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The KLF
The KLF
	2K's 23-minute performance at the Barbican Arts Centre, London, on 2 September 1997
Background information
Also known as	The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu; The JAMs; The Timelords; K Foundation; 2K; K2 Plant Hire;
Origin	Liverpool and London, England
Genres	Electronic; house; ambient; dance; eurodance; stadium house; avant-garde; alternative dance;
Discography	The KLF discography
Years active	1987–1992; 1993–1995; 1997; 2017–present;
Labels	KLF Communications; Arista/BMG; Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics; Wax Trax!/TVT;
Members	Bill Drummond; Jimmy Cauty;

The KLF^{[n 1]} (also known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, the JAMs, the Timelords and other names) are a British electronic band who originated in Liverpool and London^[10]^[11] in the late 1980s. Scottish musician Bill Drummond (alias King Boy D) and English musician Jimmy Cauty (alias Rockman Rock) began by releasing hip hop-inspired and sample-heavy records as the JAMs. As the Timelords, they recorded the British number-one single "Doctorin' the Tardis", and documented the process of making a hit record in a book The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way). As the KLF, Drummond and Cauty pioneered stadium house (rave music with a pop-rock production and sampled crowd noise) and, with their 1990 LP Chill Out, the ambient house genre.^[12] The KLF released a series of international hits on their own KLF Communications record label and became the biggest selling singles act in the world in 1991.^[13]^[14]

From the outset, the KLF adopted the philosophy espoused by esoteric novels The Illuminatus! Trilogy, making anarchic situationist manifestations, including the defacement of billboard adverts, the posting of cryptic advertisements in New Music Express (NME) and the mainstream press, as well as unusual performances on Top of the Pops. In collaboration with Extreme Noise Terror at the BRIT Awards in February 1992, they fired machine gun blanks into the audience and dumped a dead sheep at the aftershow party. This performance pre-announced the KLF's departure from the music business and, in May of that year, they deleted their entire back-catalogue. 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 (approximately £2.35m as of 2022).

The duo have released a small number of new tracks since 1992, as the K Foundation, the One World Orchestra, and in 1997, as 2K. Drummond and Cauty reappeared in 2017 as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, releasing the novel 2023, and rebooting an earlier campaign to build a "People's Pyramid". In January 2021, the band began uploading their previously deleted catalogue onto streaming services, in compilations.^[15]

^ Slingerland, Calum (5 January 2017). "The KLF Confirm 2017 Reunion as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ Morrison, Richard (17 November 2007). "Just Shut Up". The Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ McClean, Andrew (3 December 2013). "KLF co-founder Bill Drummond to rock Volume in Library of Birmingham Discovery Season". Culture24. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference sheep-seats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference select92 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Strong, Martin C. (1999) The Great Alternative & Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1, p. 356
^ Cite error: The named reference coronation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ What Is Dub? (The KLF And Apollo 440 Remixes) (Media notes). The Moody Boys introduce Screamer. Love Records. 1991. EVOLR 3. "Kings Of Low Frequency Dub Version"{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ MU (Sleeve notes: "History Rewritten: The KLF Biography – Autumn 1991"). The KLF. Japan: Toshiba-EMI/KLF Communications. 1991. TOCP-6916.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Archived (via the Library of Mu) on 16 September 2016.
^ "Eric's and the rise of Liverpool Punk". www.cultureliverpool.medium.com.
^ "Bill Drummond: Agent provocateur". www.independent.co.uk.
^ Staunton, Terry. "Turn Up The Strobe: The KLF, The Jams, The Timelords – A History" (review). Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference AMG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference TimelordsGentlemen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Savage, Mark (1 January 2021). "The KLF's songs are finally available to stream". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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[1] Slingerland, Calum (5 January 2017). "The KLF Confirm 2017 Reunion as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[2] Morrison, Richard (17 November 2007). "Just Shut Up". The Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[3] McClean, Andrew (3 December 2013). "KLF co-founder Bill Drummond to rock Volume in Library of Birmingham Discovery Season". Culture24. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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[Strong-6] Strong, Martin C. (1999) The Great Alternative & Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1, p. 356

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[8] What Is Dub? (The KLF And Apollo 440 Remixes) (Media notes). The Moody Boys introduce Screamer. Love Records. 1991. EVOLR 3. "Kings Of Low Frequency Dub Version"{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[Mu-sleeve-9] MU (Sleeve notes: "History Rewritten: The KLF Biography – Autumn 1991"). The KLF. Japan: Toshiba-EMI/KLF Communications. 1991. TOCP-6916.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Archived (via the Library of Mu) on 16 September 2016.

[11] "Eric's and the rise of Liverpool Punk". www.cultureliverpool.medium.com.

[12] "Bill Drummond: Agent provocateur". www.independent.co.uk.

[:1-13] Staunton, Terry. "Turn Up The Strobe: The KLF, The Jams, The Timelords – A History" (review). Retrieved 2 March 2020.

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[BBC_2021-01-01-16] Savage, Mark (1 January 2021). "The KLF's songs are finally available to stream". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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