The White Room

Quite enjoyed. Never heard them in the 90s. 5/5

One thing that surprised me a little about listening to this album is how many memories it brought back for me. I remember The KLF getting radio airplay, hearing them in the car with my parents and liking it, though it took quite a few years from that point for me to become casually interested in the group, and that was mainly for non-musical reasons. As for the music, it's dated and sounds like the early 90s, and maybe this is where the memories kick in, but I find it pleasant to listen to. It was always commercially-oriented, the kind of electronic dance music that got mainstream airplay and wasn't relegated to the club or underground rave scene, and maybe it's this commercial aspect--the acid baselines, the way that songs build up--that helps it to work musically better than some other things of this genre. Where this album merits inclusion on this list though, and I absolutely believe it does, has as much to do with the music as with what The KLF were. They were pranksters, a subversive force in music that when I think of parallels, the only thing that really comes to mind is Throbbing Gristle. And of course Throbbing Gristle wasn't getting airplay on Top 40 radio. This is a group that wrote a book on how to have a hit record without any money or musical talent...and they actually did it. They had the grindcore band Extreme Noise Terror playing alongside them on stage at the Brit Awards. They famously set a million pounds, money that they’d made from their music, literally on fire. The streaming version of this album is different than the original release. Which all seems to make sense in a way. I listened to the original on YouTube. Definitely one of the more interesting groups on here. I enjoyed revisiting this.

Alles wat The KLF deed was onderdeel van een groter verhaal. De heren zouden doden dieren geplaatst hebben bij een optreden en een (nep)mitrailleur hebben leeggeschoten boven het publiek. Alles tegen de commercie. The KLF zou dan ook staan voor The Kopyright Liberation Front, reclame werd tot anti-reclame omgebogen en de heren zouden 1 miljoen pond verbrand hebben, onterecht verdiend aan hun muziek. Geen idee wat waar is, en wat niet. Maar dat doet er niet toe. Het gaat om een goed verhaal. Dat zie je dan ook aan de speakers op de hoes. De onderste is niet aangesloten. Nep dus. Maar het draagt prima het concept zo te zien. Of ten minste de helft. Dat laatste maak ik er natuurlijk zelf van. Maar het is wat KLF voor elkaar kreeg. Zij creëerden een enorme mist. Werkten met verschillende bandnamen, albumversies en mixen van hun nummers. Gaven geen antwoorden op vragen om het mysterie niet te door breken. Door die mist werd er van alles over hen verteld. Ook een kunst. De heren hielden dus van een verhaal. Er zijn films gemaakt en boeken geschreven (onder andere een instructie om makkelijk een hit te maken). Het album zelf is een soundtrack van een niet-uitgebrachte film van de heren. Althans, er bestaat een bootleg. Voor hetzelfde geld wilden de heren nooit verder gaan dan die bootleg. Er zou geen geld meer zijn. Maar dat rijmt weer lastig met het verbranden van die miljoen. Goed, anti-commercie, dode dieren, kogels over het publiek. Punk, met een grote P dus. Alles om er maar tegenin te gaan. En wat voor muziek leveren de heren dan? Een prachtig toegankelijk kampvuurplaatje, af en toe flink richting eurodance. De heren zijn zo recalcitrant dat ze zelfs vol tegen muziek ingaan die bij hun opstandige ideaalbeeld past. Meta-Punk, zo je wilt. Om toch nog iets over de muziek zelf te zeggen. Hulde voor de samenwerkingen met muzikanten, zangeressen en rappers. De versie van 3AM op dit album is één van de fijnste eurodance-nummers ooit gemaakt.

Weird but fun, listen to more by them

I'm just happy I got some electronic music off of this list again. These guys burned a million pounds apparently, pretty cool.

Never heard of them but I loved this

che buenisimo

This was fun and enjoyable!

I have liked the KLF since I first heard 3 a.m. Eternal. This is a great album of acid house music. If you're in the mood for it, this is a great way to spend 43:43.

Feels a bit wrong to rate this since it’s so unique. Completely bewildering in the best way possible, this is audio whiplash that still manages (somehow) to groove the entire time.

Excellent album took me back

MU MU

5 stelle per la loro storia e per la loro infulenza sul genere

4.5+/5

Banger burn all them pounds quick.

Love the KLF. This album hits the spot too, though it's worth seeking out the original rather than the inferior 'director's cut' versions

What a joy. Upbeat, pop, dance. A smattering of everything to keep all the kool kids happy.

All bound for Mu Mu Land!

Didn't find the album this linked to on Spotify, so listened on youtube. According to Wikipedia this album has all kinds of releases with different tracks, think I got the north american 1991 release maybe? Regardless, I really liked this, a lot. Electronic music wise I'm still stuck in the 90s, listening to lots of trance and generally consider that the most interesting electronic music era. The 'Lets Get Killed' album by David Holmes that I found through this list, and Massive Attack, have both further broadened and deepened my appreciation for 90s electronic music. What I'm trying to say is this album fits me like a glove. And the album delivered from pretty much the start. Very cool when the main groove starts in the opening track of 'What Time Is Love?'. Sure, it sounds unapologetical 90s, and could even feature as soundtrack in Blade. But it still sounds very cool. And it just keeps on going along the same tracks after that with heavy basslines and reverby chanty vocals and cool samples. I realize this is very much an album for me, and probably not something everyone appreciates. But for me, this was so fun to hear. It's not every day you discover new things from the past. Very generous here, but I'll give it a weak 5 just because of how excited I got over this.

Muy bueno. Me ha gustado.

increíble la que más me ha gustado: what time is love y go to sleep

This album is soooooooooooooooooooooo good. 10/10

Brilliant!! 5 *'s

Justified and timeless classic

The White Room by KLF is a fantastic album—I’ve already listened to it three or four times today, and with each listen, something new stands out. This is Electronica at its finest: immersive, inventive, and endlessly replayable. The use of samples is particularly strong, adding layers of texture and intrigue. There’s a surprising amount of variety across the tracks, with shifting beats and inventive sound effects that keep things fresh. The vocals are diverse and well-placed, adding character without overpowering the production. This 1001 Albums challenge has helped me realize just how much I enjoy this genre. I’ll definitely be diving deeper into Electronica moving forward. Favourite track: “Last Train to Trancentral” is a standout, as is “No More Tears.” Least favourite track: Honestly, every song earns its place—there’s no filler here. Album artwork: A very cool and fitting visual for the music inside.

I thought this would be some EDM trash. How wrong I was. This album is one of the best cases of how electronic music can blend various harmonic sounds and rhythms.

Surprising really fucking good. I loved this vibe, the samples are great, lots of fun beats with cool sound effects, and some great vocals. I liked the guy with the accent talking

Solid albums. I listened to the director's cut version on Spotify and the regular version on YouTube. I enjoyed them both. Next time I'm in the mood for some electronica I'll throw this on.

An absolute classic in it's genre - whatever that is - or any genre. One of my all-time "need to feel a bit better about life" albums.

This taps into something that activates my brain to tell me: it’s time to bob your head to euro acid beats. This is the kind of music I can remember sitting around listening to while gaming on my retro consoles in the early morning when I should be going to sleep because I have school in a couple hours. Love this type of music and this album really hightens the theme to the maximum. Got an Eek-a-mouse jumpscare and I am pretty sure he is a pedophile and crazy person, so that’s not great. I also listened to the director’s cut album which a lot of people are complaining about so I guess I would have really really enjoyed the original. 9/10

Ok, so I listened to the Director's Cut and then 1991 UK and US releases and then the Director's Cut again. My memory of The KLF was all about that 3AM Eternal which isn't even on The Director's Cut and wow this album was a lot more chill than I was expecting. As much as I enjoyed the 1991 albums I'm putting the Director's Cut at the top of my list.' Faves: Build A Fire, Last Train...

Love it when you have to spend a few minutes on wikipedia figuring out which version to listen to! 😆 In this case, I already had the "Director's Cut", and what I thought was the original version turned out to be the US release, so in the course of remedying that I've ended up listening to all 3 versions. First off, the "Director's Cut" is a bit naff - the stadium house tracks have been absolutely gutted. The more ambient tracks fare a bit better. The UK version is definitely superior to the US version - the tracks flow together much better and the added samples and crowd noise make it a bit more cohesive. It's not my fave KLF album, but I gotta go 5 stars here as a matter of respect. Hail Eris! Fave track - let's say "3 A.M. Eternal" - always a banger!

Anyone who can make a fortune from, and win awards from, the music industry by taking the piss out of the music industry is a genius and deserves 5 stars for that alone. The excellent use of sampling on their previous incarnation's (The JAMs) "What The Fuck's Going On" album deserves another 5 stars. This album continues that theme.

Had I ever wondered what the KLF would sound like if they were actually Leftfield, Arab Strap and Ace of Base then The White Room (Directors Cut) completely answers that question. Thankfully originally they didn’t and they already had five stars in their pockets, which they proceeded to burn.

Fun, varried, danceable house

I never thought of seeing The White Room on this list. It's still one of the best albums of that time. Some years ago, as I dissolved my CD collection, I had to keep this CD because there was no online music spot where I could listen to it besides YT. So I was amazed to find it on Apple Music now. Okay, back to the album itself. The KLF, or Kings of Low Frequency, was a project designed to be a commercial success. They wanted to do hip-hop without prior experience and created a sound that pioneered several subgenres of house/dance music. TWR was the peak of this success story.

Very nice

I don't particularly love their music but good lord these were a couple of the coolest dudes. Here I am, again, recommending Bill Drummond's autobiography '45'. Thanks to the Ad-executive wank who recommended it to me in a pub many years ago.

An absolutely brilliant album - I genuinely was never fussed in the klf singles but this album is superb.

I know this album is brilliant - in my opinion at least. Just gutted that, for some reason (because usual Bill Drummond / Jimmy Cauty / KLF shenanigans? Copyright issues? Who knows*? 🤷🏻‍♂️), the link to play it on Spotify, basically goes to a dead link... It brings up the standard Spotify album, track listing image etc, which lets you press play, and indeed acts like it's playing - apart from the fact the track doesn't come up at the bottom of the screen - but absolutely nothing happens... The full, original album doesn't even show under the KLF artist listing. Anyway, the Director's Cut of the album that *is* listed under the KLF albums, and, more importantly, is working on Spotify is similar but not, imho, as good as the original... Glad I was able to play my original vinyl for a trip down memory lane... I was never a raver (too square, didn't have the right friends etc.) but I like a bit of this kind of music... Somehow for me it just hits the spot... Brilliant... ...if you like this kind of thing. *Someone clearly...

WOOOOOOOOO!!!!

4.5

90s electronic music

idk

Brilliantly bonkers

Best electronic album on here so far

Really good. Directors cut included a few more tracks, will definitely listen again

Absolutely brilliant stuff. Is it right to give it 5 stars, though, if the Directors' Cut version is even better?

Really cool, I'm glad this list has exposed this to me

Forgot what this sounded like. Cheers to these blokes

always really enjoyed these blokes and their antics... I am a big fan :)

4.5/5 stars. All the songs are super cohesive and make for a great album experience. My favourite song is the intro “What Time Is Love?”, which is a super energetic edm track.

It seems that you have to be of a certain age to understand what is happening here. I am fortunate enough to have a cd of the White Room purchased on release in the US. There was a lot of hype where I was around the album, but maybe it’s because it was a college town and we were open to new sounds and music. And wanted something to party to… KLF was something else. Was it good? It was certainly danceable and chill. I couldn’t find my cd version on any of the streaming sites, so my review is for the US cd release. I did listen to the YouTube album which appears to be the UK release, which includes a different mix of Last Train to Trancentral, which was my favorite track on the US release. 4 stars

Okay this was a nice lil surprise :-)

I kno this is not what it’s about at all, but justified and ancient hit the same part of my brain that holds memories to puff the magic dragon and land before time. So somehow my neurons made me almost cry listening to this or whatever.

This sounded AMAZING when I first heard it... in 1991. It still holds up pretty well, though. 3AM Eternal has lived in my head for the past 35+ years. It's a shame they never really got over in the US. I guess we just weren't ready for it. Their sound was far ahead of it's time... FOR the time. I wonder what ever happened to this band?

Best Tracks: 3AM Eternal, What Time is Love, Justified and Ancient, Last Train to Transcentral, Build a Fire ------------- Next Best: Church of the KLF, Make it Rain ---------- A great listen. Still after all these years it still makes me feel like I'm at the Disco in Holland again where I heard many of these songs. 4.5/5

Слушать музыку в ютубе не вайб, но что-то прикольное.

surprisingly good for EDM

Increíble album, la verdad se me paso volando el.tiempo escuchándolo, lastima que el album este completamente desaparecido de las plataformas, investigue un poco sobre ello y pues bueno, termine escuchándolo completo en YouTube

The KLF has such a great story (and "Who Killed The KLF" documentary) that the actual music doesn't quite reach the same level. This is especially true for the "Director's Cut" which doesn't have two of the best songs on the original album.

This album made me nostalgic for a time in my life that I’m not quite sure I actually lived through.

I mean what a crazy album and what a great little run of fun (minus Pink Floyd) albums that made me excited to be doing this project. songs with sirens are automatically great and there were some very good sirens on here. I used to religiously follow the british pop music blog Popjustice (RIP) which was quite influential in the 2000s and 2010s and the main guy was always going on about the KLF as one of the most important British artists and that time they set fire to their entire profits from music. Anyway just so cool! love the energy and so much fun. We need more things like this. (I did listen to what I thought was the right album before seeing em’s suggestion and saw the version I listened to was missing the main singles?? but anyway all versions were great)

Not sure if i listened to the actual album or not. But I liked what I could find of them. Very 90s.

Such a weird band, seem to be trying so hard to be clever sometimes that they're outsmarting themselves. Yes it's dated, but the first half of this is superb and contains som classic bangers. Runs out of puff a bit by the end, but I still really enjoyed it.

Adore KLF

For everyone complaining that it's not streaming or it's not easily available, what do you expect from a group of shit stirrers who came, saw, conquered; then subsequently deleted their catalog and burned a million quid. What we have here is an acid house concept album. I wish it had the Tammy Wynette version of Justified and Ancient and a proper recording of the version of 3am Eternal with Extreme Noise Terror.

Nice one

wow

I'm surprised how much I enjoyed this album. smooth electronica, delicious vocals, lovely melodies. 4/5

I’ve not found any early electronic music to be compelling (at all), but this album sounds much more developed than I would have expected for 1991. If anything ages this record, it's the brief bits of rapping sprinkled throughout. That discipline really developed through the 90s and makes it easier to date this album back to the late 80s or early 90s. Much to my own surprise, I think there's a world where I listen to this again and/or throw it on when I just want good vibes in the background; I didn't come in to this expecting that at all. It's unfortunate that it's so hard to find somewhere to stream it (the Director's Cut is not even close to the same record).

I remember the day this dropped and listening to it all these years later, I have similar feelings. Some really good high points, but quite a lot of slightly dull sections in between. Four stars.

For subversiveness an undoubted 5, but overall the music doesn't quite live up to the lore, though the 'stadium house' singles of this era were great. There's multiple versions of the White Room on streaming, and the version I found first wasn't as good as the original album, there's a fair bit of filler across the board though.

Is it because the World Cup kicks off this week, or does every song on this album sound like 'World in Motion'!? The late 80's acid house vibe, the driving drums, the syths, the rap, the spoken word, sound-tracking the "dark underbelly" of English football culture (think Football Factory) in my head. This album makes me want to join a Firm, sink 10 pints of lager, a couple of grams, and thow a chair to throw across a piazza somewhere in mainland Europe (joking, obvs). World Cup fever is pushing me to give this a 4... can I be convinced? Course I can... it's coming home...

Ok, but go read the Wiki on this duo. Bonkers. Respect. +1

The album is peppered with bangers. 'What Time is Love', '3AM Eternal' and 'Justified and Ancient' (with an excellent left field guest appearance) are all massive and genre defining - nay, era-defining. It was a carefree era of clubs, the pills were safe, everyone was in love, and bangers like this were perforating eardrums. And I know that cos I saw it on a Newsnight segment about the drug culture in 1994. 'Last Train to Trancentral' isn't far behind, huge beats, great vocal hook, sublime melodic break. This is like Kraftwerk for the 90s house scene (although I may think that just because train is mentioned). In amongst all this beat pumping, 'Build a Fire' is a genuinely excellent and ambient breather. Hawaii-tinged melancholic ruminations on life; and 'No More Tears' enjoyable dub-pop (if a little Aswad adjacent). There's not too many albums that reflect the time so well, can be played at the club, and happily on the home turntable. This achieves it.

This is one of the better electronic records I've had on this challenge so far. Most of the previous ones have been, in my opinion, far too repetitive with very little engaging going on. This was different and I felt the songs were actually better written, with more of a focus on vocals at times which I didn't expect. I was surprised to find myself very much enjoying most of the songs here and it deserves a solid 4 from me.

It's a shame "The White Room" is out of print. I listened to the original UK 1991 version, not the current one. There are many groovy tracks on "The White Album"; "3 AM Eternal and "What Time is Love?" come to mind. The tracks, other than the two aforementioned songs and a couple more, are a tad dated. Also, why does the MC keep name-dropping the Ancients of Mu-Mu? (KLF) 4 stars for "The White Room".

SO good, especially Last Train to Trancentral; the undercurrent of it also reminded me of Aphex Twin. LOVE the eclectic mix of styles and moods. Love the wistful sound to the start of Build a Fire - reminds me of the theme to Twin Peaks also.

1. The Lover’s Side 2. The White Room 3. Make It Rain

Great listen while working out, I love the grooves. Lots of hiphop influence.

I wish this album was on Spotify bc I would add so many songs to my Playlist

In typical KLF fashion this album has various versions and was hard to find. And of course the version I listened to ended with Justified & Ancient but not the famous version with Tammy Wynette. But then this band was as much about an art concept as the music itself. Drummond & Cauty well ahead of their time, sample heavy euro trance dance beat done to perfection.

Actually like this a lot better than I thought I was going to. This is definitely not the kind of electronic music that just is basically something repeated over and over for 5 minutes and it calls it calls it a song. Nor is it a simple case of texture building. This actually reminds me a little bit more of what we used to call when I was in college around this time, house music. It had the electronic beats, but there was a lot of melodic stuff going on top of it. I think I like this kind of music a bit more, but it's still not my favorite stuff. I'm not really drawn to dance music for listening purposes. But I did like this quite a bit. Some of the songs reminded me of C+C Music Factory, which was big about the time. Still, this was actually recorded in 1989, before C+C was even a thing. 7.77 ★★★½

One of my favorite techno albums.

Decent electronically made album

Enjoyed this way more than expected

uh hih

I’m at a 4. It’s a solid album; definitely a good blend of house / acid / trip-hop / electronica for the time, and the closest thing we have to a full early ‘90s DJ club set in the atmospheric sense. A lot of these tracks do feel like the type of obscure tracks you might stumble upon looking for deeper dives. They’re decently cohesive here, even if the glue is just faux crowd noise for most of the tracks. It’s pretty well paced too, until you get to “No More Tears” & the album’s momentum just freezes in place. That track is mostly the reason why I’m at a 4 – there are some repetitive spots, some lacking lyrics (namely on “The White Room”) & the last track doesn’t meaningfully divert from the first track too much, but “No More Tears” is… well, it’s just too damn long, really. If that had been trimmed down & paced a bit better, I might be closer to a 4.5, but it just stalls the album in a bad way. If 22% of your album is devoted to one track & it kinda flops, that kinda justifies any sort of bump downward. Even with one track of woe, I think my biggest point against this album is that it never really finds what it wants to do as a full project. Electronica albums can usually evoke a sense of adventure, in some kind of way; at the very least, they find an atmosphere to build on & make the brain really conjure up stuff. This album sort of starts that way with the crowd noise, but once it strays away, it’s just tracks that find a mood, but not a consistently engaging mood. I did enjoy this though; it’s well-produced for its time & most of the tracks here are good. It’s just not a strong top to bottom album experience; my appreciation for this genre has me at a 4, but I understand if people would go for a 3 or even lower. It’s an album made for people who already like the genre, and if you don’t, then you just don’t. I am glad it’s on the list though.

never would have found them without this website. Really cool

this is pretty damn cool - 90's electronic is so easy for me to just vibe with. pretty early for it's kind too - coulda believed this woulda been made like 5 years later with it's production and style

Poe's law in album form; Cauty and Drummond took the piss out of 90s dance music, but in the process made one of the best examples of it . I think you had to be in the UK in the nineties to understand the cultural impact of this album. And you know, despite sounding _very_ of its time, it's still a solidly enjoyable listen for me. At least a high four, and I think there could be days I'd give this a five.

Electronic music - but good.

I mean it is what it is, extremely early 90s rave music, when you strip away all the esoteric silly artiness it holds up pretty well as a great dance record

If you’re putting only one song on the album, it’s better be mind blowing. My mind is on holiday in the mid 90’s but remains flaccid on this occasion.

This is so strange, I love it.

Dated but good

Trolling as performance art 👏

Cool album - felt like being in a dance club in the 1990's ... or rather what I assume being in a dance club in the 1990's would have felt like.

had a right bop to this

Bizar album, het klinkt eerst echt veel te cheesy, alsof Ray en Anita op de lijst staan zeg maar. Zelfs een hiphop verse komt er nog aan te pas. Net als je denkt wat is dit voor vreemd, maar wel fun album? Dan komt opeens een prachtig laid back 2e deel van het album. Alsof je eerst op het feest staat, keihard te pieken en de 2e helft de transcendent after betreed. Mensen chillen, je krijgt een theetje met een banaan en je bent een soort van intens gelukkig. The White Room specifiek is echt een prachtig nummer, precies wat je zoekt/wilt. Helaas staat deze muziek niet op Spotify, zo te lezen omdat deze gasten een ontiegelijke hekel hebben aan de gehele muziekindustrie, hilarisch! Blijkbaar was hun eerste deel van het album ook eerder ironische handjes in de lucht trance ipv de diepere jungleachtige muziek die de 2e helft van het album laat zien. Geen idee, maar wat ik wel heel duidelijk hier uit haal is dat deze gasten het gewoon snappen, ze weten precies hoe een pakhuis rave er uit ziet, hoe die voelt en vooral ook welke emoties er bij horen. Dit kan prima een ironisch bedoeld album zijn geweest, maar het is uiteindelijk vooral een heel erg lekker album. Oprecht? Als dit album alleen de ambient triphop was, dan was het waarschijnlijk 5 sterren, maar de chaos van het begin haalt het voor mij naar 4. Ook al staan ze bij mn FAVO, de 2e helft van het album is echt prachtig, terwijl de eerste helft fun is, maar niet veel meer dan dat. FAVO: What time is love?, 3AM Eternal, Last train to trancentral, The White Room, No more tears

I enjoyed that more than I expected to.

Electronic pop instrumental and good range and pleasent sounding vocals. Leaves me thinking I would be quite happy to hear more.

This was awesome. I’d put this on at any party, any barroom jukebox, and any jogging sesh. What a vibe!

This is delightful. Euro party 90s synths, fun, groovy. Probably somehting that makes most sense if you can imagine the parties at which this was played. I can, so this slightly cheesy, corny, floating, happy, boppy thing works for me.

Weirdly enjoyed this remixhouse-dance-electronic album. Songs were diverse and fun.

Really enjoyed this one- interesting mix of early techno / house music with hip hop and classic rock influences. Easy to listen to and I found myself bobbing my head whole working.

######################################### L@@K: Like some other older albums, this one has a recent doppelganger called "Directors Cut" that is NOT the original record. I think a lot of the reviews here are basing it on this new version. If you can find it (it's on YouTube), the 1991 (UK) album release version instead is what is intended here and starts with What Time Is Love. And if you dig the original, there's also a version that includes the Justified & Ancient EP/single with some tight remixes and additional tracks including a couple with a simultaneously sublime and goofy Tammy Wynette vocal. ######################################### While this might seem like just another record, it was actually just a single part of an ongoing edgelord performance art stunt. The artists behind the KLF have a whole history that I'm not gonna go into, but it's kind of like if the Illuminati trilogy crossed with Andy Kaufman was brought to the music industry. It's a wacky story I recommend going down the rabbit hole for. The album itself is at once a polished parody and subversive homage. While the lyrics are weird and often silly - sometimes scatting and some exhortations of a fictional cult - the music is fun with recognizable samples and short raps. Beats, breaks, and hooks go hard even if it seems like disposable EDM on the surface. 3am Eternal, Last Train to Trancentral, and What Time Is Love are the standouts. For bonus fun, check out the video for Justified & Ancient on YouTube. Their previous record Chill Out is a continuous mix of ambient - very different from this one. 4.5/5

I really dug the one song that uses the Skype ringtone. This was well worth the listen. The whole albums flows and transitions well and later tracks include callbacks to previous songs. And a 90’s dance album that doesn’t waste my time with 16 songs and 80 minutes? Sign me up. Loved the diversity here. Favorite songs were 3AM Eternal, Last Train To Trancentral, Build A Fire, and Justified And Ancient.

Una vibe

I would probably like this even more if I did drugs and liked dancing. But still, being a man who's straight in most ways, there are some really beautiful sounds on here.

This wasn't a great day for today's album. I woke up in a bad mood, and then found that this specific record doesn't really exist on streaming. I mainly ended up listening to the Director's Cut, as well as any of the other songs from the original release that I could find. I was quite irritated to begin with, and the album both helped and hindered this mood. The songs were generally fun to listen to, and this is a genre I've enjoyed more than I ever imagined prior to doing this project. My main issue with much of electronica (and its varieties) is that it can end up being rather same-y, and this record is no exception. The two songs that totally stood out to me were Justified & Ancient and 3AM Eternal. These were both songs that helped to ease my bad mood, at least enough to face the work day. Addendum: Later in the day I found the original release on YouTube and listened. It was a bit more cohesive, but my favorite songs didn’t change. Perhaps that second listen, and a somewhat better mood, made me feel that this is a 4 rather than a 3.

A mesmerizing listen, the music is carefully tailored to be groovy and hypnotic. I’m not very into electronic music, but I can say I enjoyed this one.

It's a 90's techno album!

74/100. A very good acid house record that keeps things interesting by constantly shifting tone and pulling from different genres. There’s a nice sense of variety here, with tracks that feel playful one moment and hypnotic the next.

Can see this as the inspiration for a lot of modern day upbeat dance music. Really solid, wish it was on spotify.

not at allll the vibe I was expecting. Cool dancey music! 3.5 rounded up

I had very low expectations for this one, electronic is in general not my kind of music, but I surprisingly really enjoyed this one. Definitely one that will go back to. Top Track - Last Train To Trancentral

Madrugada Eterna - Club Mix - completely took me by surprise, beautiful pedal steel in a dance context, very surprising! Overall very enjoyable though, as sort of light dance music that I can somewhat get behind.

An unexpected joy. Not what I would normally gravitate towards and not sure how/when I would listen to it again, but I am glad to have done so.

goopy, bouncy, creamy, dreamy, cunty

A lot better than I was expecting. Maybe I was just in a good mood because I don’t usually enjoy this type of music, but I felt myself grooving along to most of the album. Using synth and electronic sounds in all the right ways. A true diamond in the rough. Standout Songs: What Time Is Love? Last Train To Trancentral Build A Fire No More Tears Justified & Ancient

Surprisingly impressed. Classic 90s house, but not samey. Each track showcases a different subgenre and creates a wholesome experiences. There is actually something for everyone in the album.

Rating: 7/10 Short Review: Some really amazing cuts, love the sample usage. Only really bogged down by some not so intriguing cuts (specifically a 9 minute nothing burger)

Was so excited to listen to this album that I listened to it out of order from the previous record which is the first time that's happened. I definitely need to listen to more KLF. Favorite track: Build a Fire 3.5/5

You know, some eurodance never hurt anybody

This was great! Liked it a lot. Good electronic beats, very different songs. Last Train was great.

188/1001 The KLF - The White Room Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❎ This is the best of the dance/electronic albums I've heard from this exercise so far and whilst it's not entirely for me, I did enjoy it. It gets an extra star for the story and their general ethos.

Don't mind it. Started off as a strong electronic album, but just kinda falters into generic after that. More importantly, the lyrics for "The White Room" on Spotify at the end read: "The white room, the white room [more spetta na noo ne na noo things] The white room, the white room The white room, the white room [more spetta na noo ne na noo things]" Which is literally what it is, so respect. Also, this band's Wikipedia page is something. Made it 4 stars after reading.

Great techno

Sounds like a pretty good '90s dance album to get lost in, very hypnotic and the songs differed but left enough of an impact that skimming after my listen led to a lot of fond reactions of "oh, it's that one!" so that seems like a good sign

De cd bij het cursusboek 'Commerciële jaren-negentighits voor beginners'? Housebeatjes, zang van een dame en een meneer die er doorheen babbelt. En ingeblikt gejuich, domme samples en elektronisch klinkende trompetjes. Kennelijk staat er een hit op, maar ik heb hem niet herkend. Hoe dan ook, het zal wel een relevant album wezen in de zin dat je er hoort waar acts als 2 Unlimited en DJ Paul de boel bij elkaar gejat hebben. Ach, het is beter dan Scooter, en het luistert schrikbarend makkelijk weg, dus laat ik maar eens gul zijn.

Ok ik weet nu waar 2unlimited de mosterd heeft gehaald. No Limits haalt bijna alles uit What Time is Love, inclusief Ray en Anita, No No en het deuntje. Tuurlijk, 2unlimited maakte het nog meer voor de hitlijsten, maar alle basisingredienten zijn hier al aanwezig. De muziek van KLF is soms iets minder bombastisch, komt nog wat meer uit de 80s en de manchester acid. Vrij relaxt en laidback, al lijkt het wel op te bouwen naar een soort van climax. Die er dan net niet altijd lekker uitkomt, het wordt net ingehouden, alsof je in een soort trance zit. Terwijl je die all aboard! wil horen in volle glorie, tenzij je aan het trippen bent waarschijnlijk. En toch vind ik het wel heel chill, ondanks dat het inmiddels flink gedateerd is en er af en toe een misser tussenzit met dat spacey nummer No More Tears. Het voelt bijna als een filmsoundtrack soms. En dat was natuurlijk ook het originele plan, althans dat lees ik. Jammer dat die er niet gekomen is, had prima gekund.

It’s not on Spotify, which is annoying, but other versions of the songs are. It’s fun and silly and kinda electronic and dancy. I thought the song “Justified and Ancient” sounded like it was about timelords, so I looked more into the band and discovered they also go by the name The Timelords and did the song Doctorin’ the Tardis. So that’s very fun

I like electronic music so I would listen to it again but can't say I loved it enough to give it a 5.

Such a reminder of my youth

There's no doubt that they knew how to craft a catchy hit and they caught a wave and rode it like nobody else. Listening to all of it, one after the one does make it sound a bit samey because it was but the hits are still great.

Unable to find whole album.

Fun stuff, but spotify only had one song off the album

For the sake of this review, to keep my bearings straight, I will be referring to the original 1991 UK release of this album. This is neither the North American release, which is loaded with radio edits, nor is it the 2021 Director's Cut release, which includes tracks from the unreleased 1989 album. With that out of the way... The KLF, also known as the JAMs, the Timelords, and the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, is a British electronic group primarily consisting of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty, operating under the aliases "King Boy D" and "Rockman Rock" respectively. Both established figures in the music industry, they formed a hip-hop-inspired act that was very sample-heavy before going on to pioneer the genres of stadium house and ambient house. All the while, they were defining their own band mythology, taking influence from the situationist theory, to wit, the merit of critiquing capitalism through spectacle and public display. In that line of thinking, the pair wanted to create a road movie about their search for the mystical White Room that would enable them to be released from their contract with Eternity. Unfortunately, the film was never released due to budget constraints, but the soundtrack album was salvaged and reworked into its own self-contained work. With all that background established, how does The White Room hold up as an album? Well, this is probably the closest I could get to being immersed in the British rave scene. The sample-heavy production, the blasting beats of the first half that give way to ambient drone in the second half, the variety of session vocalists that rap and sing over such a vast electronic palette, and even the occasional additional instruments like the pedal steel on "Build a Fire" and the tenor saxophone on "Make It Rain" made for such an eclectic listen. As for the lyrical content, this album is very much entrenched in the mythology that the KLF has created, including a rather cheeky nod to their recording studio, Trancentral, all the while keeping the good vibes going and offering a means to "liberate one's mind". It is absolutely cheesy and dated, should not be taken seriously, and is certainly not going to be everyone's cup of tea. Yet I enjoy the charisma and technical prowess that Bill and Jimmy employed throughout this record. They knew what they were doing with their artistic direction, and I have to applaud them for that. As such, I consider The White Room to be an intriguing gem to come across that I suspect will grow on me. In true fashion with their artistic statements, the KLF would proceed to commit another public stunt to make their exit from the music business, only to return decades later as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu. If anything, I have to admire how they have and continue to operate on their own terms.

Day from hell yesterday culminating in loss of water AND a flood so seeing this dance album come up this morning made me wonder what I had done wrong lately. Dance/House/Acid has to be my least favourite genre of music. It started off really nice with the opening refrain of What Time is Love and I started thinking I misjudged them, but sure enough then came the pounding bass. I have to give them credit though for making me laugh uncontrollably. WAIT! I take it all back, this was great. It’s a hugely accessible album for someone like me who doesn’t like this type of music.

Just a groovy as hell record. Loved it really. Songs like madrugada have such beats behind it, and lovely plays. As well, last train to trans central provides so much vibes that I just wanna get up and dance. However, it gets a tad weaker towards the back, as songs get drawn out and are clearly not as refined. Still, what a vibe.

A rare win for a genre I usually side-eye! It’s trippy, warm, surprisingly smooth, and just deranged enough to keep it interesting. If the “mysterious man whispering in my ear” hadn’t made me jump…this might’ve been a 4.5. But we’ll call it part of the charm.

It's ok. Electronic at its core, but there are elements of everything here. Pop, reggae, hip hop... a mish mash. It's done very well, though not an unforgettable experience. 3.5/5

Enjoyed listening more than I thought nice mix of rave tracks and chill out songs.

Can't find on spotify.

per quanto non sia la mia shit, per essere del '91 era in avanguardia rispetto a tanti altri progetti e sicuramente ne ha influenzati altrettanti

They got a country legend to sing some ridiculous lyrics - that’s an extra point in itself.

I really liked this, actually

Good album I like electronic music

This record is so nineties it has a tamagotchi, does xtc, and asks you were the beef is.

I've been to many a fest and when a group does this sort/kind of music...a large group of people, front to back, are dancing in unison to that beat. You gotta dance and nothing better than folks bouncing to that beat. Delirious. I prefer their album Chill Out (echoes of which you can hear here on "Build a Fire"), but this is pretty damn good as well. 4 solid bouncing stars.

I’m a bit of a walking contradiction when it comes to dance/electronic music. When it’s repetitive and I get it, I can dance to it and it’s good. When it’s repetitive and I don’t get it, I hate it. A lot of times, I think it’s the bass that makes the difference for me. The KLF did not disappoint with the bass on this album. I also found the rhythms complex enough to be interesting. I really like the vocals; they interplay so well with the various rhythms. The album is super danceable. I even found a couple of new tracks to add to my library. I give them major kudos for including Tammy Wynette and creating a unique country-dance crossover song. Side note: “KLF is gonna rock ya” is seared somewhere in my subconscious in the music file overflowing with limitless lyrics and myriad melodies.

kivaa electronicaa

Fun. Very 60s but forward

I have a very soft spot for the KLF. Not only did I have a group of people around me who loved them and were happy to dance along, the rebellious, subversive spirit really appealed. And this was just cemented with the whole million pound burning episode. I also saw them live and they were fantastic.

Listened to a Spotify playlist with some live tracks replacing the missing ones. I think that might have made it better actually, this type of music is mostly made for a crowd so the occasional roars at the big moments made it feel less repetitive than some electronica. It's also quite nicely mixed up with some tracks such as No More Tears which provide some pacing as well as the rave songs. If anything, I think I prefer the more chillwave type ones. This was a nice surprise

Hadn’t heard of these folks. Excellent euro trash!

Fun, upbeat and interesting. Loved the vibe of Last Train to Trancentral, and plenty of songs I was bobbing my head along to. A nice 4/5

KLF ruled the UK charts and then walked away. A fun reminder of the madness and music.

Not easy to get on streaming but luckily they released a lot of their stuff after the fact and some helpful person made a playlist which may not be completely true to the original but looks close enough to me. Anyway, really enjoyed this, the first half I preferred a lot more to the second as it had more of the guy rapping which was my favourite part about this admittedly but throughout it had good beats and engaging instrumentals. The second half was mostly focusing on the electronica side of it which was still good but slightly repetitive. The last one was really good though. This album feels definitely like a product of its time but it’s aged well enough I would say and is still very enjoyable. Favourites: the entire first hslf and the last of the second. Overall, 7 maybe a 8/10.

The White Room kinda bops! A few misses in the slower songs but the dancy, house-y tracks are bangers. 7/10

thoughts: this will be the 1991 north american release but as a huge fan of the group, this has been an album i’ve listened to many times over, and god damn if it doesn’t hit every time i hear it. i’ve never heard anything like it to this day, and i don’t think anyone but the KLF could do something like this. there’s a hubris to it (and a hubris in constantly tinkering with the genres, yanking the catalog from the public, putting it back up as something almost wholly different). i love their album chill out and hearing the callbacks on the reworked version of this album is great. i can talk about this all day (and i feel like i am here, hah). songs: “what time is love (live at trancentral)”, “3 a.m. eternal (live at the s.s.l)”, “last train to trancentral” rating: 8.7/10

This is the blueprint for so many artists in Trance, House, Techno and maybe even some Trip Hop that followed after this classic. I’ve seen this album discussed a lot but I’ve never sat and listened to it. I know “3AM Eternal” but the rest of this album is new to me. Obviously “What Is Love” is their biggest hit from later in their career but I never really took that song seriously so that caused me to overlook this album and this group for that matter and I regret that ignorance now. Even though so many producers have evolved these genres to great lengths this still feels like future music to me. Recently I’ve gotten into Confidence Man, and I feel they’ve really tapped into what The KLF had going on. I can also hear how The Prodigy and Pet Shop Boys were influenced by this album. It sucks that this album didn’t get made into a movie as it was originally intended, this could’ve been the dance world’s The Wall or Tommy but really, like those albums the movie wouldn’t have been necessary to appreciate this body of work. That being said the drive to make this cohesive and conceptual makes it stand out from other albums in this genre. Super fun listen, once again thanks 1001!

This was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. I remember hearing Justified and Ancient and was hooked. In fact I was listening to some of these songs just a few weeks ago. Really great dance music, and who knew Tammy Wynette would fit in so well on her song.

This took me by surprise, absolute bangers all over this thing! Terrible shame it’s not on Spotify !

8/10 This is just a fantastic album, completely blew me away against which is not what I'd have expected if someone told me to listen to a 90s dance album. 'Justified & Ancient' makes for a great bookend that fits more with my usual listening taste, but there's no denying that when the opening track is interrupted by 'What Time Is Love?' it goes unbelievably hard. Listening to this also meant that I got to a fun deep dive into the K Foundation's burning of £1 million, a stunt I'd never heard about before. In places the vocals and beats perhaps haven't aged perfectly - in a sceptical mood I might call it cheesy in places - but honestly this adds to the vibe. The only reason for not scoring even higher is that it's a little repetitive, but this is a really fun record I'm glad to have discovered (beyond 'What Time Is Love', which I'd definitely heard before). No doubt I'll be revisiting this. Best Songs: 'Last Train to Trancentral', 'Build a Fire', '3am Eternal', 'Justified & Ancient' Listens: 3

Head spinning, dizzying stuff

Still holds up well after the time that past which can date primarily electronic music 4*

4 08.03.2025

The KLF's biggest trick was writing a book about how to make a hit pop song and thereby convincing people it was a simple formula and not something that actually required all that much skill or talent. But here's The White Room, and album that spawned a number of hit singles that didn't rely on The Manual's formula. It turned out that the KLF were secretly really talented. It reminds me a bit of Grace Jones (and Trevor Horn's) Slave to the Rhythm album, riffing on a few melodies and lyrics. It's unusual and it works, not just tapping into the trends of the early '90s but doing something different and taking things to another level.

As bad as this author's taste is in punk, it's as good in techno/early 2000s party music. This album is pretty dope it's like an intersection of hip-hop and electronic music, the kind of synergy that wouldn't be seen again for a decade or two later. It's not the best thing I've ever listened to in my life, but I definitely like the ideas that are being presented in it. It's just a genre-bender of an album.

i’ve never been a big enough techno guy to be able to sit down with headphones and truly love any album. but if this was playing at a party i would have a great time so it feels fair to get 4 stars

A blast from the past - and I do mean a blast. It’s hard to believe how much of this I remember from my original CD copy. I don’t think I’ve listened to it in 30 years. Also, for those using streaming services, don’t listen to the linked director’s cut version. Search for the original album uploaded on YouTube.

I like this kind of music

I used to think all those kids in high school wearing Alice In Chains shirts were tougher and cooler than me but now I know they really just had bad taste rock. Age really has a way of disarming you.

I’m glad I got introduced to this artist. I definitely want to check out their other work. Would be interested in this on vinyl 👀.

3.8/pretty decent

More like a compilation, but great flow and stacked with amazing tracks.

Meistarar reifsins. 3 + 1 fyrir anarkismann.

Unfortunately, the stream that's linked for me goes to the 'director's cut' version, which seems like an ersatz and diluted imitation of the original release. No doubt this is at least partly for sample-clearance reasons. And maybe, if I had to guess, to make absolutely sure G***y G*****r doesn't get any more royalties from it 😬? But the original release is a bit of a classic. It's stupid but clever. It's derivative but wildly inventive. It's massively commercial and a sellout to a hilarious degree, while also being completely earnest and credible in its execution. It's a serious art-project, while being built from the wreckage of various cheesy nonsense. Honestly, so full of contradictions. Chill Out is more of a 5-star classic, as there are a couple of shite moments on here. But it definitely deserves its place on this list and is a hugely entertaining listen, IF you can track down the real thing.

very fun and danceable. makes we wish i was a dj

kuinka hauska :) good wibes & chill beats.. relax, sit back, and enjoy the good wibes & chillest bebats. top review tässä on myös syvällinen ja erittäin kiinnostava kappale, joka vaan lisää nautintoani tässä. istu taakse ja rauhoittaudu, tunne ne väristykset ja viileät tahdit.. anna mun kaikki kestää!! älä koskaan rauhotu.. ylös juhlimaan.. ylös tanssimaan.. ylös kuolemaan.. revi silmät vittuun siitä päästä ja heti paikalla!! Valkoisessa huoneessa, jossa on mustat verhot asemalla mustan katon maaseudulla, ei kultaisia ​​jalkakäytäviä, väsyneitä kottaraisia.. kaikkea sitä joutuu kestäään tässä .. ihan pimeetä touhua pimeetä. magrudaga eterna

Schöner Mix aus Elektro/Pop/Rock. Klingt modern und hat angenehme Rhythmen. 4/5

I enjoyed it, was expecting other thing, but is quite a nice album to listen to. 4/5

Pass the pacifier, please, I'm peaking.

I'm all in for the ideology here - and the documentary - Who Killed the KLF? I think it is, fascinating

would be 5 if the first half of the album didnt suck

This was cool hearing this genre of music from the 90s, definitely doesn't feel like 1992

Tale of two stereos. Listen on a portable device, or small speaker and the album is so-so. Play this on a good home system that has range and this is an altogether different sounding album. Enjoyable start to finish.

Etsivät keinoja välttää aamuyön tuntien kalvavaa tunnetta siitä, että pitäisi lähteä jo kotiin. On liikuttavaa, miten paljon hyviä ideoita yhtyeellä on, ja miten sulavasti levykokonaisuus rullaa. Välissä on pientä junnaista, mutta levy kehittyy, ehkä myös paranee loppua kohti: No More Tears on todellinen eepos, joka kantaa 8 minuuttia yhdeksästä. Ja - mitä helvettiä - rakastan viimeistä biisiä ja sen ihmeellisiä sanoja. Kuuntele itse. Hekin jäivät ehkä bilettämään.

Fair

It was a pain to try to track down the right tracks, so I hope the ones that were different are close enough. The best song was Last Train to Trancentral. It had a part that reminded me of the soundtrack of Plok. I love that.

Nog fan är det bra. Men toppbetyg blir det inte då det är lite påfrestande med sådan energi och uptempo hela tiden.

Am I rating the album I'm listening to (not bad, if you like that sort of thing), the conceptual art project it represents (kind of odd) or its influence on the next generation of electronic dance pop (significant)? Did I even listen to the right version? Edited in February 2026: this is a solid 4 for the number of times I've listened to Justified and Ancient over the past year. There's a book about the band that makes the whole project not a bit clearer but solidifies my understanding of their utter weirdness.

Not sure this album is available anymore, I liked the recent directors cut though

very unexpected gem, enjoyed the mixture of genres with crazy mish-mash. probably a 4.5

Honestly, this was so much better than I expected. I don’t normally do electronic, much less EDM, much less formative UK rave EDM. It all feels repetitive in a way that makes sense for losing yourself in the beat for hours (I assume, as a not-raver), but not for just listening to at home. Anyway, this was not repetitive or boring to me. I’m not buying the album or even adding it to my Spotify/Apple, but it was not boring.

There really hasn’t been a ‘band’ (I use this term loosely) quite like The KLF before or after their inception. This is maybe not their best album (for me that would be Chill Out) but this is probably their most cohesive, that being said it’s definitely an album of two halves. The first side is pure Stadium House. What Time Is Love still evokes that pure ecstatic ‘hands in the air at 3am’ rave energy. Personally I would’ve preferred the single mix of Last Train To Trancentral but the version on here is still good if a bit more subdued (RIP Ricardo Da Force). The second side.. at the time it flummoxed a lot of people including me (country music on a dance album??) but the passing of time has proven that once again they were just WAY ahead of the curve. I’ve since grown to love the second half and this would be a 5 star album but for me No More Tears goes on far too long and isn’t interesting enough to warrant its 9+ minute runtime. Everything else is a banger and stands (along with Altern-8’s Full On Mask Hysteria, The Prodigy Experience and 808 State - Ex:El) as a perfect capsule of a time, place and culture that I was so happy to have experienced first-hand.

Very nice electronic dance music. I've never heard it before but I actually listened to it twice because the beats are very catchy and it has a great groove to it. Time flew by while listening and nodding along. I'm sure I will listen to this one many more times.

You probably had to live through the 90s as an European to get this, so I'm not surprised by this album's low score on this site. I'm not a big fan of electronic music in general, but I do tend to be more forgiving towards it when it's more melodic, which in this case, it is. You can hear some actual instruments, and the singing parts are a nice addition. Plus, I can't hate it because it feels nostalgic to me, reminds me of summers in my childhood. 3.75 stars

I watched a mini-documentary on this band that gave a lot of context for this album and how the band felt about it. It was really interesting, though I'm not sure if it helps my appreciation of the album. Anyway, this is some bangin ass 90s dance music, and every song is solid. It starts to sound a little samey after a while, but then again so does most dance music 4/5

Interesting, low 4

Highly enjoyable chaotic pop house record.

Another nice surprise. Just when I thought I was faced with just another elecrtonica dance album, this one was so much more. Very melodic and listenable.

Хорошо, в музыке есть что-то уникальное и необычное.

Weird album. Sounds epic at times, I wonder how they manage to avoid sounding corny this with those synthesizer sounds. Must be the beats. The beats are great. 3AM Eternal is awesome. 3.6

4- Ok, ale nudzi się po chwili

This probably doesn't sound all that exciting divorced from its time and without the videos or Top of the Pops performances or Tammy Wynette. But having memories of all that along with memories of dancing like an idiot to it with my friends makes my heart warm and fuzzy.

4 stars, interesting vibe

4.0

I liked bits of it and didn't care for others but generally it was positive and well produced. Really liked Justified and Ancient, will listen to that more I reckon if I remember.

4 Stars (11/15)

I listened to this on a YouTube full album since it didn't seem to be on Spotify. I couldn't tell the songs apart but liked it as a cohesive whole. I would like to be on the Last Train to Trancentral.

I'm reading the wikipedia page for this band as I listen to this album. These are some weird dudes. They fit the category of "Your Favorite Band's Favorite Band". They performed under a variety of aliases, they wrote joke songs, serious songs, and books. They spent all the money from their hit joke song on trying to make a movie and accompanying soundtrack, but failed. They revolutionized house music, became the top selling act in the world, and then retired by buying a dead sheep and dumping it an award show after party. They were actually planning to massacre the sheep on-stage and throw its blood all over the audience, but were prevented from doing so by the BBC. They settled for buying real machine guns filled with blank movie rounds and firing them into the audience. Their intent was to create such revulsion for the band that nobody would ever listen to them again. They failed, so instead they deleted their entire back-catalogue and retired. They then spent all of their remaining money on a foundation that awarded "The Worst Artist In The World". They provided music critics with thousands of pounds in cash, presented them with one million pounds in framed notes, and then drove to Rachel Whiteread (the aforementioned 'Worst Artist in the World') in a motorcade of gold and white limos and demanded she take the money. She refused but ultimately accepted when informed the KLF would be burning the million pounds if she didn't take it. In the 2020s they have made a return and have begun re-releasing their works digitally. Anyway, the music was good. I listened to the entire album while reading their wikipedia page. I can't tell you anything about which songs I liked, but I did like them. 8/10

This album sounds very good for an album from 1991. I enjoyed it fully. Standout tracks: Build a Fire, No More Tears, Justified and Ancient

very much not what i expected but very much enjoyed

This was pretty cool, elctronica/dance pop. Enjoyed this. Adding it to my library.

The KLF seems more like an art project than an important musical act. So much of its importance is wrapped up in its actions outside of its music. The music on this record isn't bad, and arguably served as a good example of aci-dhouse in the late 80s/early 90s. I enjoyed most of it, but on the fence whether or not I'll revisit.

Not really my genre but I loved it anyway. It was so well recorded and produced and its style so timeless, I kept forgetting that it was from the 80'. It sounds like something that could've been made last year. Four stars.

Well THAT was interesting! And in a good way. Never heard of the KLF! Not on Spotify, so I had to look for it, but it was worth it. The songs are good, it's different, and some get a little weird. Somewhere in a review they said to look for Justified and Ancient video. Wow - that was good. Was that Tammy Wynette? Yes - yes it was. vewy intewesting!

82% Best: Make It Rain; Last Train To Trancentral; No More Tears; The Lover's Side Must-Hear? Sure (if you don't mind electronic music)

Cool sounds. I enjoyed it

Classic from high school.

Very nice

I'm not familiar with KLF, or electronica music for that matter. I tend to like music with electronic elements though, so this should be right up my alley. This album was a lot of fun. When I was a kid, I loved any eighties music with synthesizers and keyboards, and while this wasn't the same thing, it made heavy usage of musical elements that I tend to love, but in a new way. I've been reading a lot of music nonfiction this year, and the Britpop book I'm currently working on talked about acid house music and how it led to Britpop, so I really enjoyed hearing this album and getting to appreciate its place in music history. My favorite part of the album was "Church of the KLF" and "Last Train to Trancentral." Both of these songs felt like they relied heavily on eighties sounds, and I loved their energy. "Church of the KLF" used some elements that sounded like a church organ, and certain parts of it reminded me of "Silent Running" by Mike + The Mechanics, which I really loved. I liked the first half of the album more than the second half, mostly because I liked the more intense and chaotic songs on this album better than the slower ones. The slower songs weren't bad, but they just left me wanting more. Overall though, this was a really good album, and I enjoyed listening to it.

p672. 1991. 4 stars. THE early 90s dance/trance/rave album. Still sounds wonderful today. The first half is faultless. Point deducted for excessive wankage ("No More Tears") on the 2nd half. For those of you who can't find it on Spotify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjqb9_OEySY Kudos to Dimitris Dimakis for sharing :)

I went back and forth while listening to this album. I don't think I can give it a full 5, but I really did like some of the songs. Entrancing music. The worst ones, I thought, were a little repetitive, and the best ones sounded like Donkey Kong Country SNES-type beats mixed with Tina Turner’s soulful vocals. I pulled out a few that I liked, but I'm not sure how much I would like this album going forward. I'll probably end up listening to it another time and really loving it. Standouts were 'Build a Fire' and 'No More Tears.' Anytime that Scottish guy was talk-singing, I was digging that too. When they started talking about Rock Man, who was 'just made of bricks,' I was completely lost. It sounded like something my guitar player roommate would've written about a gang of superheroes he invented in the fourth grade. Insanity. Last train to Insane Central.

I was expecting to dislike this album upon hearing the first song, but I was pleasantly surprised that I quite dug it. It's a great 90s electronic/trance album, a genre to which I have quite the liking. If you're going to release an electronic album, ya gotta make sure your instrumentals aren't too repetitive and the vocals really capture the listener. The rap parts were good and the singing was excellent. Some songs were just okay, but overall a good showing from the KLF.

Good memories of the early 90s and listening to this on copies cassette!

Pleasant! Very easy listening. Peak of the album for me was the song that plays halfway through.

Epic

I listened to both the original North American release and the director's cut version. These sound like very different works with the same name. I preferred the original release. Acid synths and soul vocals work well on these numbers. I could dance to this.

The KLF always seemed to be more about a project and making a statement, then about the music itself (I very much like the book John Higgs wrote about the band, "The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds"). Having said this, I did like this album quite a bit at the time, especially the hit singles and the title track. I would still give it four stars.

Cool and weird and 90s.

Favourite tracks: last train to trancentral; the white room; build a fire; church of the klf

A really profound exploration of dominating EDM styles of that time. A conceptual, in itself coherent work. Really good, often catchy, sometimes cheesy.

Finally, a 90s EDM album that doesn’t undermine itself by going on for 2 hours.

So much fun, even if it's repetitive and plain silly at times, it's still a pure shot of dopamine.

KLF!!

I've actually quite enjoyed this. Very easy listening, danceable but not grating. It's a vibe! And the songs have great vocals

classy nightclub tracks. soulful vocals and whispered poetry paired with uber-clean beats and basslines. i had a generally good time listening to it all; i do enjoy some house and this one was one of the better dives. some tracks are better than others. i like the tracks that sound more like shit from streets of rage and less of the... positive choral psychedelia.

I bought this CD when it came out, and I'm pretty sure I bought it because of the "Justified and Ancient" song with Tammy Wynette...which was not on this album. I also have the CD single which had her version, and I have a very vague memory that maybe they were packaged together. I listened to my CD today as the version on Apple Music is somewhat changed. I realized that I don't think I ever listened to this much, and it's been at least 25+ years since I've played the CD. Without Tammy, I don't really love this, but there are some definite good bits.

It was mostly fine.

A funky little album

Enjoyed, but the version on Spotify was a bit different

The wikipedia about this group was fantastic : dead sheep, burning piles of money, the illuminati, pranks, releasing a book about how to make a number 1 single, legal battles with ABBA, building pyramids out of human ashes, the list goes on. Apparently they were huge and the lore is deep but I had never heard of them ('90s kid from America, wrong time wrong place) This was also a great listen, weirdo indie pop-house, I cleaned my house on the first listen and chilled with my dog on the second while i read the wiki. I'm super curious about this group now and feel like I may have to dig into their catalogue/history just based on what a blast I had listening to and reading about them.

Something could be said that sounds a lot like \"you had to be there\" and it would, unlike with some previous Electronica albums that seem to have found their way onto this list because of chart hits, actually make a strong argument, but even today, I'm enjoying this much more than I expected to. Which was - I knew there's more to The KLF than meets the eye (or ear), but still - highbrow eurodance. It kind of is that but... maybe because I'm clicking through The KLF's discography (the album on Spotify isn't quite \"The White Room\" anyways) I'd agree that this indeed is MusicYMHBYD.

Electronica, acid, house, rave.

Electronica, acid, house, rave.

Unavailable on Spotify but found on YouTube, wish streaming accessibility was better. Enjoyable listen, although I was working on other things so nothing specifically stands out. Somewhat generic electronic pop sounds, but still holds up today. 3.5/5

Really cool dance record, but the last two songs kinda dropped the ball

album is all over the place but I kinda vibed with it somehow

Very enjoyable, fun. 4/5

This wasn’t bad. I actually rather enjoyed it. I didn’t pay too much to the lyrics, but the overall vibes were both varied and quite nice. 3.5

Nice old school electronica. Brought me back to the early 90s.

Really fun electronic album. Very 90s. Very fun.

The White Room is a great electronic/house album, and not really what I expected. The sound is quite enthralling and encompassing, and really good in a pair of headphones. It's a real shame to find out that this was a movie soundtrack until the movie got axed, I want to see the type of movie this would have soundtracked. Best: 3 a.m. Eternal Worst: Build a Fire Note: The album was not available to listen to on Spotify. It was listened to on YouTube Music

Música electrónica, acid house. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Electronica, acid, house, rave.

One of a few albums that changed Pop music in the UK. Brought dance music into the main stream. This album is great, a couple of hits that everyone knows, which aren't their best tracks. In truth this album was so much 'Of it's time" that it sometimes sounds a bit dated and a little contrived nowadays. It's a great piece of musical history, with some awesome tracks. The KLF's crown jewel is, in my opinion, their "Chill Out" album. It's a masterpiece. There are not many circumstances where the chill out album is what you want to hear, but if you are in a certain headspace, it is absolutely sublime and beautiful. Listen to this, then go listen to that.

Had no clue what to expect, but ended up loving the album.

They told us they were gonna do it with Build a Fire. It was right there the whole time! The LP tracks are better than I remember.

This was a welcome change when compared with other contemporary electronic albums from this time. The KLF were a duo of made up of a former record executive and a musician who embraced experimental music and made interesting pieces. This album sits on the transition of acid house and rave music and features engaging beats and a pop sensibility that makes the album accessible while still benefiting from a close listen.

Sounds like German techno. From the era of art of noise.

KLF following Happy Mondays is alright by me

Very well done dance/disco sound. Could listen to for a few songs or as a change while driving or at a party.

If the released singles versions of ‘What Time Is Love?’, ‘Last Train To Trancentral’ and the Tammy Wynette version of ‘Justified And Ancient’ were on ‘The White Room’ instead of the versions they went with, then this would’ve been a 5/5.

Head to Youtube for the original mix of the album and the three monster singles. KLF were only ever about hits, Top of the Pops, 12" remixes, the Brits and all that really important stuff. Albums less so, as why would you throw away good stuff that won't get played on MTV/Radio One. 3 stars for the backups, 5 stars for the singles. 4 it is.

Jai aime, cetait vraiment parfait sans le style. Surprenanment jai couru en lecoutant et ca fittait tres bien. Pas trop de parole et un bon son electro. 4

Excellent album, I love the story behind this music and the fact it was all deleted but the sounds and beats are good

I got this on Christmas Day so didn’t really get to the time to listen properly. There’s obviously a lot more going on than a ‘normal’ early 90s dance album but I can’t really comment from what I heard. Will try and listen properly and read up on all the weird mythology that they invent around this album when I get some spare time.

I've got a lot of time for The KLF - disruptive pioneers making art electronica, inspired by the Illuminatus! Trilogy and Ken Campbell, making art, making money, burning money, making art. Is the album that appears on itunes even the version we should listen to before we die? Who knows? Let's just rate, then, the KLF's career - for all the nonsense and high art and chart success.

Gosh, I heard that early 90s trance/ hip-hop drum line and I wanted to dance. I always got The KLF and KRS-One mixed up as a kid. Mainly because they keep repeating their name in their songs. One of the best albums not found on Spotify.

This album appeared on my list on the EXACT day I picked up a copy of The Illuminatus Trilogy at my local op shop. I think the Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu are trying to let me know they're still alive. It is so hard rating this album on just the music. There's the book that came out before this album (The Manual) explaining how to write a top selling album, there's the whole Discordian/Illuminatus Trilogy myths, there's the burning of a million dollars as statement, there's the invention of stadium house, there's the whole act. Music wise, the hits were absolute bangers, and I like most of the 12'' better than the album versions, but the low-beat versions soothe the soul as well. It's 3,5* fr the album, but 5* for the KLF. I'll stick to 4.

Honestly i love this early nineties UK Rave music its so dope. Hearted a song, dug it. The dog hated it...

Interesting given the time period. I would have placed this later in time if I didn't see the release date. The face it was from 2 years earlier is interesting.

- imagine this bumping in a European club - appropriate song lengths - really enjoyed the vibes here

I listened to the Spotify version and thought it got off to a good start, but I really couldn't see what all the excitement was about. After reading the the Wiki overview it appears that the two lead singles on the LP were not included on the Spotify version. That makes a big difference! They're great tracks that capture the late 80s club sound.

Música electrónica, acid house. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

8/10. This album was actually a lot of fun! Usually predisposed to dislike the albums that make me leave spotify, but well worth it in this case.

Caveat, I only listened to the director's cut in Spotify but I had never heard them before being put off by their antics. I expected it to be unlistenable noise terrorism but it was like New Order and even Pet Shop Boys and Bronski Beat in parts. Good stuff

This was really excellently produced, it still sounded so fresh and interesting that you could have told me it would have came out last year and I would have believed you. At least, until we get to the absolutely DATED and ill-fitting vocals. If this was instrumental it would be an easy 5 for me, but with those vocals it is barely clinging to 4 stars.

Some great electronic, and interestingly showed some roots of modern electronic I did not expect.

Loved this album. Shame it’s not on Spotify

Var litt funky hiphop til disco, og det hitta

Really cool

Can't argue with the KLF

Bill Drummond put Fondness on his exhibition’s playlist. But not to fuck the scoring I’ll give it 4.

Not as good as I remembered from car rides with my dad.

Back after a while. Gotta lock back in Groovy stuff this

Could I find this on streaming? No. Did I have a friend named Grant with a Mazda MX6 and a Sony discman with cassette adapter? Yes. Is this any good? I don't know, kinda? Nostalgia points for moo moo land fer sure. Is that Dolly Parton? Wtf

Very cool and different sounds for EDM, I would come back to a couple songs

Cool listen, really liked Build a fire

Reminds me of some old high energy playstation 1 soundtracks or arcade racing music. 3/5 Top tracks: What time is love, Last train to trancentral

A tough one. I don't love house or pure electronica all that often. Big Beat is an exception. Will this be? Honestly, it's not bad. But I still don't understand who sits around listening to club music. This does remind me a bit of Moby ('Madrugada Eterna' has samples with a distinct vibe of his Play, though the steel guitar is definitely different, if of a piece). It isn't unpleasant but it often sounds like a human being wasn't involved (note: I am aware that The KLF is comprised of two humans). On the one hand, this is an old criticism of electronic music -- it doesn't sound *human*. On the other hand, electronic musicians haven't been able to overcome that criticism in the decades since Kraftwerk started cranking out their beeps and boops. Electronica abstracts the essential act of sharing music as humans. It's focused on the product rather than the process -- or perhaps on the consumption of music rather than the collective experience of performance. In that last way, perhaps it's the most capitalist of all musical genres (probably not; it's actually quite accessible to make, if you don't get bogged down in sample licensing). Anyway, it's alright. My feelings are too mixed about this to give a high score but on a better day, it might've been a full point higher. 3/5

Cool, The KLF. I listened to the director's cut of this album when it released in 2021 because I had heard that it was good. This will be my first time listening to the original mix of the album. I recall liking the style of this band, though obviously not enough to return to this album or explore their other releases. It's certainly kitschy and a little self-indulgent, though I remember being impressed by their deep sound and charming, early-90s dance stylings. Here's hoping I'll still like this album now that I'm more of a seasoned music listener. What differentiates the director's cut of this album from the original release is the exclusion of its major singles from the tracklist ("What Time Is Love" and "3 AM Eternal"). In their place is the "Go To Sleep" B-side (included as the album opener), a remix of "Madrugada Eterna" (a song from their previous album) and "The Lovers' Side" (an unreleased song intended for the original lineup of this album). I'm pretty sure the songs are different in the way that they're mixed as well. It's difficult to say as it's been forever since I last heard it, though I recall the director's cut having more of a focused, bassy, modern sound in comparison to the original release, which features a lot of production techniques and electronic embellishments that were common at the time. Honestly, it's difficult for me to say which version of this album I prefer. I really like Go To Sleep. It's an effective opener and is easily my favourite KLF song with how much it sticks out in my memory. The understated sound of the director's cut also makes this album more accessible, though I do like the arena/rave ambience which features on the original mix. It grounds this music in a time and place while also elevating the scope and scale of the album. It's been a good while since I last listened to a "big" album, and the size of this one is gargantuan. I can't help but imagine being beamed onto the planet-sized KLF space station and partaking in all of the futuristic thrills and pleasures while I listen to this music. It's time I buckle the fuck down and actually talk about this album. It's good! The world music influence comes through loud and clear, though the differing styles of this album are smashed together and played in such a way to where they honestly loop back to sounding original. Such a unique, intangible sound makes the new-age mystique of the band's image work despite how incredibly kitschy their music is. If I'm to single out individual moments of excellence, I favour the funky percussion, ambient synths, warm guitars, plucky saxes, female vocal segments and spaced-out compositions. Overall, I liked this. I think its appeal rests more in the aesthetics of this music over the actual substance, though the songs of this album are deliberate, tight and focused all the same Book time. The KLF were the best-selling British singles act of 1991. I remember hearing that when I listened to the director's cut of this album. It seems a lot more plausible to me now than it did then. The manager of The Bunnymen is one half of this band. Their sample-heavy debut album ("What the Fuck Is Going On?") was pulled from sale five days after release due to sampling ABBA. The band's early discography coined the trance and chill out monikers. The White Room was originally meant to be a film project, with this being the soundtrack. The book entry closes out by calling this album "The first truly consistent house music album." Yeah. I like this album and it has historical significance regardless of how you slice it. For those reasons, I gladly cosign this inclusion.

Surprising how much I enjoyed this even if it's so dated it's painful. I think it boils down to the vision these guys have - it's not just plain boring house and dance music; they're going bigger and thinking bigger into the theatrical and performance territory. The KLF saw dance music as a means to art, and while that was ultimately their downfall it's still impressive that they pushed that way anyway.

Yeah, this wasn't too bad for electronic dance music.

There was so much better club music in the 90s. This feels like club music for boring people.