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Discovering The KLF: A Reflection on the 90s Club Legends

Drew Magary

2h ago· 3 min readenOpinion

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A personal reflection on discovering the bizarre and fascinating world of 90s club legends The KLF, led by Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond. The author recounts how they were initially only familiar with the group's biggest US hit "3:00 a.m. Eternal" but have since learned about the duo's eccentricities — including references to a mythical lost continent in their lyrics and Drummond's unusual multi-hyphenate career as musician, producer, promoter, performance artist, and carpenter.

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Up until a month ago, I rarely thought about 90s club legends The KLF.

If I had been paying closer attention, I would have discovered that the group, led by musicians Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond, were singing 'ancients of mu mu,' in the chorus of that song, in reference to a mythical, pre-Atlantis lost continent.

I also would have known that Drummond was a multi-hyphenate of the oddest sort: a musician/producer/promoter/performance artist/carpenter

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Up until a month ago, I rarely thought about 90s club legends The KLF. This is because The KLF were never all that big in the States, and thus I only remember them for their biggest single here, “3:00 a.m. Eternal.” If I had been paying closer attention,

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