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Not the revolutionary sonic bombardment that I expected based on their reputation. Quite straight, dancey music. Absolutely fine, but disappointingly inessential.
Pretty fun actually and better than expected. Hard to find.
I’ve heard this before and I owned it on tape (basically stole it from columbia house with one of those mail in ads) but never repurchased after getting rid of my tapes. I remembered it as forgettable early 90s techno, and there are some extremely 90s techno moments in here, but a lot of tracks are bangers. There are vocals on most of the tracks that make me think of c&c music factory (which is a little unfair), and there are still some forgettable tracks. The ones that stand out really stand out.
I know I listened to it, but I couldn't tell you a specific thing about it. Was fine I guess, I didn't shut it off.
Probably influential? Otherwise, not particularly noteworthy.
Link to album: https://youtu.be/kjqb9_OEySY?si=Qb1cfe9JXnzOYXTv Some random raps and other moments ruin the momentum of this, but overall a fun album. Likes: Make it Rain; 3AM Eternal; Last Train to Trancentral; Justified and Ancient
I am 840 albums in, and a part of me is genuinely hatching the idea that the electronic music selections are a means to an end for some sort of musical psyop this list is trying to achieve. This album is equal parts bad, but also good, but sometimes dated, but sometimes ahead of its time? Whatever it is, there's no doubting that this is another viciously obscure electronic music pick that flies in the face of dozens of seminal, important electronic albums from the 90's specifically, and from every decade after too. All of this in mind, I think I like this after all??? The slide guitar on "Build A Fire" almost made this thing worth it. Such a fun addition into an otherwise repetitive record. Same with the ululating on "No More Tears". The more I think about it, the more The White Room is full of fascinating moments stuck in the middle of an odd, maybe ahead of it's time project. "Make It Rain" also has some hints of what would become the gated trance vocal effect. Speaking of which, "The Last Train To Trancentral" actually sounds like one of the first trains to the station, carving out that thumpy 4 to the floor kick, a bass that sits in the same register as a Reese Bass, and some appropriately airy chords floating in the back. Then there's some clunky, ancient-sounding choices like whatever the synth/key stab is on "3 AM Eternal". This whole track is an early 90's mess with it's MC work and heavy-handed crowd noise. "What Time Is Love has some dreadful lyrics and synths all over it as well, but I'm a bit more forgiving for the acidic 303 arp it rips towards the end. Psytrance can point to this song as though it was the first in it's genre's avatar state. The more I listen, the more I like this beautiful mess. Apparently there was a lot going on with the intent of the album and band wanting to make some ironic statements about trends and commercialism. I don't think that shines through this record at face value, but there is some subtle absurdity going on here. Upon reading all the wikipedia pages related to this album and band, I can confirm that there was much more going on under the hood than just "lets make a dance album." I am as confused about my feeling on this album as I am about this band and their history as a whole. Firm 3/5 but my brain feels like ✋︎ ♋︎❍︎ ♓︎■︎ ♋︎ ⬧︎⧫︎♋︎⧫︎♏︎ □︎♐︎ ❍︎♋︎🙰□︎❒︎ ♍︎□︎■︎♐︎◆︎⬧︎♓︎□︎■︎ right now
베스트: Justified & Ancient(White Hoese ver.)
Started off strong being a high 4 album then fell off bad towards the end
Decent early electronic music. Has the classic "really bad female vocalist" problem that so many of these groups suffered.
Enjoyable listen, very interesting late 80's electronica
The link gave me only one song, but I have to admit I liked it more now that when they first came out.
spotify was being weird so couldn't listen to much of it but vibes were good
Ruidos novedosos para el 89 Disfrutable
7/10 Empezó muy bien y se fue normalizando pero no se pone malo
From my research, 'Chill Out' would've been the obvious pick from these guys to include due to it being a pretty early example of electronic ambient music. But these KLF guys suck and don't have Chill Out on Apple Music so I'll have to steal it from somewhere. This album also seems to be pivotable to acid / rave / house, to such a high degree that I thought of it as 'generic' on first listen. After learning that these guys were performing this stuff live on goddamn Apple II's, they really do start to seem like The Beatles of dance electronic. Wish I could get a piece of the past to see the big picture, as well as their insanely cool sounding stunts at concerts.
I mean it's fine. The beats were well constructed.
I have never heard a more 1991-sounding album in my life
"We deeper into tonight's session and keeping it cool but underground, underground and cool, it's like a speciality burger." - Hans Oberlander
This electronic style does what it wants to do really well. But sometimes I can only listen to the same song remixed so many times. This wasn't bad. Just not my fave. Actual rating...2.5 Liked Songs: "What Time Is Love" , "3 A.M. Eternal" , "Last Train To Trancentral" , "The White Room" , "No More Tears" , "Justified & Ancient (All Bound For Mu Mu Land)" , "Justicied & Ancient (Stand By The JAMs)"
I liked that the first song picked up where the last song ended, records that make a loop are definitely fun. Overall, probably the best electronic album I've listened to through this project. Every song felt unique.
As much criticism as I’ve given lately to electronic music, I enjoyed this one. The bass punched hard, grooves were catchy, wasn’t too repetitive where it was annoying for me. So yeah, it’s was okay.
6/10
This started out really good, but as it went on I was disappointed. 2.5/5.
Link To Album:https://archive.org/details/the-white-room-the-klf-album
That was vintage. Sound and era completely intertwined.
My project partner recently prompted an unsolicited memory of KLF/Timelords that seemed wonderous to me at the time, and that became a seed for me to greatly favour this album. The fact that KLF has burned so many bridges that I couldn’t even find a Canadian streaming source outside of YouTube only adds to the legend. All this circumstantial favour clashes with the fact that in 1991 there was no type of music I despised more than this type, and it still really bugs me. In the end it’s star-wise landing in the middle, but this is no “perfectly-fine” kind of three. This is a conflicted “I truly don’t know where to put it” kind of a 3.
The KLF present a reverse art vs artist problem: love the artist, the art only so-so. I have nothing but respect for their antics, chaos, and constant reinvention of themselves. But stadium house is not for me. Also as a footnote, the two year old’s favourite song is Doctorin’ the Tardis. She charges round the house signing “Dr Doooooo-oooo. Hey! Dr Doo.” She thinks Dr Do wrote Green Eggs and Ham.
3.5
Oh shit. This one brings me back. I was obsessed with 3 A.M. Eternal when it released. My tastes have changed greatly since then, and I expected this to not age well. I was pleasantly surprised and found I still somewhat enjoy this record.
Interesting. There are some songs with cool sounds and compositions. Early techno and disco. However, wouldn't go back to it
It's tragic that the director's cut version of this was the only thing I could find, which had the glaring omission of 3 AM Eternal. What the heck, I was excited to hear that one and it's certainly the only one on here I would've loved. Anyways. This was very average to me.
Justified and Ancient Had to listen on YT.
o sea, hay un tema solo en el spotify😀 pero está bueno yqc jajssj
A little funky, some interesting genre mixes, largely instrumental, some fun beats
Not an EDM guy, but I’d pick a vibe like this if my hand were forced. Will they be a top artist for me? No. Would I dance if it was on in a club? Yep.
I expected to hate this but then disconcertingly, all of a sudden, I didn't.
Alright
Listened to the “director’s cut” on spotify. It feels like the positive to Portishead’s negative.
Ei ollut koko levyä Spotifyssä. Kuuntelin saman levyn Director’s Cut-version.
Good stuff
Maybe it's called the White Room because of all the pretentious critics' spaff on the walls when they talk about this album. Crude jokes aside, this is perfectly fine. Is it an album that I -must- listen to before I die? I don't know, I don't think my life has improved marginally better. I still feel depressed. I still feel like I'm an imposter in a human skin. But at least it wasn't grating to the ears, eh? That's a good bar to reach.
Fun and catchy. Can definitely see the roots of house music here.
A lot of energy, and a few cool songs, but kot my style. 3 stars
If it’s not a white room with black curtains in the station then I’m not interested. Don’t give a frig even if it connects to Trancentral or wherever. KLF were a more imperious singles act at this stage and although there’s some cool eurodancey stuff here the actual album mixes themselves are often inferior to the singles versions (Justified & Ancient doesn’t even have Tammy Wynette sing on it and What Time Is Love does sound better mashed with Motörhead’s Ace Of Spades) and the overall album package is just a bit iffy and dated and doesn’t hold up that well. Ancient and unjustified for this list I’m afraid. 1990’s sheep-adorned Chill Out is a much better trip and a real spacey dream-like plunderphonic Floyd-tinged treat.
I forgot I listened to this. 2.8/5
It’s good but not my jam
Good.
I'm giving it 3 stars for the music alone. If I was rating the KLF as a project, I would be obligated to give them 5 stars. I mean, everyone at this point knows that they burned a million pounds of their own money, fired blanks into the crowd at the Brit Awards, and left a dead sheep at the afterparty. These two are men after my own heart. It's hard to separate this album from the lore surrounding the band. I honestly can't tell if it's all one massive joke and the cheesiness is intentional, or is it just straight-up decent house music? I'm inclined to believe it's the latter, but the strangeness of the KLF in general means that I'll never be 100% sure. What strange times we live in.
Pretty basic disco/dance music. Not really my thing. No single track stood out to me but it was perfectly adequate background music while I cleaned my house.
This is one album that I'm glad I was introduced to by this list. I doubt I'll listen to it much more than this but it was enjoyable, overall, and is something that I wouldn't have encountered on my own.
Have been on a bit of an adventure of discovery in looking for a way to listen to 'The White Room', which has been fascinating. I remember some of the chart hits from KLF, and probably thought at the time it was a bit chewing gum pop, blasting out from speakers when on fast rides at the fair etc. But with my music taste becoming more varied, and being much more interested in the stories behind tracks, I come to this album with a more open ear and have enjoyed it. Definitely seek out a version of the LP on YouTube instead of constructed playlists on spotify, or the 'directors cut'. I'm with other reviewers who prefer the 'first side' than the second. Have also had fun with other 2021 releases, which I probably like more. Some of these tracks I really like, some not so much (still a bit cheesy), so on balance it's a 3.5. Number tracks - not entirely sure, 11? Fave track: 4 Last Train to Transcentral 14/04/26
Was hard to track down the proper version, but I am glad I did. I still feel like I can't fully appreciate what this sounded like to 1991 ears, but in 2026 it's not bad at all.
Interesting - especially No More Tears (Director's Cut)
Surprisingly good and nicely trippy in a mellow way.
++: What Time Is Love?, Church of the KLF, The White Room +: Make It Rain, 3 a.m. Eternal, Last Train to Traincentral, Build a Fire, No More Tears, Justified and Ancient 6,9/10
All at once was too much. The songs are standard early techno. Sounds more like backing tracks for a lot of the adult contemporary artists of the time.
It's a decent EDM type of record. It doesn't particularly stick out and I really don't care if I revisit it again.
Not my cup of tea but very well made and pleasant to listen to. Sometimes grimy, often relaxing. Maybe occasionally cheesy. Nice to hear an album from this time and genre that isn’t hours long. Makes for a more focused, enjoyable record. Kudos for that.
This is a solidly 90s album that absolutely does the job, but I don't fully get the "genius" of The KLF. It's just rave music, and because of that, listening to it sober whilst working it just kinda drags. About 20 minutes in I was like, great, I get it! Didn't even need the rest tbh. This is fine! Also don't burn money, it doesn't mean anything and it doesn't make you clever.
Acho que tá com algum problema no Spotify. Diz que tem 1h, mas só toca 3min. 🤔
Thought it was enjoyable. Didn't really know what to expect going in, but came away impressed by a group I had never heard of before today.
Ah the early 90s
Mimi land!
Agréablement surprise
it was fine
This album was okay and somewhat enjoyable. I would give it a good 3.5, but I don't think it does enough for me to get to 4 stars.
5/10
Good clean production, but didn't capture me one way or the other.
Gött att springa till🕺
Bit of techno trash, but was alright
The story I heard was that The KLF were doing a lot of record production for dance music primarily played in clubs. They were hanging out with some other musicians who were denigrating the music they made, claiming it wasn't real music, and that you didn't need to have talent to make club music. The KLF were miffed, and said that in their opinion, the music those folks made didn't require real talent, and if anything, good club music was harder to make. The more mainstream musicians then said something about having hits on the radio and making money and being a household name as being signifiers of talent... so The KLF said that they'd make a #1 record, just to show that doing so was easy. The resulting song was "3 AM Eternal" and it shot to number one in the UK and was a worldwide hit... they proved their point. Side note, the Spotify link goes to a "stub" for the album which only has one song. If you hunt around, there's a "directors cut" version of the record which seems to be a remaster with a couple of bonus tracks. Weirdly Spotify doesn't include "3 AM Eternal", which seems to be due to The KLF saying that they'll never release the original albums to streaming...
Decent - really like the big hit justified and ancient - the rest not bad.
Ça m’a un peu donné la nausée
i like that its a different sound. I m confused why people are hating on it so much. But personally, i wouldnt listen again, but its still good
This really pulled out of an early nosedive for me.
Meh, okay-ish for an EDM album
I was actually thinking about these guys over the weekend, so I guess it's fate that I get them now! Reading about all the antics they got up to in the public eye, I was expecting something a lot more out there and anarchic, but musically I can't really say it stands out to me? I guess it sounds like they pioneered this "stadium house" idea, but like, it's not an idea that still sounds particularly fresh after 35 or so years of us all hearing stuff like this at every sporting event. Not very exciting, but it's not bad, and it's clearly quite important. Wish it had the Tammy Wynette version of Justified and Ancient on it though!
typical 90s techno. i felt like a rave was happening in my cubicle. i heard better techno, but this is certainly not the worst.
I would never listen to this album on my own, but being forced to listen, it really wasn't that bad. Some of the better 90s sports jam type music. The fact that they sampled Kick out the Jams by MC5 automatically gives this album an extra star. It kept me entertained.
iskreno, sasvim neloše? ne bih slušao al nije mi ni najmanje svetalo, čak neke pjesme bile mali vajb
Did I just enjoy this??? 7/10
I cobbled my listening together from the Director's Cut and live versions. So I can't remember/don't know how far from the original album versions were the tracks I heard, which kind of matters with electronica, but never mind. I found this really evocative of the time, and I'm actually much more receptive to this kind of thing than I was then. In 1991, I was hating the dominance of dance music in the UK charts, which had been going on since about 1989 for whatever reason. Now, I find it quite cool. It even made me want to throw a few shapes. It didn't sustain my interest for the full album, though; I think I'd need to be driving up a motorway at night for that perhaps.
Decent little hip hop album.
Very 1991 sounding. I bet this album meant a lot to a very niche community. I enjoyed thinking about it from that perspective. Fo me though, it was just fine.
Holy synths!
135/1001 First listen. I played the directors cut of this. The only version available on streaming and then I played the original on YouTube, definitely the better of the two. Probably more enjoyable if I had got in on the ground floor. Hearing The KLF for the first time in 2026 sounds dated for sure but I’d come back to this one day maybe. 5/10
Nice album
5/10
7/10 - very cool album, early 90s electronic
Due to the amount of different versions of this album, I will say that I listened to the 1991 American release of The White Room. If other versions of this album have a vastly different listening experience, cool, but this is the one I listened to. Any rating of an album like this comes down to two question; 1) Do you like electronica music, and 2) Are you in the mood for electronica music? While I'm not the biggest fan of electronica, I know when it is good and can appreciate it, which I did while listening to The White Room. The problem is that at different times of the day when I was listening to it I was either very much in the mood and enjoying myself, or slogging through this album as a chore. But this is the problem with electronica as a whole I think. If I was getting ready to go to a club, this would be an absolute banger. But seeing as I hate clubs, haven't been to one in ages, and spent the whole day working, it's not the best environment to listen to an album like this. As a result my review has to be middle of the road, only because my appreciation and fondness for this album is entirely dependent on if I am in the mood, more so than most other albums. If I'm in the mood, this is easily a 5/5. If not, it's a 1/5. So, I'll give it a 3/5 as a good middle ground for my feelings. If you're into electronica, though, this album is absolutely fantastic and a must listen to show it's origins in the UK. Also, that beat drop going from an excerpt of Justified and Ancient to What Time is Love? is an absolute masterclass is building and releasing tension. My highlights include 3 AM Eternal, and Last Train to Trancentral, the latter of which is the only song I'd listen to no matter what the situation was.
Dated. Singles are still a good singalong. Perhaps that's all they ever were.
This was really fun. And I dug going down the rabbit hole of acid haus and the illuminati work.
I’d heard tracks before this on bootleg tapes that a friend had. This is the full commercial version. I loved the PR campaign around them and these songs especially the singles are brilliant.
Pretty elite electronic music, production is pretty great for its time. That being said it does sound a bit like dance dance revolution. (Listened to version from youtube since the Spotify one seemed wrong)
Solid, it really picked up towards the end
This was pretty fun. They do shout KLF an awful lot.
Had not heard this in years, but could only find the Directors Cut version. Loved this influences of other genres woven into the music.
Not really my thing but pleasant listening.
Decent electronic music, heavy on the sampling and repetitive vocals. I think it was probably ahead of its time, but in a way that makes it sound generic in 2026. Also a ton of people in the YouTube comments are acting like this is a musical masterpiece, but this is kinda a joke album, right? These guys call themselves the justified ancients of mu mu and a bunch of their lyrics are gibberish. And they set piles of money on fire. Anyway, it was kinda entertaining.
Pretty fun actually, pretty different from everything we've got and from what I would normally listen to. Not like a slapper I'm about to be stealing the AUX for, but pleasantly enjoyable beats + vibes + vocals + a e s t h e t i c 6.2/10
This album was unique. Not great, not awful, just different. Like an Afro-electronic-reggae type of sound. Not sure it's an album I need/want to listen to again, but a fine inclusion on the list. 5/10 (2.5/5)
Funky and fun
some ok dance music i suppose
Hmm... OK. So I like The KLF. Always have. Probably always will. I figured I would give this album a pretty good rating and it is worthy. ... Yet... in all reality and fairness. ... It IS somewhat (not extremely, but somewhat) dated. It feels like late 80's early 90's and while that is not a bad thing, it IS a thing. I do not think this necessarily applies to "all" KLF music or albums. Nevertheless it does apply to THIS album. At any rate it is worthy and interesting and maybe, just maybe a bit of a throwback to a different time (a good one and good grooves as such) but might feel more nostalgic than present.
some tracks i really enjoyed but not for everyday life. prolly would work better in a different environment where i can dance and allat
A pretty good album, I liked Go To Sleep and Justified And Ancient the most.
Not into Eurovision so much
Not bad. It's got some jams, but feels very 90s.
i mean its alright
-this wasn’t terrible. like most of its contemporaries i don’t think it aged too well but what can you do -i do like the way it kinda fused different elements of acid house, trance, trip hop, etc. -haven’t heard much that sounded like it and it had some great moments if not for being a little corny -Favorites: What Time Is Love?, Last Train To Trancentral
Not as relevant as other things from the era. But a pleasant and groove filled dance album
There are some great moments, but much feels mediocre. Very little grabbed me. The opening track is pretty good, which made much of the album feel very underwhelming. 3/5
Z plusem
Only The Director's Cut is available on Spotify, which I see has a slightly different track listing to the original, but enough tracks cross over so I considered it an acceptable release to spin. And indeed it was quite acceptable to listen to. I didn't mind this early 90's electronic output.
Enjoyed this!
Somewhat club music
A few solid tracks but it got repetitive quickly.
Un álbum de electrónica, con sonidos interesantes y ritmos cautivadores. Me recuerda ligeramente al OST de Persona 3, aunque parece más bien que el OST tomó inspiración de este sonido y lo refinó con un tque más fresco y de su momento. No More Tears fue mi canción favorita.
So...a room full of Donald Trump supporters?
Not sure what that was but dare I say…I kinda liked it 😏
Not bad
I feel as though this is music I should like, but I have a hard time getting into it for some reason. Almost feels like a parody of itself, a little hokey?
mixed feelings, i don't like it, but at times i feel nostalgic and find myself enjoying the melody
Make sure to listen to the original not the reissue.
so unfortunately i could only listen to one song from the album because every other song has been removed from streaming. i liked the one song that was available. they released a new version of the album so i listened to that instead
This album is like being on the beach on acid and there's a beach party going on. You're laying down, chilling and tripping, the DJ is playing some funky, warm house jams, life is good. Eventually tho he runs out of bangers to play, so he just starts playing some random ass songs. Also your high is wearing off. You start noticing that the songs aren't actually that good. Or maybe they never were?
The KLF showing that it’s not just the beats that are repetitive, but that you can keep bringing back the same tune over and over again as well.
I didn't know what I was getting into here. Overall, not really my thing, but it had some great energy throughout.
siren
Meh
This album is... Well, not much of my taste. It has nice songs, but nothing that really impresses me. It's very basic at times. So, well, I liked it, but not much, and it's not the kind of music I would listen to.
I hadn't listened to this whole album before though as I missed the whole early 90's rave culture as it didn't really translate to ski towns. Belongs on the list. Great lore from The Illuminatus! Trilogy. Truly subversive. Devo for the early 90's. Plenty if hooks and Tammy Wynette. Good stuff.
This was fine - I wouldn’t be angry if I heard this in the ‘Sup during interstitials but it felt like it was missing something the entire way through. Lacked an oomph to it or a daringness and just felt a bit blah.
alright
Enjoyable. Not the most memorable album, but still pretty decent. 3.5/5
Well, it started off slow for me but I ended up really enjoying it. I’m not sure how to rate it but I think I’ll give it a three.
Cheesier than a wheel of brie, but I still found it kind of charming.
it was a city walking vibe for sure
Of course, I remember the KLF. Finding the actual album was a little tricky, it is s much better than the one on spotify. Hope people realise that! Something dated about a lot of early 90's dance, but this transcends that. Still though, not something I'm in a rush to hear again. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some songs Owned: No: 29/114 (25%) Will I get? No
Feels nostalgic
Нормальная фоновая музыка, но не более того. 6 из 10.
Nicht electro dance
Es ist ein Mix aus Rave, Pop und Konzeptkunst. Mit Hits wie „3 A.M. Eternal“ und „What Time Is Love?“ prägte es die Clubszene, wirkt aber stellenweise überladen und sprunghaft.
Perfectly fine electronic dance music. There are some songs here that employ lap steel guitar in a unique way. I don’t know- electronic/house music isn’t my wheelhouse so I can’t tell you much about this other than it was fun to listen to. THREE STARS
This was a fine but dated euro dance album. I'm sure it's important but I think you had to be there.
The Good: We have get to visit a white room. The Bad: It’s not like a darkroom… The Ugly: So now you get to see the faces of all the perverts… I am certain that somewhere there is an explanation of what KLF stands for. Keep Licking Fallus (because KLP was already taken…) Having lived the ‘90s, I had heard of KLF but I couldn’t for the life of me recall any of their songs, so I thought I was in for a shit 1 hour journey… Color me confused, as I actually didn’t hate the experience. Guess that mixing EMD with a little soul isn’t a bad thing after all…
90s basketball music
A little weird, fun, funky, trancy(?)
They were a fun band to read about. I got more out of the second listen than the first. A fun listen and cool to hear their Doctor Who song Rating: 3.5
Might have been great in Ibiza in '02 on anonymous pills, but no mas
Good fun songs and a reminder of a different time and sound.
For such a bonkers outfit, were they art? were they anarchists? were they just pop? in terms of their interaction with the media and the public. It’s actually quite a mainstream album. The hits are the outstanding songs I like the rave/house/techno elements, but they weren’t the innovators here other than packaging it in a more accessible way to the public. The rest of it is kind of OK mid house with souly/rappy/spoken bits. Now come on admit it, we’re all left just wanting to hear the Tammy Wynette song.
Great album! I have only listened to some songs, but never the entire album. Good recommendation.
3.4
Didn't have high hopes for this, but actually it was ok. It's not my genre but it was good work music. 2.75/5
Listened on Youtube: Really good album that grew on me. I will listen to this again
10/14/25 Blue Jays lost Game 2 against the Mariners, bummer. Went to work at blvd in the evening and made good money serving some carribbean drug dealers. —not really my style of music —I can see where this would have inspired a lot of similar music —fun party jams, great to dance to I’m sure but just driving around listening in the car was a little repetitive --although I will say the last few songs hit on the drive home in the light rain at midnight
Early 90s British electronic music, it's one of those albums that are very much the product of their times. I haven't heard about this band before or knew any of the songs. It was a good listen, though the first half was more interesting than the second half, the last songs were less electronic/rave and more poppier.
Original isn't available on Spotify! Listening to the Director's Cut version instead.
While not really bad, I didn't find much enjoyment here. It's not an unbearable album and I've got a hard time giving it a 2, so I guess a 3 it is. Sometimes I wish this was a 10 point scale to make ones like this much easier. I read that the boys retired after this album. I guess they saw the writing on the wall.
é bem interessante na real... escutaria esse num prédio abandonado com mta droga na cabeça!!
nao eh ruim e parece que eh bem importante pra música eletrônica mas to com uma virose braba e não eh um momento muito dançante da minha parte. parece bom pra ouvir trabalhando!!
Fun but basic.
Yllättävän kova. Tätä näkee välillä kirppiksillä, mutta on jäänyt kuuntelematta. Vanhemman konemusan sudenkuopat läsnä, mutta ei huono. 3/5
Pretty good. Better than I was expecting. I would rate it 3.5 if I could.
Funnily enough, I heard What Time is Love at the weekend for the first time in years and I'd forgotten what a total banger it is, so I was pleased to get this. It starts and ends strong (although I prefer the Tammy Wynette-single version of Justified and Ancient - just the fact that they got her to do it still impresses me) but it gets a bit saggy in the middle.
Fun acid house, if a bit cheesy in places. Loses some of its magic, by my ear, by being played through headphones on the way to the white-collar office job, rather than being blasted via ten foot-tall subwoofers in some filthy scouser club basement while off your face on mitsubishis. fav tracks: Madrugada Eterna, The Lover's Side
It’s not really my kind of music, but it feels like something that could only exist in a very specific moment in time. Even for someone like me, who wasn’t there to hear it in real time, the album strongly conveys the sense of its era—and that in itself is quite interesting.
Very popular electronic dance music. Not my cup of tea, but I appreciate its role and influence.
Need to relisten
You know it's not gonna be a good time when you have to find an album on the YouTubes. I do remember hearing a couple of these on the radio in rural Northern Canada, so clearly there was some influence here, but mostly I found this boring. 2.5 rounded up to 3 for the banger that is 3 AM Eternal.
The KLF…WTF. At least you can dance to some of it!
Yeah. OK. Not particularly eventful.
Better than expected.
Unsure if I listened to the proper album. I found something on YouTube but it did not list tracks. Started off more than ok but ended up losing interest. somedays it's hard to tell if it's me or the music that leaves me feeling mid.
Mostly meh - didn't really dislike it, but found it mostly quite boring. 2.8/5
Not for me
Couldn’t find in streaming so here you go (https://archive.org/details/0703_the_klf_the_white_room_1991__mlib - click on FLAC for tracks) Great opener and felt instantly transported to a 90s English club with big baggy T-shirts with smiley faces on and non-stop dancing. Good samples, energy and vox. A little samey but still enjoyable and defo for a certain mood. (3.5)
As a KLF newcomer I can’t be sure if what I’ve just heard is the actual version of The White Room, or that even matters. The director’s cut is the only version available on streaming. I enjoyed the instrumentals. I pretty exclusively didn’t care for the vocals. All together it was a pleasant and pretty unaffecting listen.
Same for me, 50/50 on the vocals, enjoy the vibe and would like it as a wind down at or after a rave, which I think is the intended use, won’t be digging this out day to day though
Only heard their remix of the Doctor Who theme song before. You know what, the album wasn't revolutionary in any way but it still was quite fun? Way more fun than some other random electronic albums I've had so far from the generator that sounded worse than background music 3/5
Meh
The white room for the white stuff
Super cool and basically timeless
6/10 kinda fun electronic, idk
Not sure how qualified I am to talk about this one - sends up just about every kind of contemporary dance music, and pumps out a few bangers
Decent album. Not on Spotify. 9 tracks listened to.
Madrugada Eterna was cool. Decent early 90's techno groove music. Nothing groundbreaking here compared to other techno of the same era. 3.
Annoying. Not enjoyable at all.
Not my vibe
I found this quite an interesting album, wouldn't agree with the some here saying it's generic It's an inconsistent one, with some bangers like the title track and Justified and Ancient, with some shitters like No More Tears. Although you probably don't give much of a fuck about the music if you're having a rave eh
Commercial and artistic peak of late-'80s acid-house. Decent, doesn’t always sound too outdated, album drops off as it goes on.
Fun to listen to, the strength of the album is very front-loaded, tough. I found myself less interested in the latter third-or-half compared to the beginning.
One of my favorite electronic albums as part of this project. I'm not over the moon for it or anything, but if it came on randomly I wouldn't mind it. Justified and Ancient was my favorite track.
not much a house music person. it's servicable as background music i suppose.
So the original album wasn't on Spotify, but I found the "director's cut", which has a similar track listing and a much worse cover. I was surprised to find it wasn't 3 hours long, and then I was surprised that I sort of dug it. Quirky and clever. But when the album finished and the algorithm took over, I heard the version of Justified and Ancient with Tammy Wynette and now I'm all in.
An interesting vibe! Energetic but also chill music. Incredinly danceable
Interesting, but I'm not sure I enjoyed it.
Pretty good. Interesting. A shame it isn’t on Spotify.
More electronic but still boring.
Kinda hard to get hold of, I ended up listening to a mixed version which I think makes the whole thing realise the ideas better. The K the L the F....
Pretty good.
This is another album that I think is not created for listening by yourself for this project. I don't rave, but this is more interesting than most rave music I've heard.
Some real 90’s rave hits on here! Love those, but wouldn’t listen to the whole album again.
2.5 A few great tracks, but overall just not for me
While not my favorite, it's interesting to hear how electronic artists like these have without a doubt influenced future generations with their sound. This albums smooth big room sound is not overly exciting but is pleasant and does get you in a dancing mood.
I could only find the Director's Cut of this on my chosen streaming platform, and initially I was blown away and quite excited to get into this. It did wear on a bit though and I was little fatigued come the closing tracks.
2.5/5
Felt like this is what my mom listened to in the club in the 90's
Impressive variety of sounds, very well executed. The story of the cancelled movie is interesting, and makes me wonder if it could still be made.
not on spooterfly :(
I like the two singles and I enjoy reading about The KLF more than listening to them but they are nothing if not interesting
Did not think I'd enjoy this but was great in the background while working
We’ve heard so many of these.
Fine, but not something I ever need to hear again.
Idk if it's just me but like the original album and all its tracks were removed from Spotify... like I said idk if it's just me. I'm listening to the Directors Cut of the album that was released by the same artist but in 2021 so... I hope that doesn't affect the listening experience. First song pretty good. Haven't really listened to anything quite like this so kinda interesting. I really want to go to sleep I guess. I mean something is definitely missing from the Director's Cut - it's shortened by more than 20 minutes versus the original. But I still feel like I get the vibe. The music feels like what an amazing drug trip would be like. Electronic beats and then every once in a while an ethereal voice plays out. Madrugada Eterna ATE, especially with those raspy, passionate vocals holy shit. Okay I'm excited about the track after this one because it's called Last Train to Trancentral (da Force, Over & Out). Okay what is with their amazing vocals on this album. I don't like it as much as I thought I would - but it's still good. Honestly liking this a lot better than I thought - literally has the vibe of floating scarfs (the one's used in elementary school music class) in a flashing lights rave. Okay wait why am I transcending right now. Wow that was good - a little long for my taste tbh - the last 40 secs I was kinda ready for it to be over already. Okay the ending was kinda funny. I usually don't like instrumental openings but maybe I've just never listened to the right ones. I like this one because it has something interesting and it's not to soft and quiet, SOMETHING is going on, interesting noises and keys. And then again, before I get too bored, those amazing vocals come in. The saxophone or trumpet or whatever is in the back of The White Room is eating right now. Actually this might be my fav one so far. No way star imagery. I love me some star imagery. OMG why am I transcending right now insane. The 9 minute one is as the same tier as the others therefore I can't justify it being 9 minutes. Okay The Lover's Side eats. I will be adding this to my daily listening playlist. Okay I'm listening to the last song now. Still good. I would rate this album a 3.5/5. Most songs were pretty good, instrumentals were sometimes a little long for my taste, also some songs were too long, but the amaze vocals were my fav of all time. My favorite song was definitely The Lover's Side - I could listen it in my casual day playlist.
Barn síns tíma. Gerði afar lítið fyrir mig.
This is fine, but this list is still inundated with music of this type.
Decent mainstream house. Justified and Ancient was huge (no matter the version) - strange it’s no really mentioned in the book or on Allmusic. Directors cut is different but doesn’t really seem to lessen the experience.
Interesting.
It's a fine album, plenty easy to bop around to, and thankfully short for an electronic album (44 kins, praise be). But it's quite dated sounding and makes me think of a video game dance club, like something in Mass Effect. I was never anywhere or anytime where this eurodance was popular, so it doesnt really grab me any particular way. Build a Fire is cool, thanks to the Twin Peaks sampling, and I liked Madrugada Eterna and No More Tears too.
One of my favourite podcasts ever was about the KLF burning one million pounds. This album is pretty good to for a nostalgia blast
This was a pretty nice start to this journey. I think it was a really cohesive and solid dance album, although it wasn't pretty much my style. When looking at a dance album I always like to find interesting and uncommon textures that I feel this album lacked a bit. Nonetheless, I still think it was a nice listen and I consider going back to some songs in this projects. I also think that not knowing the KLF affected to this listen. My favorite song was Last Train to Trancentral, I think it's a clear stand-out in this project and the best song by far. I really appreciate the melodic and production choices in this track.
I thought this was pretty good. It reminded me more of 80s synth pop extended dance mix versions than your typical acid house or rave.
That shit banged a little. It got a little shoulder movement outta me!
It’s okay…I low key feel like I’m getting my haircut. Very backgroundy….
#1
Fun electronic album with some aged production. Interesting listen, I like some of the tracks.
Необычный альбомчик с зарождающимся эмис хаусом, прикольное техно.
It was fine. Not great.
Better than most of whwat I have heard in this genre - good soundtrack for a treadmill workout.
It was fine. Pretty much exactly what I expected
Not sure how, but some of it was familiar. Pretty good actually, Prodigy lite.
This album is fun, but there are niggles. Side A is pretty much perfect apart from the fact that the remixed single version of Last Train To Trancentral which came out after the album is far superior to the LP version. Side B is quite mellow and doesn't live up to the headstrong sense of momentum and fun of Side A. The versions of 'Justified and Ancient' also isn't as good as the later single remix (and does not feature Tammy Wynette). Some of the Side B tunes would be better swapped out for other KLF productions, most notably absent is 'It's Grim Up North'. A 'special edition' with the single remixes would push this up to a 4.
I was surprised that I knew some songs from this album. Based on the name alone I had no recognition but I was pleasantly surprised to hear songs I knew and enjoyed.
The original was unavailable, so I listened to the "Director's Cut." I went in with pretty low expectations, and honestly this album was kind of interesting. It seemed to almost alternate between songs that I thought were really solid and songs that I wanted to turn off. I was debating what to give this, and honestly I think there are enough good songs to merit 3*.
I didn't mind this at all. Nice chilled background music. Felt summery. Nothing mind blowing, nothing terrible, good in the background.
Ehmmmm no se si esto fué fresco en su momento pero hoy día te diría que no añejó muy bien. Nota: 3.0 solo porque no es rock genérico.
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Couldn't listen to the original. But there re songs I remember enjoying
Some goods songs but very dated sounding.
Very much a product of its time. It's a good mix of pop and various forms of dance music with some good rap over it also. Not a bad listen but I doubt I'll go back to it much.
Ei ollut spotifyssä, eikä oikein youtubessakaan. En tiedä kuuntelinko ees oikeata versiota. Vaikea antaa kunnon mielipidettä. Aika erikoista jonkinlaista elektronista. Last Train To Trancentral tosi tuttu, en tiiä onko se soinut jossain vai samplattu paljon. Parhaat: Last Train To Trancentral, Build A Fire
This didn't even have the one song I had heard of. The one that goes "KLF uh-huh, uh-huh uh-huh." It's British. It's Electronica. It's whatever.
Meh, it's alright.
The White Room was a fairly solid album. The sounds of this album mostly makes me think of them as songs from Super Nintendo games but in CD quality (I guess we would have gotten stuff like this if the Super Nintendo CD had released). Anyways, this album definitely does have quite a few good moments as well as some more boring and forgettable ones. I mainly liked the songs that had a good beat to them which is how i like songs in most electronic albums but i also did like some of the extra touches they added in some songs like a saxophone bit. This one may be a bit lacking in comparison to other electronic albums i have heard but it is still an enjoyable album nonetheless. Best Song: Go To Sleep Worst Song: Build A Fire
Okay, the disco-beat vibe is fun. Little rappy at times. Perfectly okay.
Only able to find the directors cut which is apparently a different album, with a few different songs. Don't listen to a lot of EDM but yeah the album is pretty interesting. Madrugada Eterna has a great melody.
This album was pretty good and reading about it led me down a vast rabbit hole into the band's insane story (which is much more interesting than the music itself). There's an actual KLF Re-Enactment Society and a handful of other mysterious websites linked to the band that deem further investigation: mumufication.com, L-13.org, klfrs.com, and the people's pyramid. Back to the album though, I listened to the Director's Cut and then went back and found the original. I liked the DC better as it was noticeably more modernized and had a few tracks with cool, vibey sounds like "Madrugada Eterna" and "No More Tears." Rounding a 2.45 all the way up to a 3 for the video of "Justified & Ancient" that has us all searching for MuMu Land now.
The KLF has one of the weirdest band journeys and I have been meaning to read the book by John Higgs (now moving up on my list). They start out as a normal band, become a parody of themselves and grow too popular so they erase themselves from music history and burn their fortune (literally). "The White Room" is decent but has some of that 90s techno cheese. It got better as it went on but when it was over I was wasn't fully satiated. Need the follow up dark version they planned "The Black Room." Intrigued me enough to probably give what you can find of their catalogue a listen (before they erase it again). This one makes the list for the bizarre backstory more than the music itself...2.5.
I really enjoyed this listen to The White Room. It's a very accessible electronica album that mixes electronic beats with enough basic vocals to break it up. While not everyone is looking for a techno club mix, I feel the way it integrates some vocals and interludes gives it a little wider appeal than just your typical club kid/raver. There's a couple of tracks that work as obvious singles that I could see myself throwing on in the right setting. Really nice to get some electronica representation on here. I've never heard specifically of The KLF but it sounds like something my brother would have been playing in the early 2000's. I'm curious to check out the Director's Cut version of the album which I will try to revisit. 2.88 stars
ehhhh i mean i see how its important but kinda boring and everything sounds the same
Another one where the story behind it turns out to be more interesting than the music itself. And it’s not immediately easy to find via streaming. A welcome Side Quest! I have to give it credit for the fun Wikipedia rabbit hole and I love finding out that people who were making music aspired to so much more - they actively railed against the music industry, took deliberate steps to surprise people and were loyal only to their art and, well, vibes. I can already tell that this will be fighting uphill on the global average rating front as it’s a) British music from the 90s, b) Dance-adjacent while not being an industry darling and c) Required a modicum of effort to find and listen to. So I’m going to be generous with my own rating. Will I be buying this or coming back to listen to it regularly? Probably not. Would I have loved it if I’d known it at the time, and memorised the raps to impress the other kids at the Year 4 school disco? Abso-bloody-lutely.
nice background electronic music. nothing incredible
I sort of dreaded listening to this (I'm not a fan of repetitive electronic dance music), but this wasn't too bad: some was exactly as I expected.
Not sure if I even listened to the right album since it's not available on my streaming service. Pieced together a few of the songs. Nothing exceptionally memorable except that "Build a fire" started out like the Twin Peaks song. OK electronic background music.
Not bad...but not something I would listen to again.
Kind of enjoyable as music to work to. Will I listen to again: 10%
I didn't think I would like this but it was quite good.
Transcentral was great, a few other good moments too
Had to listen on YT. A little bit groovy and funky at times. Kinda nice energy to it. 3.5
***An ok album
Background music. I don't get why it is so highly regarded
Ovo je simpatično i tad su bili dosta zanimljivi i skloni diverzijama ali isto je dosta od svog vremena
I waver between getting annoyed at how fake this all is and bopping a lil bit since it's better than a lot of the electronic useless tripe we've gotten on this list. It's loopy - that's inherent in the somewhat limited genre - but there was at least some semblance of song construction in some of these as opposed to a shitty Fatboy Slim album. Not generally my cuppa but this wouldn't be terrible to video game or work to which gave it the "rounding up from a 2.5" faintest of praise. 5/10 3 stars
Let me just say this: KLF is gonna rock you. It is known. Good power-dance nineties pop. 3AM Eternal is the only true standout but the songs aren’t slack. I’ll listen again.
Feels a bit like Pet Shop Boys but these guys were pioneers? So prior? I could google but I refuse to research until post rating/listening. It's some nice feeling old school melodic techno stuff. It's a little cheesy sure but it is more pleasant. Reminds me of the beach and the 80's.
it has a vibe
Not my thing
3am Eternal has been bouncing around in my head for over 30 years!
Rave music for people who don’t like fun.
For me, when it comes to electronic albums, this landed in the middle of the road. It didn't make me want to dance or charmed me enough, which would be the EDM side of the road; and it also didn't feel interesting or experimental enough, which would be the IDM and other side of the road, which is weird because there were some really strange tracks, but I disliked it more than feeling curosity. So yeah, nothing interesting for me
EDM is just not a genre that I have much use for. Other than if I'm in a club I don't know when or where I would want to listen to this kind of music. However the White Room has 2 things going for it. It's short at about 40 minutes and its really as much trip hop, as in Massive Attack style as it is EDM. There are a few moments and songs that I enjoyed listening to as a sit down in the sweet spot and listen experience so that's saying something. Though not up to the experience of Massive Attack or Tricky or Portishead, I still found a lot to like. 3.5 stars
Entertaining pop music of my youth, if ultimately a bit annoying. Still have a soft spot for 3AM Eternal, although the rest is a bit basic and suffers from endless name checks, as was the style of the time. Gotta admire the Drummond/Cauty ethos, however - Mark, have you read the diverting "Bad Wisdom"?
As eclectic as I would have imagined from what I knew about them. Ranging from chilled out beach vibes to cheesy dance anthems. Not enough very strong tracks for a higher rating but good fun
Sounded amazing after my previous album but probably just 3 stars
Very early 90s electronic, has some good moments. Enjoyed: build a fire, justified and ancient
Not available for me
I liked this more than I expected at parts, but some of it was a slog. I don't know enough about this genre to know if this is especially unique or inventive but it was new to me and I dug parts of it.
An interesting album. Some good songs. Some not so much. Obviously influential music. The story seems to be more about the theatrics during and following the Brit Awards. Find out about it. Writing this I keep falling asleep and dropping my phone.
Can't say this album made me feel much of anything, but it certainly wasn't unpleasant to listen to.
Reminds me of The Prodigy. Very fun dance tunes, and I find it quite humorous this was a rejected soundtrack. Favorite Track: "Build A Fire".
I was initially intrigued to get an album and band I hadn't really heard of before, but then became pretty disappointed when the opening track ("Go to sleep") sounded like an infinite number of New Wave-era bands. And then I became confused, as I tried to figure out exactly which version of this album I was listening to (and *should* be listening to), and finally landed on the non-Director's Cut version, and was mollified that this version's opening track ("What time is love?") was both better-sounding and less 80s sounding than my first listen. This didn't entirely rescue the album, as it's not all that interesting musically, but certainly nice to get a bit of a change of pace from recent selections from this collection. The highlights seem to be their three singles--"What Time Is Love?", "3 a.m. Eternal" and "Last Train to Trancentral"--and not much else. I feel like The KLF at their best sounds a lot like a more house/pop-oriented version of Faithless, and perhaps due to that not as interesting or as engaging ("Build a fire" was probably the most interesting track on the album in that regard). But nice to get a slightly obscure band that *isn't* either Scandinavian rockers or American psychedelic rock.
De este rollo de discos que suenan a pura nostalgia. Difícil conectar si no has vivido los tiempos OG, supongo. He disfrutado la mezcla de géneros.
it's no doctorin the tardis
Great dance tunes
Sort of a nice change on this list.
"The White Room" is the fourth and final studio album by British electronic music group the KLF. Electronica, techno and rave are the Wiki-listed genres. The album was originally scheduled as a soundtrack to a film but that was canceled. It was self-produced by bandmembers Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond. The album also features a host of additional performers. Commercially, the album reached #3 in the UK and #39 in the US. Wind blowing opens "What Time Is Love?" The music is very much house with a hypnotic beat. There's soulful vocal samples from Wanda Dee. Isaac Bello is rapping and repeating "What time is love" Oh, and laser sounds too. A sample of a guy on the radio starts "3 a.m. Eternal." A dance beat. Ricardo Lyte is rapping. Various vocal samples add to the fun. "Last Train to Transcentral" has a big beat and sound. Rapping and various vocal samples. Kraftwerk must have been an influence to some of these samples and Daft Punk was surely listening. "Justified and Ancient" closes the album. Dancey and poppy. A gospel-like open and in the backing vocals. A wah-wah guitar and piano. Maxine Harvey on vocals. There's some rapping too. This album is very 90's with its big beat, house and dance music. Nice mix of vocal and beat samples with actual vocals and beats. You hear the influence from Kraftwerk and others and influences on future artists like Daft Punk. It did feel for awhile like I was in Perry's Tent at Lollapalooza. So, if you like 90's rave and dance music, this one's for you.
Never heard of this band. Very much 90s vibe. Thought it was interesting but personally would have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
eh
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If you want to feel as if you were part of a montage from the film Hackers, then this is the album for you. While not a bad listen, it was definitely locked in time to that era.
go to sleep- 5 make it rain- 5 madrugada eterna- 6 cult of the klf- 5 last train to trancentral- 5 build a fire- 4 the white room- 4 no more tears- 4 or 5 the lovers side- 5 justified and ancient- 4
Favorite Track: Make It Rain
The spotify version has a "Director's Cut" with a fairly different tracklist, so I'm listening to an original 1991 rip I found elsewhere on the internet. In the late '80s, the UK gave acid house a revival, though the club scenes would move on to breakbeat by the '90s. The KLF obviously did not get that memo, and made acid house anyway. The KLF was fairly artsy considering one half of the members was an industry guy. Fairly high-concept but still rooted in admiration for hip-hop, the two boys made some funky electronic music. Is it any good? Sometimes, but it's usually middling. The White Room was meant to be a companion album to a movie, which would technically make it a soundtrack, though the film never came to fruition. What's left is a decent house album that has a couple highlights and nothing more.
I enjoyed this! I have to admit that i listened to the 2021 "director's cut" and then separately "What Time is Love" ... but I am told this LP lives in my house so I will probably relisten to it this weekend. 1001 albums really likes digging around in early 90s british rave culture and I appreciate this end of it so much more than the Madchester stuff
Britse vooringenomenheid! Dit heel gauw eruit halen en inruilen voor onze eigen Ray en Anita. Oké, dit was net een jaartje eerder en ja, misschien heeft het team achter 2 Unlimited hier een klein beetje leentjebuur gespeeld, of op z'n minst heel goed naar geluisterd, maar kom op. Zolang ik hier niet voor betaald word hoef ik niet objectief te zijn. Ray Slijngaard en Anita Doth, enorme legends. Eén van de Nederlandse acts die op deze lijst hadden mogen staan, zeker als dit KLF album er tussen staat. Elke 4 jaar is het geld op en proberen ze toch weer een comeback te maken, maar veel verder dan een kleine schnabbel op wat 'We Love The 90s' feesten in de Jaarbeurs zullen ze niet gauw meer komen. Maar wat hebben ze op de mat weten te leggen begin jaren '90. Ik was een jaar of 4 en ik weet het nog als de dag van gisteren. We hadden er een CD-i van, hoewel we geen CD-i speler hadden. Get Ready en het liedje getiteld No no nono nono zijn niet minder dan iconische tracks. En dan heb je nog Twilight Zone, Tribal Dance, Control Your Body, Jump for Joy... Oh wacht, het is niet 2 Unlimited wat ik moet beoordelen. The KLF is ook wel grappig. Iets meer acid, iets minder gabber dan bij de eerder genoemde concurrenten. Ik moet zeggen dat de algemene Wiki pagina van The KLF zeker niet teleurstelt. Maar uiteindelijk rate ik alleen de muziek op dit album en ga ik voor 3 sterren. Wat waren de 90s achteraf gezien toch een onschuldige tijd.
I wasn't really part of the whole Electronica / Acid House / Rave scene, but this album isn't bad.
A bit more accessible than other KLF albums, but still not something I really grooved to.