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On Mon, 27 May 1996, Lance C. McGannon wrote:

quoted 4 lines I found this listed under the new releases of the Republic Records

> I found this listed under the new releases of the Republic Records > stock list. Does anybody know what this is? > > 1300 DRUMS...(a.k.a. KLF) - OOH! AHH! CANTONA (cdep & 12")

Erm, yah...it's the KLF taking a piss at football frenzy. Realistically, it's a crappy, dated sounding White Room style stab at dj friendly sample-ridden dance music. I was amused when Republic played it for me after unpacking it from the order, but after the first listen I don't think I could ever do it again. One for the collectors... Lame Thread Prevention in Effect: Aaron Michelson --------------------------------------------------------------------- aw-teck'r (autechre) "Everything you Know is Wrong." For reviews, interviews, art & trash http://www.io.org/~amichel/ amichel@io.org

Aaron Michelson wrote on Tue, 28 May 96 01:12:14 BST :

quoted 15 lines On Mon, 27 May 1996, Lance C. McGannon wrote:

> On Mon, 27 May 1996, Lance C. McGannon wrote: > > > I found this listed under the new releases of the Republic Records > > stock list. Does anybody know what this is? > > > > 1300 DRUMS...(a.k.a. KLF) - OOH! AHH! CANTONA (cdep & 12") > > Erm, yah...it's the KLF taking a piss at football frenzy. > > Realistically, it's a crappy, dated sounding White Room style stab at > dj friendly sample-ridden dance music. I was amused when Republic played it > for me after unpacking it from the order, but after the first listen I > don't think I could ever do it again. > > One for the collectors...

And highly debatable if the KLF are really involved. The "aka KLF" has been added by the distributor and is not on the record or packaging. The consensus on the KLF list (klf@xmission.com) is that bill & jim are not involved; for a number of reasons - for a start it's nothing like as good as anything they've done before, not even their tackiest, most piss-taking stuff, and secondly there's no naughty hints or subtle references other than the "Unjustified ancients of M U" tag - but notice the subtle differences - M U = Manchester United! One day the true truth may be told... J ^

On Tue, 28 May 96 09:43:38 +0100 (BST), you wrote:

quoted 27 lines Aaron Michelson wrote on Tue, 28 May 96 01:12:14 BST :

>Aaron Michelson wrote on Tue, 28 May 96 01:12:14 BST : > >> On Mon, 27 May 1996, Lance C. McGannon wrote: >> >> > I found this listed under the new releases of the Republic Records >> > stock list. Does anybody know what this is? >> > >> > 1300 DRUMS...(a.k.a. KLF) - OOH! AHH! CANTONA (cdep & 12") >> >> Erm, yah...it's the KLF taking a piss at football frenzy. >> >> Realistically, it's a crappy, dated sounding White Room style stab at >> dj friendly sample-ridden dance music. I was amused when Republic played it >> for me after unpacking it from the order, but after the first listen I >> don't think I could ever do it again. >> >> One for the collectors... > >And highly debatable if the KLF are really involved. The "aka KLF" has been >added by the distributor and is not on the record or packaging. The consensus >on the KLF list (klf@xmission.com) is that bill & jim are not involved; for a >number of reasons - for a start it's nothing like as good as anything they've >done before, not even their tackiest, most piss-taking stuff, and secondly >there's no naughty hints or subtle references other than the "Unjustified >ancients of M U" tag - but notice the subtle differences - M U = Manchester >United! >One day the true truth may be told...

I was led to believe that it is indeed the KLF. I was then unfortunate enough to accidently overhear said record and decided that yes it was just crap enough to be by the aforementioned pranksters. g.

On Tue, 28 May 1996, James Skilton wrote:

quoted 5 lines And highly debatable if the KLF are really involved. The "aka KLF" has been

> And highly debatable if the KLF are really involved. The "aka KLF" has been > added by the distributor and is not on the record or packaging. The consensus > on the KLF list (klf@xmission.com) is that bill & jim are not involved; for a > number of reasons - for a start it's nothing like as good as anything they've > done before, not even their tackiest, most piss-taking stuff

Really? It's hard to imagine something being much worse than 1987. :) I was dissapointed when I got that one. I know it was a pisstake, but it wasn't all that funny either. My favourite parts of 1987 are the illegal samples. :) T.

I for one would be extremely suprised and disappointed if this was the KLF. After their big departure from the music scene they said they would never again surface as anything recognizable as the KLF. I wouldn't think they'd come back as "aka KLF". Plus this wouldn't be the first time some hacks went around claiming to be the KLF. -- Mark Bowen mb@gettins.bche.uic.edu

quoted 5 lines I for one would be extremely suprised and disappointed if this was the KLF.

> I for one would be extremely suprised and disappointed if this was the KLF. > After their big departure from the music scene they said they would never > again surface as anything recognizable as the KLF. I wouldn't think they'd > come back as "aka KLF". Plus this wouldn't be the first time some hacks went > around claiming to be the KLF.

They have certainly released one single since their "big departure". It was called "The magnificent", or something, and was fairly tacky. Ewan.

Ewan Thonger wrote on Tue, 28 May 96 15:58:02 BST :

quoted 3 lines They have certainly released one single since their "big departure".

> They have certainly released one single since their "big departure". > It was > called "The magnificent", or something, and was fairly tacky.

A few points on this: It wasn't actually a single, according to one story it was recorded as a radio jingle for Bosnian radio (seems a bit long mind you) and it was a track on the "HELP" compilation in aid of Bosnia. It wasn't officially created by the KLF, or the K-Foundation (their current incarnation), but I believe that the fact is confirmed, though I do not know what evidence actually confirms it. The track was also used in the "documentary" about the burning of the million quid and this film was put together by the KLFs own people, further confirming their involvement in the track. By contrast there is as yet no real evidence of K-F or KLF involvement in the 1300 drums record, just rumour and speculation based on the "featuring the Unjustified ancients of M U" bit on the sleeve. Just remember that the sort of people who are putting this about are the same sort of people who tried to tell me the other week that Motiv8 == Altern8, and the same sort of people who used to put stickers saying "Aphex Twin" on all Rephlex releases. In terms of tackiness, indeed "the Magnificent" is a fairly jokey record but it hangs together really well imo and has that (possibly indefinable) KLF quality of grandiose production, which is just absent in the 1300 drums thing, which manages to sound like a fairly crap sample-house meets italo-disco-house thing from about 1988. Yeah OK you might say that's what "What Time is Love" etc. sounded like but imo there is a difference. Sorry to go on, perhaps all interested parties should repair to the klf list? J ^ obIDM I second those who praised the Jega EP. I was well surprised to find it contained 7 tracks! Nice melodies and interesting beats in a afx/uziq kinda style. Thanks to Ambient Soho (quickest mailorder I ever came across!) J ^

quoted 4 lines I found this listed under the new releases of the Republic Records

>I found this listed under the new releases of the Republic Records >stock list. Does anybody know what this is? > >1300 DRUMS...(a.k.a. KLF) - OOH! AHH! CANTONA (cdep & 12")

It's by 1300 drums featuring the Unjustified ancients of Mu Mu. The KLF sometimes called themselves the Justified ancients of Mu Mu, but they have nothing to do with this record. Unfortunately. BUT -- somebody claimed that someone who sounded like Bill Drummond of the KLF said something (don't remember what) in some strange remix of "Ooh aah cantona". ________________________________________________________ Johan Jaatinen, unaccountably posting as Anika Agebjoern aniag@info.liu.se

Anika Agebjoern wrote on Tue, 28 May 96 21:43:43 BST :

quoted 6 lines I found this listed under the new releases of the Republic Records

> >I found this listed under the new releases of the Republic Records > >stock list. Does anybody know what this is? > > > >1300 DRUMS...(a.k.a. KLF) - OOH! AHH! CANTONA (cdep & 12") > > It's by 1300 drums featuring the Unjustified ancients of Mu Mu.

Correction: Unjustified ancients of M U where M U => Manchester United J ^