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Subject: Re: [KLF] Bill Drummond rejects
recorded music in favourof 17-personchoirs | Music | The Guardian
> Drummond is just a rich white spoiled brat who lives in the
most
> fortunate place in the world to catch live music. He's got
everything
> he needs at his fingertips and is too lazy to get off his
ass and do
> anything relevant.
Years and years ago, if my memory
serves me right, before the 2K gig and after the money-burning, there was a
reader's letter in Wire or in some other mag (I can dig it up if there's
interest), which used almost the very same words about B+J: "very rich and
bored men".
Although I still think that KLF _is_ the best band ever
and ALL of their stuff is golden, I could understand what the reader meant. I
think I never really got the point of the burning, the books, or Jimmy's
one-off musical projects. Sure it sounds like fun, but only for the chosen. I
mean, I never got the chance or money to go to the 2K gig, or any later prank.
If I'd be living in London, at least I had a clue of their references. But for
the usual fan anywhere else in the world...
Now, not only I _fully_
understand that writer's anger, but I feel the same.
Someone said
actions speak louder than words, but for me, these actions are less moving
than that (abandoned???) book project with Zodiac.
The 17, or X$X or
all that one-day projects MAY have some meaning in England, but for me over
here the joke is totally lost. Or worse: I feel that the joke is on the
audience and the participants, even worse: the former fans. It's like we
should ALWAYS pay attention if there's a chance to get them see again in what
they once did best: making music, I mean all this WAITING (lol), just to fall
flat on our faces again...again...and again! It's like some elitist stuff:
once the filmed trip to Jura (at least that was BEAUTIFUL), then these
arty-farty projects. You MUST be there to hear it, to participate, to...then
BOOM, it will be deleted. Just like their back catalogue. What next, Bill
buying up the fan's collections, just to destroy them? Come ON Bill, why did
You formed the JAMS/KLF in the first place? Is he REALLY that furious about
his former pop career? Or is it just an act? Who knows? Who cares???? Jeez.
What is available now to Average Joe is the books, the usual CD's and not much
else. No new music, no old music re-released, null, zilch, I mean f**k
nothing. It's OK, at least I can treasure my stuff, but it's always annoying
that nowadays more people know scooter than the KLF.
Seriously.
At
least Jimmy did some music which can be re-listened, even if it's very far
from anything they've done together.
Now to the "content": Drummond
DOES have some points, BUT what now? Forming choirs or folk-bands, performing
rave music? Deller once did that, and he _did_ have some understandable
references (miner bands, poverty, etc.). Imagine your local choir singing
WTIL, or Altern8 tracks, or your local music teacher trying to play Autechre
or Coil or Black Dog songs. F**k no, these artist were relevant because at
that time noone could re-create their sounds. Thank God that there ARE
recordings! Electronic music and popular music relies heavily upon recordings.
It's not like Beethoven or Mozart. It depends on the equipment too. It's the
sound of now, yet some parts of it became classics and therefore sheet music.
But still there's no point stepping back those hundred steps and re-create.
Even when there are a zillion Elvis impersonators, noone will re-create his
voice again.
> Recorded music is only over for Londoners and New
Yorkers who can't
> afford rent, nevermind a CD, but there's so many
people worldwide who
> still find excitement in buying an LP or a CD,
listening to it at
> home, on their way to their shitty
job,
...and there's always some interesting music which deserves to be
bought. That's the way to support the artist to keep doing what he does.
That's why we bought our KLF (and other) stuff. It may sound silly, but I
still prefer the CD over mp3. I love the 12's, the 7's and the CD's. Just the
music, in poor quality, no covers, no nothing, what's that? If it's important
for one, why not buy it.
> Drummond needs to get his head out of his
ass and leave England before
> he claims to speak with ANY
authority.
Exactly what I thought. Bill should get his act together and
do something relevant, or at least retire in style, not just trying to be
relevant and put others into the lights, then put the blame on them when his
pranks don't work. Let's face it, he'll always be remembered as a part of KLF,
no matter how hard he tries to be (or act like) a postmodern artist or a
money-burning. Think about it: even burning one million (or some sum like
that) couldn't erase the memories of their hits.
KLF was pop music,
with hits, some veiled references, but You weren't filed as "stupid" if You
haven't got all their references instantly: the music STILL made
sense.
I think there are some other artist who suffer the same as Bill.
Orb, Bjork, FSOL and others. Once they made fun and interesting music. Now
they became, like, "Serious", and all the good stuff is gone, because they're
like...Serious Post-Modern Artists. And if the audience doesn't get it, "they
aren't intelligent enough". If that's the case, they can count me out and
continue on their ego trips up into their asses, I won't buy it. I'd rather
get some fresh and interesting music with proper lyrics and music, with more
subtle messages. If a joke must be told over and over again, shoved down on
the audience's throat and they STILL don't get it, it doesn't mean that they
aren't schooled enough.
There's STILL a fine line between stupid and
clever, as that famous Spinal Tap quote said.
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