Possibly. But then, after Brian Epstein died, the Beatles' didn't have a "masterplan" either (but they didn't use the fact as a basis for half their lyrics). Back to the KLF ... The "ME" track, of course, appears on the "KSTJ" CD single, which I think came out in August 1989 (a week after the 12" and 7"), and the KLF5R Orbital mix came out the next month and it actually mentions the upcoming JAMSLP5 - so "Chill Out" was certainly in the offing at that point. Also, "No More Tears" was planned as a Christmas single (according to press sheets, I think) - hardly the action of a band unconcerned with the vagaries of pop or hit singles. Basically, after a year of pissing money down the Sierra Nevadan drain, I think they just wanted to make money again - perhaps the commonest motivating force in all rock music. John -----Original Message----- From: klf-bounces+john=highlandland.fsnet.co.uk@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:klf-bounces+john=highlandland.fsnet.co.uk@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Stuey and Michelle Sent: 20 October 2004 12:54 To: All bound for Mu-Mu Land. Subject: Masterplan and myth - was Re: [KLF] Two more simple questions John Milne wrote:
I'm presuming that at some point the intention was for the KLF's late 1989 career to go something like this: KSTJ is a hit, White Room OST is a hit album, No More Tears released as a Christmas '89 single, Chill Out released as their "experimental" 2nd KLF album at the dawn of the new decade, "Last Train" fully released at the same time, Madrugada Eterna released as a spring 1990 single, and finally the White Room movie video released instead of "Waiting".
I absolutely don't think they had any masterplan. Remember B&J used to flit about from one latest idea to the next constantly changing direction and scrapping everything. In particular, Chill Out wasn't conceived and ambient house even "discovered" until the autumn of 1989 with the legendary Alex and Jimi DJ sets at Heaven and trancentral, so it can't have been part of a pre-Kylie plan. (Having said that, I absolutely agree that Madrugade Eterna is an excellent track, and I don't know why it wasn't released.) from what I can gather, it is the Illuminati who have the master plan, the conspiracy, the JAMs are on the side of chaos and deliberately eschew planing in favour of intuition. The JAMs don't need no master plan, the JAMs still have no master plan. cheers JUSTIFIED & ANCIENT [JAMS LP6] They're justified and they're ancient And they know what time is love They're justified and they're ancient Did they come from up above? Rockman he's just made of bricks And Kingboy lost his screws The JAMs don't need no Master Plan To do whatever, ever they can. JUSTIFIED & ANCIENT [CHOC ICE 1/KLF 99: "ALL BOUND FOR MU MU LAND"] JUSTIFIED & ANCIENT [KLF 7: "STAND BY THE JAMS"] They're justified and they're ancient And they drive an Ice Cream van They're justified and they're ancient With still no Master Plan KINGBOY'S DREAM [JAMS LP2] I ain't no dreamer, no Angry Young Man I know my past, and I need no plan -- Stuart Young, Michelle Ardern & Felix Ardern-Young (3) Live at: 42B, Sefton Ave, Grey Lynn, Auckland, NZ Phone: +64 (0)9 376 8100 say.map@ihug.co.nz Graphic and Web design, Web development and hosting: http://www.pixelandgrain.co.nz/ Stuey's personal website - a cobweb site: http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~stuey/ Any views expressed in this email are those of the author and not of any of the organisations we are involved with. _______________________________________________ KLF mailing list KLF@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com