The KLF / The Jams / Timelords / K Foundation

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I only discovered the KLF last Wednesday when @Gaz mentioned them on Sonic Talk. It’s now been a week and I’ve become completely smitten by them. To the point I feel like @gaz on that episode annoying all my friends and family because I can’t stop going off about The KLF.

It’s a wonderful experience to discover new art that inspires (even if 30+ years old) and I want more.

Do you like the KLF? What do you like about them?

Do you hate KLF? Why?

Have you even heard of them?

Any KLF stories/myths you wanna share?

Who’s getting mumufied?

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You are now justified and you’re ancient. :wink:

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Apparently all their music has been unavailable up until the first of this year when they rereleased this collection.

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oh, man… i remember playing their stuff in high school and college. we had a bunch of their releases on vinyl in the college radio station. they got air time here in the US but mostly on alternative or college stations. there was this little hole in the wall record store nearby that sold used CDs, tapes, and vinyl. i’d make trips there on my bike to pick up used import CDs from meat beat manifesto, anything on 4AD or rough trade, and others from that era. good times… i spent hours picking apart all the layers on those songs.

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Hells yeah! Thanks for sharing. I’m just now giving The Jams more attention, although some of it is pretty unlistenable, and it’s been fun to pick it all apart. Those ABBA samples they used were pretty funny.

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The White Room was the first album I bought, and I’ve been obsessed with them since.

If you haven’t seen it yet, read The KLF - John Higgs

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I’m already half way through the Higgs book and it’s great. I also got a copy of Illuminatus, and have 2023 on the way.

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And as I said recently in another thread, yes, I’ve signed up for mumufication.

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Awesome! I’m definitely thinking about it.

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…read their f…ckin’ MANUAL:how to have a number 1 hit…the easy way…

…learn how to burn one million pounds…

…discover the art of rareness…

we’re all just bound to mumuland…

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So did you have a #1 hit? If not, I heard it comes with a money back guarantee.

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Read The Manual (How To Have A Number One The Easy Way)

I advise you to be ready to ride the big dipper of the mixed metaphor… If it was good enough for:

The Timelords

Edelweiss

Rednex

Chumbawamba

https://vimeo.com/188109896

then by gum, it’s good enough for you.

PS: Local library has a physical copy… I’m a good boy and don’t nick it though :expressionless:

PPS: For the uncivilized barbarians amongst you, Edelweiss (Bring Me Edelweiss); Cotton Eye Joe (Rednex) and Chumbawamba (Tubthumping) all followed the instructions layed down in The Manual that The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu revealed as their zenarchistic method used in making the unthinkable happen and getting a UK #1 as the The Timelords (Doctorin’ The Tardis)

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Damn! I need a copy of that book, but used copies are fetching $200+

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Chill Out is one of the greatest albums ever made.

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Not just your friends and family.

Only joking…or am I? :male_detective:

KLF is cool. Where do you stand on The Orb?

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…that guarantee ran out 30 years ago…
and honestly…i never tried aiming for a number one hit…aimed always too arty…
and sometimes…honestly…i regret.

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…and the orb?..also way too arty…

apart from the fact, they would have never had the guts to burn their money…

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I haven’t yet dug into the orb. Where should I start?

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I don’t like The KLF. I love them. Steel guitars and 303:s? Shut up and burn my money!

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Oh dear me. I feel like your about to embark on an amazing journey.
Perhaps start with their most famous track/album, followed by my personal favorite.


So you know, Orb was originally two dudes (Alex Peterson, Jimmy Cauty) in which one of them was from KLF (Jimmy Cauty).

Also have to throw Future Sound of London out there if you haven’t heard them before.

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