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Blacksmoke a.k.a. The Blacksmoke Organisation are "an occasional art collective and musical group dedicated to the propagation of audio visual noise". The precise creative membership of Blacksmoke is a closely guarded secret. It is documented that a founding member is The KLF co-founder Jimmy Cauty. Heavy metal musician James Fogarty has also been extensively responsible for their musical output. Keir (the ex Black Dog/808 State Manager) has been described as their "project manager". 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 . Blacksmoke output currently includes music (original, remix/production for artists and TV/Film composition work), artwork (including photography) and video material.
Cauty stated in a music press interview that Blacksmoke 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 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 original tracks as well as the graphics.
Blacksmoke is a 1970s music group signed by former Crusaders member-turned-record producer Wayne Henderson for his At-Home Productions.
Originally named Smoke, the group was conceived in Compton, California in 1972. They were signed to Chocolate City Records in 1976 and their self-titled album was distributed by Casablanca Records & Filmworks in 1976. The album produced two hit singles, Your Love Has Got Me Screaming and There It Is. When it was discovered that another music act had been using the name "Smoke" prior to their releases, the initial records were pulled off the market and the label revised the group name and reissued the album with the updated name on the new album cover. They left Chocolate City in 1977 to join Henderson's At-Home Productions, where they remained until the group's disbanding.
The group was composed of songwriter Michael Fisher, on lead vocals and lead guitar, with his brother Anthony "Tony" Fisher, on electric bass and background vocals. Arnold Riggs Jr. sang lead vocals also and played percussion. Ray Genovese played drums and Rodney Thompson played keyboards. Bradford Henry Thoelke III played slide trombone and bass trombone. Clifford Ervin Jr. played trumpet and flugelhorn, and Milton "Buddy" McDaniels played saxophones and flute.
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