Tom Vek shares KLF inspired video for ‘Broke’

Tom Vek has shared a video for his track ‘Broke’ which features famous footage of The KLF burning £1million of their own money on the Scottish island of Jura in 1994.

Posting to Facebook, Vek explained the concept behind his use of the footage for the track, which is taken from last year’s album ‘Luck’:

“The ever-dwindling budgets for music videos seemed all the more ironic when attempting to make one for “Broke”, one of the most personal songs from my latest album. Thinking of concepts to compliment the sentiment of the track I was trying to think what could be the most expensive video of all time, instead of the grotesque flaunting of cash so commonplace, and often fraudulent, the statement that Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty made, still perplexing and brilliant to this day puts all other budgets to shame, and deserves to be continually shown on loop in every art gallery in the world”

“This re-appropriation of Gimpo’s [KLF collaborator] footage is intended as a piece of re-conceptual pop art, as the cheapest most expensive music video, in reference to the current martial law regarding ownership and value in the internet age. All rights of the video and original performance are owned respectively by Gimpo and The KLF / K Foundation.”

Tom Vek plays debut album ‘We Have Sound’ in full at Brixton Electric on May 22nd, tickets for which can be purchased here. Watch the video for Broke below: