Duo comprised of Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond. Cauty was born in Devon, England; Drummond was born in South Africa but grew up in the Dumfries & Galloway area of Scotland.
KLF adopted the philosophy espoused by esoteric novel series The Illuminatus! Trilogy, gaining notoriety for various anarchic situationist manifestations, including the defacement of billboard adverts, the posting of prominent cryptic advertisements in NME magazine and the mainstream press, and highly distinctive and unusual performances on Top of the Pops. Their most notorious performance was a collaboration with Extreme Noise Terror at the February 1992 BRIT Awards, where they fired machine gun blanks into the audience and dumped a dead sheep at the aftershow party. This performance announced The KLF's departure from the music business, and in May 1992 the duo deleted their entire back catalogue.
The KLF are accredited with the first Trance track release What time is love? in 1988.
With The KLF's profits, Drummond and Cauty established the K Foundation and sought to subvert the art world, staging an alternative art award for the worst artist of the year and burning one million pounds sterling. Although Drummond and Cauty remained true to their word of May 1992—the KLF Communications catalogue remains deleted in the UK—they have released a small number of new tracks since then, as the K Foundation, The One World Orchestra and most recently, in 1997, as 2K.
The KLF catalogue remained absent from digital platforms until January 1, 2021, when an 8-track compilation of their 7" hit singles 1988-1991 - Solid State Logik 1 was released on streaming platforms, marking the 1st installment of a series called [url=https://www.discogs.com/lists/Samplecity-Thru-Trancentral/721183]Samplecity Thru Trancentral[/url].
KLF also published a book, The Manual, and worked on a road movie called The White Room.
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September 17, 1997
Barbican Centre
London, England, United Kingdom1. ***k the Millennium(2K cover)
2. Acid Brass / What Time Is Love (Version K)
3. K Cera Cera (War Is Over If You Want It)
4. ***k the Millennium(2K cover)
February 12, 1992
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England, United KingdomLast performance as the KLF. At the end, Bill Drummond fired machine gun blanks at the BRIT Awards audience, and it was announced over the PA that "The KLF have now left the music business."
December 5, 1991
BBC Elstree Centre
Borehamwood, England, United Kingdom1. Justified and Ancient (Stand by the Jams)
November 7, 1991
Top of the Pops
London, England, United Kingdom1. It's Grim Up North
October 24, 1991
The Back Alley
Houston, Texas, United StatesJune 23, 1991
Royal Court Theatre
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom1. Justified and Ancient (Stand by the Jams)
AcapellaMay 2, 1991
Top of the Pops
London, England, United Kingdom1. Last Train to Trancentral
January 19, 1991
Top of the Pops
London, England, United Kingdom1. 3 A.M. Eternal
December 27, 1990
Heaven
London, England, United KingdomExact date unknown, took place the day after the video shoot for the "Embankment Version" of 3AM Eternal
1. It's Grim Up North
ExtendedAugust 30, 1990
Top of the Pops
London, England, United Kingdom1. What Time Is Love?
March 16, 1990
Marsh Lane Community Centre
Bootle, England, United KingdomSupporting Echo and the Bunnymen
1. What Time Is Love?
Instrumental versionJanuary 20, 1990
Brixton Academy
London, England, United KingdomSeptember 30, 1989
Brixton Academy
London, England, United KingdomSeptember 30, 1989
Helter Skelter
Banbury, England, United KingdomSetlist incomplete
1. What Time Is Love?
Helter Skelter Rave Mix2. 3 A.M. Eternal
Helter Skelter Rave Mix3. Eternal Space Cadets (Orbital Hum)
July 31, 1989
Heaven
London, England, United Kingdom1. What Time Is Love?
15-minute long versionJune 9, 1988
Top of the Pops
London, England, United Kingdom1. Doctorin’ the Tardis
The KLF has released 25+ albums. Some of their notable releases include After The Love, Build A Fire, Live @ Helter Skelter. Explore their complete discography on this page.
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