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By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. In 1992, he guested on ministrys just one fix single, and the following year recorded the priest, they called him with nirvanas kurt cobain. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. If you dont already have it, download spotify here to listen to the. Burroughs dead city radio williams welcome what are you here for.
Burroughs see all versions of this release, 2 available. Aug 22, 2017 dead city radio is a musical album by beat generation author william s. Oct 02, 2011 one of the best burroughs recordings, dead city radio features the writer reading five previously unreleased pieces, along with selections from several of his books. February 5, 1914 august 2, 1997 was an american writer and visual artist. Slow, nasal, articulate, surreal, burroughs voice and prose make for an amazing contrast over the bernard hermanesque composition, and dead city radio. Burroughs, which was released by island records in 1990. William burroughs moved to london in the winter of 195960 in order to be near his boyfriend, ian sommerville, who was finishing his studies at cambridge. Feb 10, 2010 download here purchase here ah pook is here, 1994 video piece by philip hunt. This is a collection of william burroughs beauties from nyc radio stations, as well as a. It was dedicated to keith haring the cd is a collection of readings by burroughs set to a broad range of musical compositions. The more contemporary backing material is fine, and burroughs dry as dust readings sound particularly unsettling when backed by symphonic americana. Provided to youtube by universal music group williams welcome what are you here for. Six years before he published his breakthrough novel, naked lunch 1959, william s. Audio is mostly track 4 from dead city radio, ah pook the destroyer brion gysins allpurpose bedtime story words by wsb, music by john cale.
Jun 22, 2016 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Burroughs licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of island records. Burroughs was a primary figure of the beat generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. To this end he also unearthed aaron coplandesque music recorded in the late 40s and 50s for various radio shows by toscaninis nbc symphony orchestra. John cale, donald fagen and sonic youth were among the cast assembled on what was arguably his most accessible release. Slow, nasal, articulate, surreal, burroughs voice and prose make for an amazing contrast over the bernard hermanesque composition, and dead city radio comes off as noir on acid. Burroughs broke into the literary scene with junky sometimes also called junkie, a candid, semiautobiographical account of an unredeemed drug addict.
Oct 07, 2018 after 1987s break through in grey room, burroughs recorded 1990s dead city radio, a collection of performances backed by sonic youth, john cale, the nbc symphony orchestra, and others. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Dead city radio, break through in grey room, and call me burroughs. Burroughs discography, albums and singles on allmusic. This is a local station only available in piqua, ohio. William burroughs dead city radio mix and assorted goodies. Dead city radio is a musical album by beat generation author william s. Dec 05, 20 william s burroughs dead city radio 1990 bills narratives this is a fascinating listening experience, burroughs reading a selection of his writing set to music, some of this music written specifically for the performances, for example three by john cale, and one each by donald fagan and sonic youth. Burroughs reads from the place of dead roads and the cat inside. William seward burroughs ii, also known by his pen name william lee. Burroughs on allmusic 1990 one of the best burroughs. Burroughs reads his doom soaked dead city prose over dense orchestrations, the combination is powerful.
Burroughs ii saint louis, 5 februari 1914 lawrence, 2 augustus 1997. A visual portrait of the late, great beat writer, artist and provocateur william s. Dead city radio, burroughs first fulllength album in over two decades, paired the writer with producer hal willner. Jan 09, 2012 after 1987s break through in grey room, burroughs recorded 1990s dead city radio, a collection of performances backed by sonic youth, john cale, the nbc symphony orchestra, and others. In 1992, he guested on ministrys just one fix single, and the following year recorded the priest they called him with nirvanas kurt cobain. Burroughs reads his first novel, junky open culture. This is a collection of william burroughs beauties from nyc radio stations, as well as a handful of faith no more tracks to top the record off. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making. The acerbic burroughs wit is at its finest on many of these selections, and he even takes a shot at singing on one track. Burroughs london life curated by xray audios stephen coates and paul heartfield with barry miles.
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