The KLF is a British electronic/house/ambient/dance band that formed in 1987 under the name The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (the JAMs). Later, their name was changed to The KLF. In 1988, they released the song Doctorin' the Tardis under the name The Timelords.

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The White Room
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This is the band's fourth (and final) album, released in 1991. (I have the North American release, which is a bit different from the U.K. version.) A director's cut was released in 2021, which has a somewhat different track listing than the original album. I'm reviewing the 1991 version in 2024.

0. "Justified and Ancient" excerpt, unlisted. About a minute forty seconds. (Actually part of track 1)

1. "What Time Is Love?" (Live at Trancentral / radio edit): Electronic dance music and rap. I kind of remembered the title refrain, but not much else about it. But it definitely makes you bop your head.

2. "Make It Rain": More head-bopping music.

3. "3 a.m. Eternal" (Live at the S.S.L. / radio edit): This is one of the songs I remember best. More electronic rap, along with singing. It's trippy, and it rocks. I'm noticing that so far these songs are mostly self-referential, this one especially.

4. "Church of the KLF": It's just under two minutes. It segues directly into the next track.

5. "Last Train to Trancentral" (Live from the Lost Continent / radio edit): Still more self-referential, head-bopping electronic rap and dance music. Part of it reminds me of "Renegade Master" by Wildchild/Fatboy Slim.

6. "Build a Fire": This is a much slower, softer track, which starts with some guy talking in I think an Irish accent. Then a woman sings some about building a fire. It's... not bad.

7. "The White Room": It's got some spoken parts in addition to singing. Rather poetic. It's got a good backbeat. Some of it seems to be in a language I can't place, but mostly it's just singing the title over and over.

8. "No More Tears" (Edit): This is the longest track, at 6:42 (which is a few minutes shorter than the U.K. version). I don't know what else to say about it, except I wouldn't call it electronic.

9. "Justified and Ancient": This is another of the songs I remembered best. Or at least I thought it would be, but this version doesn't really sound like I remembered. I remember it as more of a dance song than this, more up-tempo. This one's just plain mellow. It's not bad, but I do wish I had the version I remember, which features Tammy Wynette.