Reviews (page 5 of 7)
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.
ehh
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.
Interesting mix of mellow electronica and Dido-esque contemporary music. Definitely liked the cuts with the female vocals better, Make It Rain being the best of them. L = (1.9*s) the songs started to sound similar. J = (2.8*s) liked The White Room and will check out more of The KLF.
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
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.
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.
Super German dude pulls up in a BMW convertible: "Hey fun boys get a room! Hahahahaha" That's all I have to say about this.
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.
OK, but did not really get into it.
Not bad...but not something I would listen to again.
Kind of enjoyable as music to work to. Will I listen to again: 10%
Not the worst electronica on the list, but it is still bad.
I didn't think I would like this but it was quite good.
I dunno what it is with all these 90s British electronica albums. I dont get any of them. Maybe you had to be in the rave scene at the time idk.
Transcentral was great, a few other good moments too
Not for me
Why is British trance and rap so corny
Had to listen on YT. A little bit groovy and funky at times. Kinda nice energy to it. 3.5
***An ok album
Absolute horseshit. Some of these albums give me the idea they had 500 really good albums and pushed it too far to 1001
i remember the song 3AM Eternal from when i was a kid. I saw the video on MTV and it looked so cool. I never bought the album, but now it's been 30+ years i'm kinda glad i didn't spend the money that album for that one song. As i listened through the album they use the samples adroitly, but it's kind of a snoozer. Most of the songs have that "4 on the floor" beat and it get's kind of boring. They did throw in a song that has a reggae feel which was kind of cool. notwithstanding this won't go into the rotation. 2/5
This party music makes me feel like I want to go home while I'm in my house. Would've loved their million quid...
Olipahan toimintaa joka suuntaan. Ihan viihdyttävä ja sopivan pituinen (välillä oli aika rankasti paljon tavaraa), mutta silti olin hyvilläni, kun loppui.
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.
Não tem no spotify. Eletronic music. Two stars its more than it deserves. Ambient sounds. Zzzzzzzz
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.
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
Nog fan är det bra. Men toppbetyg blir det inte då det är lite påfrestande med sådan energi och uptempo hela tiden.
🎧Yeah idk this would probably be awesome in a club/at rave but in literally any other setting, it does very little for me. Acid-house maybe just not my thing.
Le petit côté electro-beat fait son âge… Je n’ai pas accroché, et le mot qui me vient en tête est «racoleur»…
Not really for me.
Feels just like background music to me...nothing that stands out. Very homogenous. I'd never heard of them...and I guess you might not have if you weren't into raves. They don't have the original on Spotify but I'm guessing it wouldn't matter to much to me.
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
At first I was just meh with the album but as time went on Oh my GOD. we get it, you can’t find more lyrics but oh god just STOP then. Literally infuriating when every single one of their songs has only one lyric.
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
very unexpected gem, enjoyed the mixture of genres with crazy mish-mash. probably a 4.5
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’s hard to find the original release anywhere, but I found a user playlist on Spotify that pieces it together and I heard it enough times in the 90s to give it a fair review. Outside a couple of tracks (the singles) it’s just repetitive and dull electronica.
it has a vibe
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.
Not my thing
1 - not on spotify anymore
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!
3am Eternal has been bouncing around in my head for over 30 years!
No esta en mi zona de confort
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
Some techno beats. Long and repetitive. Fine enough, but not something I'd put on
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
The White Room drags me back to its time and gives me a few jolts of joy: making irony truly fun is a rare feat.
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"?
Doesn't do too much for me. I'm not an expert in the electronic music, so I'm not sure if this is unique or extraordinary in any way, but I wasn't blown away from what I heard. and nothing stood out to me. It was okay, in that half-listening sort of background way, but then again the sound of my vacuum cleaner sounds just as interesting.
Average album Some interesting beats but generally not my kinda music Ahead of its time sound wise
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
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.
Sounded amazing after my previous album but probably just 3 stars
I just didn't like this. It's cool what they did for the industry and stuff, just not for me.
Ugh I don't like this 90s pop sound. Some of the good songs are only good because of their samples.
Very early 90s electronic, has some good moments. Enjoyed: build a fire, justified and ancient
Not available for me
Von "na ja, wer es mag" bis "Wow, das hat was" ist alles vertreten. Insgesamt nicht meins, wird dann etwas nervig. Plastik
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".
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.
Almost impossible to find, hard to tell if what I found is the complete album or not. If I'm being honest, not really my thing. I already have a love hate relationship with 90s electronic music, and this album hasn't helped at all.
Another 1.5 rating 2
Sounded like the soundtrack to a Sega game
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.
New album to me, so I streamed the director's cut from Amazon and thought, nope, this can't be right, and went to youtube and found the original album and fell in love--this is great house music and it's also, in places, kind of stupid--the lyrics remind at times of the songs I make up as I walk around the house, esp Justified and Ancient. Still, love it--this is a lot of fun and really grabbed my attention. Well done!
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.
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.
Está guapo, muy atado a un momento musical muy concreto, pero veo cosas de aqui que han estado volviendo últimos años.
No
it's no doctorin the tardis
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
Solid attempt in a stupid genre.
Great dance tunes
no es mi estilo xdxsd
Interesting, low 4
Eh
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.
Highly enjoyable chaotic pop house record.
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.
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.
I agree with their decision to not have this on streaming. It should be wiped from the face of history. Repetitive, generic, trash.
There are some albums on this list that make me wonder how they justify their place on the list. The White Room is not one of them. Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond not only created a seminal album, but also an entire genre of music. This was one of the first pieces of performance art to crossover into mainstream music, through their clever use of pop hooks and twisting the commercialisation of music into something weird, something novel and fun, but also subversive and cool. Their use of samples, beats and synths all just works - it’s easy to dismiss it as ‘just another Brit electronica album’ but that misses the fact before the KLF they didn’t really exist as they do now - this broke the mould. The hairs on my neck still stand up when I hear the start of 3AM Eternal and What Time Is Love - powerful floor filling bangers that have stood the test of time. The KLF, also know as the Timelords, the Justified Ancients of MuMu - changed the face of music forever with one album. The White Room.
eh
Not particularly cohesive. More of a collection of disparate dance songs. Not bad per se but not very interesting either. Not for me
Хорошо, в музыке есть что-то уникальное и необычное.
Unavailable
This album feels so stuck in 1991 it’s almost unbearable. I don't hate it, but I don't really love it either. If the album is lucky, it'll get a 3 rating and I'll never have to listen to it ever again.
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.
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
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
Not on Spotify
Electronica garbage. Still better than most of the other electronica/house garbage on this list so far so it gets a 2. Yay.Done.Next.
more boring-ass house music
I get it, House was a fun disco party thing (contingent on MDMA), and rave DJs across the western world were infected with the urge to set inane synth bass and drums to insipid piano jingles and soul vocals. KLF have got to be the most earnestly trite way to spend an overnighter in a warehouse losing your mind and your hearing.
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 think its a good album for a workout. I am imagining playing it while in a zumba class or something. It isnt super memorable, and the songs kind of run together for me, but it the beat is good.
I think I would have liked this album a lot better as an instrumental. The vocals seemed really cheesy and dated. Ultimately, it was pleasant enough but nothing here would ever compel me to do a voluntary spin.
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
Fine. not for me though
For most electronic stuff I just think I don't get it, but I still think it sounds fine. But not this one. This one was bad.
Cringe. It reminded me of a German Electronica musical improv duo I saw once. The duo was amazing, because they were characters in on the joke. This album? Not so much.
4- Ok, ale nudzi się po chwili
Didn't connect with me.
I don’t know… there’s some nostalgia for when I was 14 here but the music is… just not very good
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.
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.
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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.
Pure moods?
I wasn't really part of the whole Electronica / Acid House / Rave scene, but this album isn't bad.
4 stars, interesting vibe
Extra fuck you for not being on Spotify
A bit more accessible than other KLF albums, but still not something I really grooved to.
I was familiar with the "3am" song. The style reminds me of Snap! ("The Power") and C&C Music Factory and that sound/era. The album was fine, but the particular collection I found (on YouTube) had many versions of "Justified and Ancient" so eventually it got old.
15-year-old me probably would have thought this album was pretty cool, before I discovered Grunge. As it is this feels more like a dated curio than anything else, now.
Kind of like Massive Attack, I logically get why this was groundbreaking and ahead of its time. But the unfortunate truth of becoming a meme-worthy example of your genre is that it's insanely hard to hear with fresh ears. I just keep picturing the two 90s douche-bros from the SNL skit bobbing their heads as 'What is love?' blares over the speakers. Or the Always Sunny gang in diapers at a rave. It just all sounds a bit cheesy and on the nose - which I get it *didn't* at the time, but can't really get my head around to enjoy now.
N/A Unavailable to stream
Put yourself in my shoes... head out for the city, start feeling not so good on the bus, the feeling worsens on the train, get to the station feeling like you're gonna die, start trying to vomit, fast breathing on the way home, moving gingerly all the while, get a Lyft back home, sleep off whatever happened to the best of your ability, then you remember having to listen to this album, you do and it sounds like heaven. Guess I'm never getting out of the white room.
So, the first time I listened I thought ffs this is rubbish, more of an art project rather than musically great. Second time I'm really enjoyed it. So maybe they really did know what they were doing. It was fun being reminded of all their shenanigans. Interesting that both regret burning the money
#443. I did what I usually do when they're not on Spotify, I found it on YouTube and just skimmed around a little. Didn't seem very interesting to me. 2/5: meh Song added to playlist: None. I already told you it wasn't on Spotify I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Disco electro
Nothing special, but not awful
4.0
This sounds unbelievable dated. I guess it was unique at the time but yeah just not working for me.
Euro house dance rave electronic mish mash. Not great to sit and listen to.
Maybe this was better in 91 at a rave in a field in the middle of England. But it's pretty boring now.
It may have been a lot better when it came out, but I don't think it holds up or is timeless at all. And I'm shocked to see it at the top of so many Top XXX lists of blah blah blah. That I don't get.
This was a less fulfilling acid trip
I remember the 3am song when I was in the down end of my hip hop/dance phase. Not bad, good at a party type grooves and more lyrical content than most electronic stuff. The album is a 2.5 for me, but bumping to 3 for the weird vision.
There are other better white rooms. This passed me by when it came out and today it seems rather dated and joyless.
The album isn't available on Spotify so I went to YouTube which forces you to listen to commercials between each track. I got two tracks in and knew this isn't something I enjoy. Beyond that, musically it's sooo dated and just sounds like music from a bad early 90's movie at this point.
This electronic album didn't resonate with me at all. Perhaps its on this list because the band was pioneers in the genre? It just feels like a lot of things I've heard before.
I listened to the Director’s Cut version of this album, featuring alternate versions of the original songs. It was fine.
So cheesy it made me lactose intolerant
*Random noises under unnecessary loud bass*
This challenge wants me to suffer.
Another interesting album. I skimmed the wikipedia article on this group and it was interesting to read that they essentially deleted their work in 1992 and released their discography on streaming platforms in 2021. I will need to give this album a 2nd listen through as well.
Decent late night or early morning trance type shit is guess. More drugs could help but not terrible I gyess
Peak background music - and not even in a dismissive way. It's hypnotic, repetitive, and sort of endearing in many ways. And, given its early '90s acid house identity, I'm sure it'd work really great in any sort of ol' school party context. Wasn't even a huge fan of the rapping or vocals here, though the one on 'Build a Fire' I did enjoy, it may be the best song here given just how different it sounds.
Interesting at times but feels a bit dated to the early 90s. Just learned this was a movie soundtrack but haven’t watched it therefore I do not have that context. There are little glimpses of brilliance in here but due to the fact that this record was hard to find to listen to properly - it’s not like one can return to the tracks easily. Anyway it’s good - but not good enough for me to scour all music mediums to listen to it honestly.
I was able to find a cobbled together playlist of the original track listing on Spotify. This album was fine, it's not for me, and I don't need to wade to deeply in to this. It feels more like a "needed to be there" thing.
Fun, varried, danceable house
Was not able to find
This is like trip hop mixed with acid house? Not terrible, better than most other electronica albums I've listened to. One song on the album, Build a Fire, heavily featured a steel guitar which was kinda fucked to hear on this kind of album. Favourite songs: What Time Is Love? Least favourite songs: No More Tears 3/5
(Director's Cut)
This was hot shit in the early 90s, but it hasn't aged particularly well. 2/5
Would give it zero stars if I could. Just boring unlistenable trash really.
Quite enjoyed
Smooth
Hasn‘t aged as well as xpected
Quite boring.
Meh.
Surprised to find I really liked this
Decided that I really don't like this kind of music.
It was good, I quite liked it, but probably won't be back for another listen
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)
You know what? I've heard worse. That's right! I didn't hate a 90s British electronic album for once! Well, okay, it's definitely happened a few times. However, I feel like I complain a lot about obscure British electronic albums from the 90s, so to hear that the KLF's The White Room was actually solid was a surprise to me. I think the biggest thing that makes me not hate this album is that it's not pointlessly long. This album's a nice 44 minutes, which is a good album length. The songs themselves don't go on too long either, which is nice. The songs themselves, by the way, are good. As always, I must admit that this style of music isn't really my thing. However, I definitely respect this album enough to give it some praise. It's a solid electronic album with a style that I like well enough. It's also decently influential. Of course, it's not the most influential electronic album on the list, but it's certainly more influential than a lot of the albums I've gotten so far, so it has that going for it. Good job KLF. You're alright. Low 3/5.
Pretty good but that’s about it
Sam nie wiem. Niby nic nie drażni, ale też nic nie pamiętam. 2/5
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.
Okay as background music. 3 stars or C-.
Not available on Spotify so did not listen.
Note: Not available on Spotify. I had this on cassette in 1991. One of those "hey, there's a cool song, let's hope the rest of the album rocks" purchases. Me in those days -- it didn't click at all. Since I'm much more into beats and trip hop than I was, I hoped I'd have a better reaction. It's fine. Not great. Some pretty interesting stylings in there, but it's still not really my cup of tea. Unexpected bangers: Build a Fire, No More Tears
Bit dated but not bad, I listened to the real version not whatever was on spotify. Probably would've enjoyed more if I heard on release.
Seems this album isnt on Spotify, so I listened to a playlist someone made to recreate the album as best they could. There is therefore a big ol' asterisk on my review. That said, this is not my thing. I liked the darker, heavier parts. I was picturing myself in a sweaty British 90's rave and that was fun. The vocal samples almost always killed my immersion in those moments. This is not my genre. I've certainly enjoyed this style before, but its rare. This album was not one of those times. Album cover: (B) It definitely captures a mood.
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
Electronic music has never been my thing, aware of the 90s scene and KLF but only in passing. But to be honest I am glad that this is on the list because I enjoyed listening for 1st time to this today, though won’t be revisiting anytime soon. Essential? Guess in that it reps a genre yeah.
3.5
Favorite Track: Build A Fire
The original is not on spotify
Harmitonta taustamusaa eikä tälle oikeastaan edes jaksaisi ajatusta ja keskittymistä tarjota. Ei kummoista.
Lame
Very nice
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
The dub influence is not for me, but the techno tracks here are pretty fun. I want some electronic music from anywhere but the UK. This list is so biased towards UK music scene it's embarrassing.
This was pretty cool, elctronica/dance pop. Enjoyed this. Adding it to my library.
Honestly? I don't get it.
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.
Jesus. Electronic artists love taking their original album and then changing them completely ruining the historical posterity. Like I’m sure who ever wanted this on the list probably had the 91 version in mind but NOOOO now there’s a new version with the track list completely different. Stupid. Anyway. This is one of the most difficult albums to talk about because the KLF HAS to be on a music list. Read their Wikipedia article. Or watch the This Exists episode about them. They kind of exist as this bizarre art project that makes the most…bafflingly bad Euro trash of all time.
I know a bit about the history of this band thanks to pop culture (Doctorin' the Tarid is a pop and burning the million pounds). Still it feels.. very dated. I guess it made sense at the time? Still it's a little comical now. 2.5/5
Pretty good album overall. I thought the music had quality but did fall into the rut of early electronic music all using very similar drumbeats and relying on repetitive themes and kind of "aired out", echoey vocals if I can use those ill-defined terms. I'd listen again but no music made it into my playlists. A 3.5.
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!
it's definitely got like an 80s influenced dance sound that feels like a mix between that synth pop era with also some precursor sound to modern electronic. it was nice.
Pioneering electronic music seems to be pretty prevalent on this list, and The White Room is no exception. There were plenty of decent songs on this record but I can't really think of much outstanding here. Best Songs: What Time is Love?, Last Train to Trancentral Worst Songs: 3 AM Eternal, No More Tears
такой тыц-тыц конечно
Interesting but not my vibe
I don't like pounding beats and a number of tracks on this album uses them. I have mixed feelings about this album as I did enjoyed a few of the tracks. Overall, not too bad.
Never heard this before. Pretty underwhelming. The music is ok but marred by the cringe vocals.
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.
doesn't sound ancient, fully justified - all aboard!
Some of it was fun. Most of it was meh. Beep boop blop.
first listen classic sound but not enough variety or interesting vocals
I remember being pretty blown away when I first heard "3AM Eternal" in the early 90s so I was looking forward to hearing the rest of the album. Still pretty good, but didn't live up to my memory that well. A couple of cool hits and nothing too bad bringing the whole thing down, but nothing really stood out either. Still think it belongs on the list though.
2.5 stars. Didn't like this. Tried to do too much with too little. Ends up being weird house/trance music.
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)
Peak 90s dance club
Whole album sounds like The Ninja Turtles are about to come out of a steaming manhole ready to rumble vs some Foot soldiers, except when there are vocals. When there are vocals, it sounds like The Ninja Turtles are about to come out of a steaming manhole ready to rumble vs some Foot soldiers but they're inside a GAP store in the mall.
Sounds like a horrible late 80s videogame soundtrack
Pretty solid for a band I had never heard of before. 3.5/5
I should really like the KLF. I read Bill Drummond's 17, and even took part in a piece of performance art with the man himself. But I just don't really like the way their music sounds? It's washy and spineless. And I kind of realised that this is a lot like Malcolm McLaren's Duck Rock in that it's taking black voices and making them say words written by a white record producer. Sorry, Bill. I love you, but not your band. x
90s Blade Eurodance. I know for sure German vampires danced to this in warehouses. 3 stars.
I am not into electronic music, but this album was ok. Some tracks were good. It's mostly easy listening, but not my cup of tea to listen to at a club or in general.
No longer on Spotify, so I don't like this aspect. Music-wise, I guess it was good considering the time of release, but it didn't really age that well.
Dance anni 90..
Nicht mein Genre, aber ok
Cool sounds. I enjoyed it
Ever album on this project I think to myself "this is someone's favorite album". This is mine. Or at least my first favorite album of all time. This was the soundtrack of my senior year in high school and freshman year of college. It was acid house gone main stream and my gateway drug to early 90's warehouse raves in the Midwest US. I'm sure there are TONS of reviews on the cultural significance this album has, especially in the UK. (Watch the documentary on this band, Who Kiled the KLF, it's facinating) but I was so far removed from that and just listened to this on repeat. I literally busted out an old CD copy and found something to listen to it on.
Classic from high school.
Better than I thought it would be :) Less Snap!
This kinda blows.
Like a good chunk of this project this was great in a sort of ‘never going to listen to it again’ kind of way. 3.0
fine. not really for me, but better than i'd initially thought
What Time Is Love? 3 a.m. Eternal Last Train to Transcentral Justified and Ancient
Итс окэй. Звучит чуть более как магазинная музыка, чем хотелось бы, но предположительно из вот этого выросла вся европейская поп-дм музыка, и честно сказать я странно отношусь к этому: такая музыка принесла мне, с одной стороны, море эмоций в жизни, а с другой - кринжа. Лучшая песня - Go To Sleep.
Not available
listened to the 2021 Director's Cut available on Spotify sometimes i ponder how British the 1001 albums are gonna be and then i'm generated a record from the lads who gave us "Doctorin' the Tardis" ambient house might not be for me
Very nice
Not on Spotify but checked it out on YouTube while working It's decent High 2
Wait, is this not the KLF from the nineties? Like, there are 2 bands who thought up that name? Seriously, this isn’t the “KLF is gonna rock you, yeah yeah, uh huh, uh huh” and then you pretend to call someone from your cordless phone???? If I don’t hear that KLF is gonna rock you song this album will be an utter fail. There is nothing that stands out here, not even the beats. This is like a Mili Vanilli album after they got found out to be fakes. I really have nothing to offer in a review of this, it’s up tempo but it’s bland. If you could pull some inspiration from it then you’re a better person than I am. This is better than a Grimes or FKA Twigs album but it’s also still in the rating class as those as well.
Good
The Merry Pranksters of British Pop. I'm still not sure what was more audacious – burning a million quid or writing.a manual on how to get a No 1. The original of this album, which is not available on streaming platforms, is superior to the Director's re-release – the latter feels vaguely like new wine in an old bottle (can't put my finger on what what exactly marks the difference. My original disc is in storage and I'll have to overcome multiple layers of inertia to compare the two...)
Album not available on Spotify, but a couple of radio hits: Justified & Ancient (with Tammy Wynette) 3am Eternal
This was huge when released.
Highlights: Madrugada, Justified and Ancient. In a nutshell: warehouse rave staple. The early 90s was when Eurodance, rave and acid house was ripe. Acts like Underworld, The Shamen and The KLF were popular with club DJs in the UK. This might take some repeat listens to get it. And I insist that you read up on the band. They were notorious for pissing off ABBA and their alternative art publicity stunts. Specifically, their dramatic break up at the 1992 BRIT Awards. Overall: 5/10
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.
There's something nostalgic about listening to 90s drum machines. Back when CDs cost more than what I made in a month.
This one is a classic, The KLF were kings at catchy and danceable electronica. It seems like their reputation nowadays is entirely based around their story rather than the music, which is disappointing to see because I think their music holds up, and they were insanely influential for the modern EDM scene. For Spotify users, they've released all the songs from this album on different compilations, searching The White Room should get you a playlist with the correct tracklist. Just cross-reference it with the original tracklist to ensure it's correct.
There is far more to be said about the KLF than there is about "this album" - mainly because what probably 80% of the reviewers on here have listened to hasn't been "the white room" as originally released. The KLF (sometimes backronymmed to Kopyright Liberation Front) "stole" - that is, flat out and unashamedly copied riffs, samples, beats, melodies and, well, you name it. The current streaming versions are without anything copied that they couldn't sort licencing for, and it is a weaker release for that. The KLF got to a height that few get to. Yes I will admit that a LOT of their success was overhyped by their very own publicity machinery. But they were by any objective measure incredibly successful. But they never really meant to be. They never expected anyone to take them seriously and were sort of like the excited dog that catches the car as a result of it. They're definitely worth reading up on, or if you have a chance to, watch Chris Atkins' documentary "Who Killed the KLF?".to get a snippet of their amoral, sociopathic energy. As one of the last of Gen X, I was a tad too young at the time to experience KLF for the raves, but I remember watching Doctorin' The Tardis being performed on stage, featuring a real life Gary Glitter. Glitter was sneaked in to the TOTP studios by Cauty and Drummond and the first the producers knew of his presence was when he was brought on stage live on air. Glitter had previously been banned from the studios - whoever would have thought it - and while I missed (thankfully) the reasons for the controversy as a child, I absolutely did not miss the controversy itself. Why do I mention Doctorin' The Tardis on a review of The White Room though? It's because with the KLF it is literally impossible to separate the art from the artists. The art is the artists and the artists are the art. The White Room does shitty, cynical things because the artists know that "the people" will react to them in sheer delight. The music is selected (stolen) and arranged by producers and engineers to tap into primal, almost subconscious needs and wants in the listener. You don't listen to the KLF's music as much as you experience it. In so many ways it is genius, in so many more it is a choice about whether to join Drummond and Cauty in their cynical, destructive, anarchic and in many ways actively unpleasant world view, or you put your hands in the air and ask "what time is love?" while having the time of your fucking life. It's a tough choice, and one only you can make. Personally, knowing what I know about how deeply disturbed and downright unpleasant the grubby world of KLF was, I choose to kick out the jams, motherfucker!
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 :)
Couple good tracks, prob would not listen to again, not for me
This was just kinda ‘meh’ right? Like the ‘big beats’ were prob a cool thing in the late 80’s/early 90’s but most of this doesn’t tickle my electro-dance nerve maybe that’s just me….. The opening and closing “Justified and Ancient” bookends were f-ing terrible but the rest of the record was pretty good actually I bet this felt like the world was changing at an illegal outdoor ‘rave’ event in the early 90s though. Like that Aphex Twin guy prob heard plenty of this before he took over the world. One in my listening group said It’s hard to put these records that we’ve largely (or entirely) not heard into the context of their musical contemporaries. Like you said, probably was a bombshell at the time, but music evolving from it was just so much better. Like Run-DMCs first album. I spent the rest of the day listening to Basement Jaxx
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I just like electronic music. Maybe it’s my transfemme brainworms, but I have a really hard time disliking any electronic music that could reasonably be played at the club. Acid house is no exception. Sure, it sounds dated and is definitely not for everyone, but give me a 303 bass and a beat and I’m sold. I’m no electronic aficionado, but when I get it in my hands, I’m very easily convinced. Not being British and being much too young to have heard of The KLF – who seem to have purposefully blown up their legacy as a punk statement, which only adds to their coolness potential for me – The White Room is a blind listen. The multiple versions on Wikipedia’s track listing did leave me a bit suspicious, but those fears were pretty quickly quelled. Listening to the North American release, I was a bit concerned by the vibe that “Justified and Ancient (Excerpt)” was putting out, but from “What Time Is Love?” through “Last Train to Transcentral,” I was just met with some excellent, intricate acid house that I would love to hear at a club, and also would love to play will working my adult 9-to-5. Again, I’d be hard press to hate this music, and The KLF make a great version of that style. Where The White Room starts to lose me, though, is on its second half. There seems to be an ambient approach to house here (which may be based on a side-project, from what I’m learning), but there’s also a strange reggae influence, and both those things are not my particular vibe. It’s still well made, for sure, but these songs’ length and sparseness don’t hold my attention. Call me basic, but I need something to dance to, and “Build a Fire” and “The White Room” really don’t give me that. Momentum picks back up a bit with “No More Tears,” but that and “Justified and Ancient” are both a little more rave-y and spacey than I prefer to hear from my house music, and lack the punch of the first half of the album. On face value, The White Room is very good, with some standouts and just enough solid tracks that push beyond acid house to make me lean positive past a 50/50 split. What solidifies my interest, though, is the group itself, and their lore, which is absolutely fascinating, and justifies their inclusion on this list in and of itself. When I listen back to the music, though, I won’t be surprised if I search for a vinyl copy and stick to Side A, because that’s the type of house music I prefer, even though I acknowledge the value of Side B aesthetically. Still, overall a strong album, but also, as I said, I’m biased and a bit of a pleb with this stuff and go mostly off a vibe of how excited I’d get if this came on at the club.
Strange strange band. Were they ahead of their time? I don't know since I was too drunk in the club at the time to notice if anyone else was doing this at the time. Still, the music is good and it brings back good memories. You had to be there.
I can't get above a 2 here, but I really didn't hate this like I figured I would based on the description.
Apparently this is a parody of euro trash pop, but I found it in the sleep sounds category and that fits. Zzzzz
I couldn’t get the album to work.
I suppose this style needs to be represented. Isn’t necessarily for me, but I still respect it.
1st song made me want to go to sleep. Not my jam.
Electrical.. first album not on Spotify. Had to listen via iTunes. Not bad
# Album Name: The white room # Artist: The KLF # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: FFS i started to listen to a copy of the directors cut. Then realised it was some remaster made of other tracks which were cut from the original album based on the Wiki info. Thankfully youtube saved me and it has the original 1991 album release in full. The album itself was interesting for me. Not something i would normally go for. It had some interesting beats and mixes with a twist of hip hop to it. I can see why people would enjoy this through the acid scene. Its crazy to think this is british because thats not the sound i associate with our shores. Theres a couple of catchy tracks. Decent i'd say but nothing great. Definitely nothing memorable. The album keeps at the same level throughout. This is one of those albums when you had to be there i think. # Top Tunes: What time is love / Make it rain / 3AM / Last train.. # Would I listen to it again? Meh, i wasnt offended. It was OK. But i dont think i would listen to it in its entirety. I might check out some more KLF tracks to see if they have anything decent though.
weird
Meh
Somewhat confusing. What mix did I listen to? What version is this? Spotify wasn't terribly clear on the mixes so I kind of dropped out. There is some good material here but there's also stuff with a country twinge that didn't work at all. Not terrible but I can't give it a passing grade either.
Excellent
2.5
Nope. But I did want to use this time to talk about how good Lucinda Williams is.
Beep boop
Sorry electronica really ain’t my thing
The BLAND - The BLAND BLAND. How can you even make house this boring?
For a brief moment one section reminded me of the soundtrack to Spyro the Dragon by Stewart Copeland, so I put that on. Amazing soundtrack; nostalgic, fun and immensely creative. 5/5 Everything The White Room isn’t.
Mid
I don’t know if I listened to the right one
Very dated sounding
There was one song I liked I won’t listen to this ever again. Better than most electronics but not enough for me to take notice of anything.
I love the klf but this is not the album tk listen to. listen to chill out or solid state logik 1 and 2
Y'know, there's a time and a place for electronica and I'm starting to think that 7am at home while I'm getting ready for work somehow isn't it. I don't dislike this music genre, it's actually pretty fun and creative, but it certainly does get repetitive after a few tracks. Not my favorite electronica album that I've heard so far, but not bad. I'd rate it somewhere between 2 and 3. It's not as good as Kraftwerk but it was less pretentious than David Holmes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Not very good
In the opening seconds of the first track, my first thoughts were that this sounds like the soundtrack to a an indie game in a futuristic setting. Probably a 2D platformer or rogue-lite that pitches you against an evil corporation with a robot army. Most of the album is a bit mellower than the opening seconds, but the image of low-budget background music remains. Of course, the vocals don't really quite fit in with this image. But they never stand out enough to elevate the music above feeling like a soundtrack either. This is absolutely fine for background music, pleasant even. But listening to this as a real album, it just sounds too inconsequential.
Had to hunt it down on YouTube to get the original version. Not my typical style but I enjoyed it enough.
Day235 - i tried it. i didn’t like it
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.
Sounds like somebody made this in their bedroom.
Could have gone the rest of my life never having listened to this and been completely fine. Another album that I'm not sure why it's on this list.
An absolutely brilliant album - I genuinely was never fussed in the klf singles but this album is superb.
I'm not really a fan of this genre but i get this album's merits
Sort of enjoyed but became a little monotonous
it was ok.
Not my JAM(s), and don't quite qualify for a Scottish point. I'm sure it was very exciting at the time, but it all comes across very clever-clever, and pretentiously and meticulously planned, in retrospect. Still better than some of the dreck on the list though!
nit auf spotity
No es mi tempo, al poco rato se vuelve repetitivo.