Ray I know your crusade for all things X$X continues (which i'm all for) but to say the KLF didn't "originate" much is short-sighted to say the least. Just from a musical perspective they were some of the earliest exponents of the cut 'n' paste ethic (on this sceptred isle anyway) and were pioneers of 'ambient house' (often mixed 'live' no less) along with Alex Paterson.
The Brit Awards, The Rites Of Mu, the Turner Prize, the million quid etc etc...sure there were reference points but a great deal of originality too.
Now the recent 'activity' of X$X interests me too but to describe the 'new' music as 'derivative' would be an understatement to say the least, and there is a creeping feeling that certain commercial motivations are playing a part. You pledged your cash for those promos yet, dude? =)
PS- Interesting Negativland quote in a previous post regarding U2...English? Huh?
Raymond Baal <raymondbaal@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
"Everything you know is wrong" was the title of an 1967 LP by The Firesign Theatre, much loved by Robert Anton Wilson so that he made reference to it in several of his books. The slogan was a contemporary underground phrase, originally in reference to the Vietnam War. as in "Everything you know about Vietnam is wrong". Wilson, who extended it to make the point that everything we "know" is the result of what we're TOLD, is probably the main reason it went forward into such things as ZOO TV.
As usual the KLF didn't originate this (or much else) since their main love was to recombine existing things
<insert 1000 examples of KLF plagiarism here>
--Ray
KLF- gyerek <klfboy@hotmail.com> wrote:
My first reply went only to PVC, for which I'd like to apologize...
According to a Q magazine interview the slogan was "Everything you know
about U2 is wrong", but the band surely used it without the "about U2"
part...
"That's the letter U and the numeral 2...these guys are from England and who
gives a shit!"
(Negativland: U2)
>From: "PVC"
>Reply-To: PVC , "All bound for Mu-Mu
>Land."
>To: "All bound for Mu-Mu Land."
>Subject: Re: [KLF] Everything you know is wrong
>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:43:24 -0000
>
>often used by disinformationists this slogan is also the title of a book
>edited by Russ Kick published by The Disinformation Company oversized
>softcover * 352 pp * $24.95 * ISBN
0-9713942-0-2
>
>for further disinformation go to:
>
>http://www.disinfo.com/archive/pages/article/id2166/pg1/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: :: Alexis Paul Bertolini
> To: All bound for Mu-Mu Land.
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:32 PM
> Subject: [KLF] Everything you know is wrong
>
>
> I intend using the quote "Everything you know is wrong" on a document
>concerning Ontology and Semantic communication.
>
> I believe this is a quote from the KLF? Or is it in turn a quote from
>someone else? I remember seeing it on the screens of the U2 Zoo TV live
>concert.
>
> Alex.
> ___________________________________________________________
> a p bertolini
>
> (www.webwarrior.org)
>
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
_______________________________________________
> KLF mailing list
> KLF@mailman.xmission.com
> http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf
>_______________________________________________
>KLF mailing list
>KLF@mailman.xmission.com
>http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf
_________________________________________________________________
Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
_______________________________________________
KLF mailing list
KLF@mailman.xmission.com
http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf
@EVERYTHING YU KNOW IS WRONG
Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now_______________________________________________
KLF mailing list
KLF@mailman.xmission.com
http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want.