Beginning in 1987 in London, England, Bill Drummond (alias King Boy D) and Jimmy Cauty (alias Rockman Rock) released hip hop-inspired and sample-heavy records as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu and, on one occasion (the British number one hit single "Doctorin' the Tardis"), as The Timelords. As The KLF, Drummond and Cauty pioneered the genres "stadium house" (rave music with a pop-rock production and sampled crowd noise) and "ambient house". The KLF released a series of international top-ten hits on their own KLF Communications record label, and became the highest internationally selling UK band of 1991. The duo also published a book, The Manual, and worked on a road movie called The White Room.
From the outset, they adopted the philosophy espoused by esoteric novels The Illuminatus! Trilogy, gaining notoriety for various anarchic situationist manifestations, including the defacement of billboard adverts, the posting of prominent cryptic advertisements in NME magazine and the mainstream press, and highly distinctive and unusual performances on Top of the Pops. Their most notorious performance was at the February 1992 Brit Awards, where they horrified the formal audience with a hardcore thrash version of "3 A.M. Eternal" (performed with the justifiably named Extreme Noise Terror) that also included Drummond spraying the crowd with blanks from an automatic rifle and the post-performance announcement, "The KLF have left the music industry." Topping their already extreme actions, Cauty and Drummond delivered the carcass of a dead sheep -- plus eight gallons of blood -- to the lobby of the hotel after-party. In May 1992 the duo deleted their entire back catalogue.
With The KLF's profits, Drummond and Cauty established the K Foundation and sought to subvert the art world, staging an alternative art award for the worst artist of the year and burning a million pounds sterling. Although Drummond and Cauty remained true to their word of May 1992—the KLF Communications catalogue remains deleted—they have released a small number of new tracks since then, as the K Foundation, The One World Orchestra and most recently, in 1997, as 2K. Cauty has provided remixing services for bands as diverse as Hawkwind and Placebo, under the name Scourge of the Earth.
The KLF catalogue remained absent from digital platforms until January 1, 2021, when an 8-track compilation of their 7" hit singles 1988-1991 - Solid State Logik 1 was released on streaming platforms, marking the 1st installment of a series called Samplecity Thru Trancentral.
3AM Somewhere Out Of Beaumont
The KLF Lyrics
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oh-oh-wo
oh-oh-wo
oh-oh-wo
oh-oh-wo
oh-oh-wo
oh-oh-wo
oh-oh-wo
After the love
After the love is gone
After the love is gone
After the love is gone
After the love is gone
After the love is gone
Eternal
Eter-nal
After the love is gone
After the love is gone
After the love
After the love
After the love is gone
After the love is gone
Is go-
Is go-
Is go-
The KLF's song "3AM Somewhere Out Of Beaumont" is a melancholic and nostalgic song that expresses the feeling of loss and the aftermath of losing love. The lyrics "After the love is gone" are repeated throughout the song, conveying the idea that even though love may be lost, it still lingers on in one's memories and in the past. The repetition of the phrase creates a sense of finality and closure, as if the singer has come to terms with the fact that the love is gone and there is no going back.
The lyrics also make reference to the concept of eternity: "Eternal, Eter-nal, After the love is gone." This repetition further reinforces the idea that love is eternal, even if the relationship has ended. It suggests that the impact of love on one's life is far-reaching, and that it leaves a lasting imprint on one's soul.
Overall, "3AM Somewhere Out Of Beaumont" is a poignant and introspective song that speaks to the human condition of loss, the passage of time, and the enduring impact of love on one's life.
Line by Line Meaning
oh-oh-wo
Repetitive vocalization without a clear meaning
After the love
Following the end of a romantic relationship
After the love is gone
After the intense feelings of love that existed between two people have faded away
Eternal
Permanently existing, unchanging
Eter-nal
Continuation of a feeling or state beyond its physical presence
Is go-
Incomplete phrase, possibly implying the end of a sentence or thought
Contributed by Oliver O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@discoverydolan5134
Such a beautiful track
@RhythmWithn
I believe KLF might be the most underrated act ever.
@willgarnar
Love this album
@iamchrisbrewer
This is one piece of an absolutely amazing ambient experience. Chill Out is top notch.
@vico805
big bong rip 2 chill out with this tune
@kgbstudio
long live KLF ! the bestest band on earth
@nestorjerizzi
I am impressed
@menudo95
absolute masterpiece!
@GraveyardPoet
One of the deepest pieces of ambient music--easily up there with "In Dark Trees" & "The Big Ship" from Eno's Another Green World, Tangerine Dream's Phaedra, Manuel Gottsching's New Age of Earth, and Klaus Schulze's Moondawn.
@pascoebrock5877
yep you get a pat on back as great music xx