: Was generating acclaim within the underground clubs of continental Europe; according to KLF Communications, "The KLF were being feted by all the 'right' DJs". This prompted Drummond and Cauty to pursue the acid house tone of their Pure Trance series. A further Pure Trance release, " Last Train to Trancentral ", followed. By this time, Cauty had co-founded the Orb as an ambient side-project with Alex Paterson . Cauty's ambient album Space and
21900-473: Was instead concluded with a limping, kilted , cigar-chomping Drummond firing blanks from an automatic weapon over the heads of the crowd. As the band left the stage, the KLF's promoter and narrator Scott Piering proclaimed over the PA system that "The KLF have now left the music business". Later in the evening the band dumped the dead sheep, with the message "I died for you – bon appetit" tied around its waist, at
22050-426: Was instead concluded with a limping, kilted , cigar-chomping Drummond firing blanks from an automatic weapon over the heads of the crowd. As the band left the stage, the KLF's promoter and narrator Scott Piering proclaimed over the PA system that "The KLF have now left the music business". Later in the evening the band dumped the dead sheep, with the message "I died for you – bon appetit" tied around its waist, at
22200-579: Was released on April 4 2022. Atkins began creating the documentary against Drummond's and Cauty's wishes, but was incarcerated in 2016 for tax fraud for two years; he continued editing the film while in prison. According to Atkins, the duo eventually claimed they "love" the film, though they pointed out some minor inaccuracies. The band's master tapes were donated to the British Library in 2023. From their very earliest releases as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu until their retirement in 1992,
22350-515: Was released on April 4 2022. Atkins began creating the documentary against Drummond's and Cauty's wishes, but was incarcerated in 2016 for tax fraud for two years; he continued editing the film while in prison. According to Atkins, the duo eventually claimed they "love" the film, though they pointed out some minor inaccuracies. The band's master tapes were donated to the British Library in 2023. From their very earliest releases as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu until their retirement in 1992,
22500-406: Was the guitarist in the three-piece Brilliant – an act that Drummond had signed to WEA Records and managed. In July 1986, Drummond resigned from his position as an A&R man at record label WEA , citing that he was nearly 33⅓ years old (33⅓ revolutions per minute being the speed at which a vinyl LP revolves), and that it was "time for a revolution in my life. There is a mountain to climb
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