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Cut UP. Deconstructing William Burroughs

LabelUnexplained Sounds Group

FormatCD

GenreSound Art

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* 200 copies limited edition. * Between the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s, the literary and stylistic technique of William S. Burroughs (Saint Louis 1917-Lawrence 1997) influenced an entire generation that was, in those years, in direct collision with the social system. A somewhat controversial and brilliant figure, a man on the fringes of civilization. From his mind emerged the creative writing technique that burst onto the scene under the name of Cut-Up. This procedure was previously introduced by the Dadaist poet Tristan Tzara, involving cutting words from an existing text to generate a new meaning by mixing the various words in a different order. Burroughs took this technique to the extreme, making it very popular and influencing every artistic realm, particularly the field of rock and experimental music. The list of his disciples in the musical domain is extensive, including names like David Bowie, Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, Sonic Youth, Bob Dylan, and Throbbing Gristle, to name just a few.
It is from this devotion to the technique and the persona of this legendary writer that the homage by the Unexplained Sounds Group and the musicians involved in the project is born, paying tribute to the great American writer.

Details
Cat. number: USG096
Year: 2024

Format

it comes in 6 panels digipack

Release notes

Limited edition of 200 CD copies. Packaged in a 6-panel clear-tray digipak.

Tracklist
1Radioactive Cockroaches In Tangiers4:48
2I Wonder Whatever Happened To Ottos Boy Who Played The Violin4:41
3The Chance Of A Ghost5:02
4Out3:56
5The Dreaming4:57
6The Stale Ania (Thief Of Dreams)6:15
7Linguistica Virale Multipla - Ruptured Words Version5:59
8The Cities Of The Red Night3:09
9Riding The Rails4:27
10Rain5:36
11Chaos Magic5:06
12Your Consciousness Is Being Cut By Random Factors5:36
13Mythologies For The Age Of Control4:19
Credits
Matteo Mariano
Artwork, Layout [CD]
Raffaele Pezzella
Curated By, Mastered By

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