Blacksmoke are "an occasional art collective and musical group dedicated to the propagation of audio visual noise". The group was founded by The KLF co-founder Jimmy Cauty and James Fogarty, a 24 year old heavy metal musician. Keir Jens-Smith the ex Black Dog/808 State Manager and owner of feedback.com is described as their "project manager".^[1] K Foundation collaborator Gimpo who is organiser of the annual "M25 SPIN" was the inspiration for an early Blacksmoke track "Gimpo Gimpo" but, contrary to reports, has never provided any vocals. Cauty left the organisation in 2005 to work on other projects^{[citation needed]}, leaving Blacksmoke to complete the bulk of their work without his involvement. The KLF (also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), The Timelords and other names) were one of the seminal bands of the British acid house movement during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... James Cauty, Jimmy or Jimi, also known as Rockman Rock, was born in Devon, England in 1956 and not much is known about him until, as a 17-year old artist, he painted a popular Lord of the Rings poster (and later, a counterpart based on The Hobbit) for Athena. ... James Fogarty James Fogarty is a musician/producer born/based in Brighton, England. ... The K Foundation was an arts foundation set up by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty in 1993 following their retirement from the music industry. ... Alan Goodrick is usually known by his nom de guerre Gimpo. ...

Cauty stated in a music press interview that the project is first and foremost an outlet for his anger concerning the September 11th Terrorist Attacks^{[citation needed]}. Among the work so far produced by the Blacksmoke Organisation are limited edition prints of stamps known as The Stamps Of Mass Destruction the Post Terrorist Modernist EP, and the Post-Terrorism Xmas Shop. The anger over 9/11 is immediately apparent in the samples and vocals of many of the tracks as well as the graphics. The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

The Stamps Of Mass Destruction

A Blacksmoke Stamp Of Mass Destruction by James Cauty

Limited edition prints of 1st 2nd & 3rd class stamps featuring the Queen's head with a gas mask on. These were exhibited at the artrepublic gallery in Brighton, until they earned the attention of the Royal Mail.^[2][3][4] All unsold copies of the stamps of mass destruction prints were sent to Royal Mail for destruction. A second series of the stamps were later released - 4th 5th & 6th class which had the queens head completely engulfed in a chemical warfare protection suit and thus were presumably not subject to the legal action taken by Royal Mail. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... James Cauty (commonly known as Jimmy or Jimi Cauty, also known as Rockman Rock) is a British artist and musician born in Totnes, Devon, England in 1956. ... For other places with the same name, see Brighton (disambiguation). ... Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. ...

2003 music

The first Blacksmoke releases were MP3s hosted on the Blacksmoke website, the tracks including "Gimpo Gimpo" and a remix of same entitled "Fuck the Fucking Fuckers". On 23 September 2003, BBC Radio 1's Breezeblock with Mary Anne Hobbs show broadcast a 15-minute mix session. The session comprised the MP3s cut together with samples of mobile phones and Big Ben plus other sound effects. The BBC cut the final 3 minutes 30 seconds from the session due to the post Iraq war political climate. The cut material was "Silent Night", one of the previously available download-only tracks. A few months later, the collective added an MP3 of the Breezeblock version of "Silent Night" to their website for download. For other uses, see MP3 (disambiguation). ... Alan Goodrick is usually known by his nom de guerre Gimpo. ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... The Breezeblock is also a show on BBC Radio 1. ... Mary Anne Hobbs (born May 15) is a British DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. ... Big Ben redirects here. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... This article is about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...

Post Terrorist Modernism DIY MP3 EP cover

On 5th November, 2003 Blacksmoke made available an MP3 EP on their website which they described as "post-terrorist modernism for the Boom Bang Generation". A Blacksmoke press release drew connections with Bonfire Night and called Guy Fawkes Britain's "most notorious terrorist". The downloadable cover art featured Big Ben exploding like the World Trade Centre and asked if the artwork "depicted the destruction of government buildings in Baghdad or Kabul, would we pay any attention?" There were media reports of "outrage". Blacksmoke Post-terrorism DIY EP cover (50% size) This is an album cover. ... Blacksmoke Post-terrorism DIY EP cover (50% size) This is an album cover. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), was a member of a group of English Roman Catholics who attempted to carry out the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I of England, to destroy Protestant rule by killing the Protestant... Big Ben redirects here. ...

2004

In July 2004 Blacksmoke appeared at The Big Chill festival. Cauty played an eclectic and experimental DJ set, which he described as "an updated version of [The KLF's ambient album] Chill Out", while a film by Gimpo called Docklands Light Railway was screened.^[5] An alternative version of the soundtrack to the film was later featured as an hour long mix radio session on Resonance FM on 28th August. This was described as an industrial ambient mix. The Big Chill is a UK festival of alternative and chillout music. ... Chill Out is a seminal 1990 ambient house album by The KLF. The album is part ambient music for post-rave chill outs, part concept album - a mythical road trip (or perhaps train journey) up the U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas into Louisiana. ...

The Blacksmoke Organisation ran a 'Post-Terrorism Christmas Shop' at the Aquarium art gallery in Woburn Walk, London, throughout December 2004. Described as a "one-stop shop for all your post-terrorism needs"^{[citation needed]}, items for sale included silk ties for infiltrating Fortune 500 companies, strengthened crockery for after the attack, and a range of prints of original post-terrorism inspired artwork. A full length album was promised for 2004 but never surfaced, although a limited edition single, "I'm Dreaming Of A BLACK Christmas", was made available for collection from the Aquarium only on Christmas Day 2004. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Fortune 500 is a ranking of the top 500 United States corporations as measured by gross revenue. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Remixes

Blacksmoke have done a number of distinctive remixes of other artists. Some of them have been available for download from their website, others are available on commercial recordings.

• a-ha - "Cosy Prisons (Aha inhale Blacksmoke)" ^[6]
• Bloodhound Gang - "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo"
• Deep Purple - "Black Night"
• Cradle of Filth - "Mannequin"
• Gay for Johnny Depp - "Shh, Put The Shiv To My Throat"
• Les Six - "Died In A Day"
• Prada Meinhof - "Hannah Have A Guinness"
• The Dandy Warhols - "We Used To Be Friends"
• The (International) Noise Conspiracy - "Armed Love"

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References

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External links

• Blacksmoke official site
• The Aquarium Gallery
• Blacksmoke/Cauty Fans Forum