History
Beginning in 1988 with the single "Acid Rappin'", Tony Thorpe and The KLF co-founder Jimmy Cauty produced dance music that incorporated elements of techno, dub, acid house, hip hop, drum and bass and African music. Their 1991 single "Funky Zulu" is considered a house classic. The Moody Boys' original releases were complemented by duties as the authorised remixers of The KLF's highly-charting singles "3 a.m. Eternal", "What Time Is Love?" and "Last Train to Trancentral". In each case, The Moody Boys' mixes were released on separate 12"s to the charting singles.
Cauty's contributions to The Moody Boys ended upon The KLF's 1992 retirement, but Thorpe continued under the revised "Moody Boyz" moniker until 1994, producing in this time what is considered to be the Moody name's best work, including another "classic", "Destination Africa", and the album, Product of the Environment. An early example of a remix album, released as a double EP, Recycled for the Environment was also released to acclaim in 1994, featuring contributions from many remixers, including Andrew Weatherall and Dave Hedger.
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