23 Seconds to Eternity

This is a great collection of music videos and short films all related to The KLF filmed from 1988-1992. I came to know them via the song 3AM Eternal when it blew up on MTV and the top 40 charts back in 1991. Little did I know then what I was getting myself into back then. Seriously, check out the Wikipedia pages on them, it's quite the rabbit hole.

After buying "The White Room" on CD back in 91 (along with searching for their related releases at the time) and learning there was supposed to be a film connected to that music I had wondered for nearly 35 years what that film would have looked like. Now I know and I'm so happy I could finally see it!

Most of the rest of the music videos in this collection I had previously seen and I'm glad they're all included as part of the very loose narrative.

The section with the short film "The Rites of Mu" was the only really tedious part of this collection. I think I understand the vision behind it, but it really dragged on. It should be included for completeness sake and it also shows that not everything The KLF did hit the mark.

I also wish it would have been easier to view this film in the US. I had to go to some lengths in order to find it.

For people who are fans of the KLF they'll probably love this film. For anyone not aware of their music & history it's probably going to all seem a bit insane.

When Doctorin' the TARDIS started playing, I knew I was in for a good time, and that's not even the tip of the iceberg I found myself stumbling down. A two-hour compilation edit of The KLF's music videos and films, 23 Seconds to Eternity, is possibly the closest we'll ever get to seeing the duo's cancelled feature film, The White Room, only adding to the duo's mystique further. Just like their music, ambience is everything. Having only heard the intro track before, I found myself swept up by each song and every moment, almost as if I were in a trance. The wild stylings of each film and narrative kept me heavily invested, from colourful post-apocalyptic landscapes to Wicker Man-like cults and velvety black and white vikings. While this is inevitably more of a glorified mixtape than a narrative feature, 23 Seconds to Eternity is a truly enlightening experience, preserving a significant period in British music and serves as a phenomenal showcase for the inventiveness of music videos. Although the film's success will depend on personal musical taste, the historical significance is undeniable. Even if you aren't convinced of the music's greatness, you have to admire the efforts of the band and their collaborators in trying to persuade you of it.

It is so nice to finally have HD quality after scouring the interwebs to get mpg file copies for the last 30 years. I am part of this history. I ran an FTP for the KLF group on xmission for over 11 years. Keeping all the videos in bad quality such as they were. Only sad part is they didn't include "Waiting" or the 2K stuff which is strange no doubt. There have been many releases from private folks in DVD format tha had most of the same content but not in as high a quality called "The White Room" and also KLF 1991: The Work.

I remember as a late teen waiting for them to release the full White Room only to get a VHS with the 3 videos on it, i still have the VHS btw.

The history is deep and i am a part of that history in the KLF Reenactment Society "Dj Renigade" as i redid "Space" album. Waiting would have made a great addition to this Blue-ray as Bill Butt directed it too.