Blacksmoke are an occasional art collective and musical group dedicated to the propogation of audio visual noise. The full membership of the organiztion is unconfirmed, but what is known for sure is that former KLF member Jimmy Cauty and his occassional collaborator Gimpo (Real Name Alan Goodrick) are both involved with the project.
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. Among the work so far produced by the Blacksmoke Organisation there are limited edition stamps known as "The Stamps Of Mass Destruction" and an EP of MP3s downloadable for free from their official website. The anger over 9/11 is immediately apparent as many of the tracks attack George W. Bush. The music is highly reminiscent of bands like Ministry and The Progidy's Fat Of The Land album.
At Midnight on 22September 2003, BBC Radio 2's Breezeblock with Mary Anne Hobbs show broadcast a 15 minute mix session. The session comprised of 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 current political climate. The cut material was a track called "Silent Night", which the collective had hosted on their site for 24 hours on 11 September 2003 before permanently removing it. A few months later, the collective added an MP3 of the Breezeblock version of "Silent Night" to their website for download.
They also host an MP3 of their remix of Depeche Mode's "We Used To Be Friends]] as well as the aforementioned EP entitled "Post Terrorist Modernism DIY MP3 EP".
A full length album is promised for 2004 as well as remix of a as yet unannounced Cradle Of Filth song.
