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SUMMARY:The KLF ride: Chill Out (44:43)
CONTACT:Kylie and Jason
DESCRIPTION:UPDATED A Melody from a Past Life Keeps Pulling Me Back\n*** 
 Ride rescheduled 23 days from August 23rd which was the anniversary of 
 them setting fire to a million pounds. It was too hot (the weather and the
  money) ***\n\nThe KLF are the Banksys (before Banksy was a thing) of the 
 music world. In 1991 they were the biggest-selling singles act on the 
 planet. They created The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way). 
 They collaborated with the first lady of country Tammy Wynette. They 
 deleted their back catalogue. \nOne August 23rd\, at the height of their 
 success in 1990s Britain\, they went to Jura\, Scotland\, and set fire to 
 a million pounds.\n\nThe band's 1990 ambient album Chill Out (released by
         Wax Trax in the US) is one of the most beautiful and etheric 
 pieces of music in existence\, recorded in a continuous 44:43 minute live 
 take. \n\nTaking the form of a road trip through the USA\, soundscapes 
 paint landscapes of rolling trains and fields\, sunrises and sunsets\, 
 hopes raised\, dreams dashed and wishes yet to be fulfilled. A soundtrack 
 for the soul's movie\, it's dotted with birds whistling\, sheep bleating 
 and a touch of Tuvan throat singing. Flashes of news reports\, commercials
  and preachers also feature. Samples used are from Elvis\, Fleetwood Mac\,
  Van Halen and Acker Bilk.\n\nWe'll ride our bikes beside the train 
 tracks\, through industrial areas\, by drive-thrus and gas stations and 
 ice cream shops\, past street art\, under trees and along the river as we 
 listen to this spirited slice of aural heaven\, and record our own 
 continuous 44:43 minute live take of the ride itself.\n\nRide time is 44 
 minutes 43 seconds. Stay on at our final stop for KLF jams and creativity.
  More ride and route info to come\, but we'll be justified and ancient as 
 we roam the (Port)land all bound for Mu Mu land. At the start we'll have 
 info about and messages from The KLF\, who've given their blessing to the 
 ride. Who knows\, they make take over leading it in a manner as they deem 
 fit.\n\nSuggestions for the ride:\n\n- Dress as a sheep to mimic the Chill
  Out album's bucolic cover.\n- Turn your bike into an ice cream van.\n- 
 Wear a Queen of the South FC shirt or a smiley face or some KLF 2323 World
  Tour merch.\n- Decorate your bike with daffodils.\n- Bring along a copy 
 of How to Be an Artist by William Ernest Drummond.\n- Bring along a Jimmy 
 Cauty Lord of The Rings poster.\n- Bake a cake for someone on the ride 
 with a note attached: "I have baked you a cake\, here it is."\n\nAfter the
  ride is done we'll play more of The KLF's jams (DJs TBC) to dance to\, 
 and for anyone who wants to:\n\n- We'll record you speaking one sentence 
 about the emotions and evocations that emerged within you while listening 
 and riding along to Chill Out. We'll gift this as an audio file to Bill 
 Drummond (along with a red\, blue\, yellow\, black or white knitted square
  containing one thousand stitches (40 rows of 25 stitches))\, and Jimmy 
 Cauty.\n\n- Bring your own art supplies so we can all create something 
 inspired by Chill Out at the end of the ride. We'll compile these into a 
 book and gift it to Bill Drummond (along with a red\, blue\, yellow\, 
 black or white knitted square containing one thousand stitches (40 rows of
  25 stitches))\, and Jimmy Cauty.\n\n- Show us an item of yours that 
 embodies 'what art is' to you. We'll photograph these and gift the 
 composite image to Bill Drummond (along with a red\, blue\, yellow\, black
  or white knitted square containing one thousand stitches (40 rows of 25 
 stitches))\, and Jimmy Cauty.\n\nAfter this\, we'll play KLF jams and 
 other of-the-era house/trance/rave jams for anyone who wants to 
 dance!\n\nAmerica: What Time Is Love? It's when this ride takes 
 place.\nMeet at 6.30pm and ride at 7pm sharp.\nEnds at 44:43 minutes from 
 the start\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-22527
LOCATION:Ladd Circle Park and Rose Gardens (near the last train to 
 Trancentral)\nSE 16th Avenue and SE Harrison Street
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20250916T013000Z
DTEND:20250916T023000Z
CREATED:20250822T123306Z
DTSTAMP:20250822T123306Z
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