Burroughs on Cut-Ups (Historic Audio Remixed to Fanciful Video Visuals)

Matti Niinimäki says, "I have always liked the voice of William S. Burroughs and I've always wanted to do something with the Origin and Theory of the Tape Cut-Ups clip. Now I have. Also includes a cut-up example by Brion Gysin." Cut-Ups (video, on Vimeo, thanks Richard Metzger)

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#1 posted by Anonymous, April 20, 2009 8:07 PM

It's a shame that hard work is spoiled by the mis-transcription of "...and got: 'it's a bad thing to sue your own father" as "and god its a bad thing to sue your own father."

Or maybe it's just the future slipping in, and Burroughs would get a chuckle...

#2 posted by technogeek, April 20, 2009 8:31 PM

Nice clip, and I like what was done with it visually... but I'd like to hear what was on the rest of the source recording.

#3 posted by Anonymous, April 20, 2009 9:17 PM

Technogeek, here you go: http://www.last.fm/music/William+S.+Burroughs/Break+Through+In+Grey+Room

#4 posted by igpajo, April 20, 2009 11:26 PM

Loved that! The audio cut up was dizzying. If I closed my eyes I almost felt a floating sensation.
Burroughs is a trip.

#5 posted by xdxdVSxdxd, April 21, 2009 4:16 AM

hello there!

William Burroughs at the RomaEuropaFAKEFactory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdTBEFtrW2s&feature=channel_page

it is really simpler than this, and we used him as part of the concept behind the competition: the "fake" and intellectual property. Things that Burroughs confronted in more than one way.

There's a whole story behind the competition (including the italian senate, a hacked institution, and a couple of more things) and I was thinking that it might be interesting to invite you to participate.

http://www.romaeuropa.org

cheers,
xDxD

#6 posted by strider_mt2k, April 21, 2009 5:41 AM

This is the kind of BB post that makes me want to drop everything and study this one thing until I tire of it or run out of material.

Sometimes it's hard not to.

#7 posted by eti, April 21, 2009 2:38 PM

Did this guy do the "surfing CEO" commercial for Microsoft?

Or this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT52dOvkf-E

#8 posted by Månsteri, April 22, 2009 9:01 AM

No, I didn't do neither of those.

And thanks for spotting that mis-transcription, I really thought it was part of the cut-up and said "and god".

I'm planning on redoing it since I'm also missing some parts of the original audio.