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wells ,
Date:
Sat, 18 Dec 1999 14:18:47 -0800
Subject:
RE: (idm) klf-waiting for the rites of mu.
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quoted 21 lines "To celebrate the summer solstice, The KLF returned to the isle> >"To celebrate the summer solstice, The KLF returned to the isle > of Jura. To > >document the events surrounding this celebration a short film > entitled 'The > >Rites Of Mu' was made by Bill Butt and narrated by Martin Sheen. It has > >since been screened world-wide, including broadcasts on Channel > 4 and MTV." > > > > Interestingly, I found this: > > "The event was filmed by Bill Butt, as were all the KLF's public > appearances, and edited for promotional use only. A Promo video of 5x2min > episodes was circulated in July 91. The soundtrack music is largely dark, > sinister, and evil, often punctuated by sudden outbursts of the industrial > 'woooooo!' sound from 'It's Grim Up North'. A narration by Scott Piering > (their record plugger) proved that he couldn't act. Each episode begins > with the closing scene of the previous." > (http://www.club.innet.be/%7Eyear0489/music.htm#Q08) > > I dunno.. I'd like to think it's Sheen, but I doubt it..
Ah...but did you also see this on the same link you provided (a couple paragraphs down) indicating that there are *two* versions and that the soundtrack was re-recorded with a new narration?: "There were rumours that it was to be screened on Channel 4 in the UK, or on MTV Europe, at some point that winter, but it wasn't screened until after the retiral, on the shortest day 1992, on MTV Europe, with a rerecorded soundtrack and new narration....." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org