Music : The White Room / Justified & Ancient
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0078221870726
Label: Arista
Manufacturer: Arista
Number Of Discs: 2
Publication Date: 1992
Publisher: Arista
Release Date: February 20, 1992
Sales Rank: 6466
Studio: Arista
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A crazy experiment in music-industry manipulation, the KLF remain one of dance's more groundbreaking acts. Having already scored hits as the Jams and the Timelords, Bill Drummond and Jimi Cauty christened the KLF with Who Killed the Jams? Though they were originally considered part of England's acid-house scene, the KLF's high-energy mix of disco-diva vocals, rapping, breaks, and samples was truly club-friendly pop. The White Room contains three of the group's greatest moments, the top 10 hits "What Time Is Love?," "Last Train to Transcentral," and "3 A.M. Eternal." Amid their success, Drummond and Cauty retired from the music industry, deleting their back catalogue in the process. The White Room is a fitting (if somewhat short) epitaph that stands the test of time. Its futuristic musical themes are somewhat silly, but genuine musicianship makes the songs themselves quality fun. --Liisa Ladouceur
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The KLF had a brief career yet extremely high-impact on the dance music scene during the late 1980s and early 1990s. With their innovative use of stadium crowd sound effects, their music could very well be a form of "stadium house". Their 1991 album "The White Room" is the soundtrack to a film of the same name, a film I have yet to see. Yet despite all that, "The White Room" is simply among the most magnificent,spectacular and innovative albums of the early 1990s, or ever for that matter. For some reason, this band always ranted about something called the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu which eludes me as of writing this review.
Note: This review is on the nine-track American version of this album.
"What Time is Love" begins with a cold-breeze sound effect intro that merges into the bluesy ambience of a track called "Justified Ancient" but then the J&A is suddenly interrupted by a slamming door echo effect, followed by a stadium crowd with a guy on the microphone screaming that then erupts into an intense and high-energy techno track featuring intense rhymes and powerful techno beats. "Make It Rain" is arguably among my favorite tracks featuring a high-speed techno hip-hop rhythm and an eerie melodic backdrop. "3am Eternal" is their hallmark track that beigns with the sound of a propaganda radio program that erupts into an intense track featuring a concert recording of a live performance of the track. This is NOT the original version. There is an earlier ... Read More
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KLF was one of the oddest bands in music history, a British project between Bill Drummond and Jimi Cauty that crerated as much hype as they created controversy. They were known as the Jams/Timelords and lastly KLF and their speciality was ripping off classics and making dance remixes of them that would go on becoming mega hits. Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Gary Glitter and Abba were some of their victims but they got sued by ABBA and the in order to convince them they went to Sweden, but when they didn't find them they burned all copies on a field instead, keeping just a few and selling them as bootlegs. However, Bill Drummond had been around in the music business since the 70's Punk scene and exprimented with all kinds of genres. He released a solo album in 1987 that was a farewell to the music business but only 6 months after the retirement he met Jim Cauty and decided to make a Hip Hop record with him. The result was the formation of the Jams and the album "1987" that was a hybrid of Hip Hop, Electronica and major Samples to the point that Diddy actually looked quite creative. Thie big break however was their UK #1 hit from 1988, "Doctorin the Tardis" that samples Gary Glitter's "Rock N Roll" (among others) and the band known as the Timelords back then bacame the pioneers for Acid House, a very popular sub genre of the late 80's. However, it would be shortlived cause 2 years later they changed direction again when they once again became pioneers and released one of the first ever Ambient ... Read More
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The KLF I first heard with a neighbor back in 1999. I wanted to hear some screaming music and my neighbor recommended this album. I love the songs "What Time is Love?" and "3AM Eternal." Some of the songs sound techno and other just like 80s rock. A loud but great upbeat album.
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I am still listening to this CD 16 years after the initial release date. The beats are smooth and never dissapoint. Love it!
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This has always been one of my most favorite CDs. I was leaving in France when it came out. I was always disappointed that it was not as popular here in the states.
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