I missed a lot of this stuff the first time around and I'm really only familiar with Chill Out and The White Room. What is the Pure Trance series? Was it just the trance remixes on those two big singles?
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 2 January 2021 17:31 (three years ago) link
The What Time Is Love 1988 Pure Trance Original is presumably on there? my fav version still
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wzdTTSA7nQ
― StanM, Saturday, 2 January 2021 17:42 (three years ago) link
xp It's complicated....The link Mark G posted is super detailed and goes into the history of the series. You may want to skip to page 3 if you're not interested in their early JAMMS incarnation.
http://www.forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/the-klf-album-by-single-by-album.692361/
I do recommend this one, a KLF rundown.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 10:18 (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 2 January 2021 17:46 (three years ago) link
What is the Pure Trance series? Was it just the trance remixes on those two big singles?
There were 3 Pure Trance 12" singles (with another couple scheduled that never appeared). They were "What Time Is Love?", '3AM Eternal" and "Last Train To Trancentral" and these were the original versions of those tracks that were all later reworked into big pop hits
― stirmonster, Saturday, 2 January 2021 18:13 (three years ago) link
2 of which i believe were only available on cd via this cheap-n-cheerful compilation
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Warehouse-Raves-4/master/24021
― mark e, Saturday, 2 January 2021 18:15 (three years ago) link
i did not know they had ever seen a cd release so many thanks for that.
― stirmonster, Saturday, 2 January 2021 18:23 (three years ago) link
i picked the cd up in a cheap bin many years ago.obviously, well chuffed i did once i realised.also, some of the other tracks are absolutely fantastic.
― mark e, Saturday, 2 January 2021 18:25 (three years ago) link
indeed. several eternal faves on there.
― stirmonster, Saturday, 2 January 2021 18:38 (three years ago) link
That Steve Hoffman forum link is gold, thanks for bringing that back to the front.
― Psychocandy Apple Grey (Pyschocandles), Saturday, 2 January 2021 18:52 (three years ago) link
I had that warehouse raves album on tape when it came out. Pretty thrilling material for a 14 year old
― or something, Saturday, 2 January 2021 18:56 (three years ago) link
I think a bunch of the "Pure Trance" originals are on the cd singles, but I'm sure that Hoffman link has the details.
― Mark G, Saturday, 2 January 2021 20:45 (three years ago) link
I've always been a huge fan of The Moody Boys vs KLF mix of "What Time is Love"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5GjXDAecHQ
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 4 January 2021 21:44 (three years ago) link
That 12" was the only time the Mac-less Echo and the Bunnymen made the charts
― Mark G, Monday, 4 January 2021 22:18 (three years ago) link
https://mixmag.net/read/klf-film-anarchic-electronic-duo-music-peoples-pyramid-news
― Maresn3st, Friday, 8 January 2021 16:03 (three years ago) link
So, when's the next episode?
Clearly not weekly, so perhaps monthly?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 13 January 2021 08:19 (three years ago) link
Fantastic thread:
It’s thirty years since The KLF’s 3am Eternal hit Number One so I suppose it must also be about thirty years since 13-year-old me met The KLF at Top Of The Pops. pic.twitter.com/qoNmBJWBNs— Peter Robinson (@Popjustice) January 28, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 January 2021 18:08 (three years ago) link
already posted on the other KLF thread
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Friday, 29 January 2021 18:26 (three years ago) link
Too many KLFs!
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 January 2021 18:28 (three years ago) link
Link please?
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 30 January 2021 09:52 (three years ago) link
The KLF - The White Room poll
― shivers me timber (sic), Saturday, 30 January 2021 10:23 (three years ago) link
Thank you.
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 30 January 2021 12:01 (three years ago) link
New stuff coming at midnight apparently!
― Dan Worsley, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:16 (three years ago) link
Hope it's a new ambient album, but i'm expecting it's just Chill Out with the samples.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:34 (three years ago) link
i thought Logik 2 makes sense but we'll see!
― nxd, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:35 (three years ago) link
On Spotify now:https://open.spotify.com/album/4fBvkZkBuPyo3k7ZogKFAo?si=RKwfz02NSYqCAIUcDN-LDg
― Jeff W, Thursday, 4 February 2021 00:12 (three years ago) link
Acker Bilk seems to have gone. Elvis has left the album.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 4 February 2021 00:26 (three years ago) link
It's a Chill Out remix, but it sounds great! Exactly what I wanted.
― fbclid=fhAZ3l (f. hazel), Thursday, 4 February 2021 02:24 (three years ago) link
(the last third of it is markedly different from Chill Out)
― fbclid=fhAZ3l (f. hazel), Thursday, 4 February 2021 02:39 (three years ago) link
it is indeed. i never thought i would enjoy listening to it again so much.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 4 February 2021 02:47 (three years ago) link
lol havent got there yet but sounding perfect on track 6
― nxd, Thursday, 4 February 2021 02:48 (three years ago) link
so happy
oh them last train synths melt my heart every time
― nxd, Thursday, 4 February 2021 02:52 (three years ago) link
I make myself annoyed by these fuckers recycling the same stuff over and over again but they disappoint me again by doing this stuff over and over ag..... oh fuck, this is great... OMFG
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 4 February 2021 03:01 (three years ago) link
they could just release a CD of Madrugada Eterna repeated ten times and that'd be fine
― fbclid=fhAZ3l (f. hazel), Thursday, 4 February 2021 03:19 (three years ago) link
ditto
― nxd, Thursday, 4 February 2021 03:21 (three years ago) link
Well, it’s got sheep sounds, train sounds, Tuvan throat-singing, and I’m only into track 3. I’m for it!
― john shopkins (naus), Thursday, 4 February 2021 09:09 (three years ago) link
hot diggity damn
― nashwan, Thursday, 4 February 2021 11:49 (three years ago) link
This is terrific, shame to lose Elvis and Acker, but doesn’t change the overall experience too much. Though it feels a shade darker than before.
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 4 February 2021 12:36 (three years ago) link
Just gave this a listen through decent cans and a cranked Subpac (chair subwoofer thing) and can confirm it is an awesome fully immersive experience and you should all do the same asap. Great rework, nice to hear this stuff in pristine digital quality rather than a tape of a tape of a crackly old 12" :)
― (the one with 3 L's) (Willl), Thursday, 4 February 2021 13:56 (three years ago) link
the Wax Trax CD remained in print past the 1990s tbf
― shivers me timber (sic), Thursday, 4 February 2021 20:19 (three years ago) link
the CD actually sounds really good, I mainly listened to it in the car back in the day (sometimes driving along parts of the route described in the track listing) so I didn't know how well it was mixed!
― fbclid=fhAZ3l (f. hazel), Thursday, 4 February 2021 20:37 (three years ago) link
(I had the cassette version from Wax Trax during the 90s, but bought the CD at some point later)
― fbclid=fhAZ3l (f. hazel), Thursday, 4 February 2021 20:50 (three years ago) link
https://www.klfrs.com/
― Jeff W, Friday, 5 February 2021 16:10 (three years ago) link
'Come Down Dawn' looks VERY promising.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 5 February 2021 17:15 (three years ago) link
It is. :)
― stirmonster, Friday, 5 February 2021 17:20 (three years ago) link
I wish they'd just reissue their catalog on vinyl. This streaming release situation where the samples are removed is antithetical to their operating principals, although offering your music on streaming without having it available to purchase in physical formats is essentially the same as burning money, so perhaps they are still operating accordingly.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 5 February 2021 17:39 (three years ago) link
maybe they'll press up a couple thousand on vinyl and then take them to Jura
― fbclid=fhAZ3l (f. hazel), Friday, 5 February 2021 18:09 (three years ago) link
I put Come Down Dawn on repeat at low volume while I slept the past couple nights, it's amazing to wake up for a minute or two in the middle of the night and see where it's at
― fbclid=fhAZ3l (f. hazel), Friday, 5 February 2021 18:11 (three years ago) link
I wish they'd start to release these on Bandcamp.
― jvc, Friday, 5 February 2021 18:20 (three years ago) link
looks like i accidentally just posted 'come back fat as a rat' on the highest grossing actors of all time votebut i guess it works there
― nxd, Friday, 5 February 2021 18:26 (three years ago) link