Break Through In Grey Room, by William S. Burroughs

Break Through In Grey Room

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1.	Ian Sommerville - K-9 Was In Combat With The Alien Mind Screens 13:32	info	buy track
2.	Origin And Theory Of The Tape Cut-Ups 03:29	info	buy track
3.	Brion Gysin - Recalling All Active Agents 01:25	info	buy track
4.	Ian Sommerville - Silver Smoke Of Dreams 04:55	info	buy track
5.	Junky Relations 01:59	info	buy track
6.	Master Musicians Of Jajouka - Joujouka, Pt. 1 01:35	info	buy track
7.	Curse Go Back 01:08	info	buy track
8.	Present Time Exercises 02:21	info	buy track
9.	Master Musicians Of Jajouka - Joujouka, Pt. 2 00:35	info	buy track
10.	Working With The Popular Forces 02:46	info	buy track
11.	Interview With Mr. Martin 03:02	info	buy track
12.	Master Musicians Of Jajouka - Joujouka, Pt. 3 01:29	info	buy track
13.	Ian Sommerville - Sound Piece 02:09	info	buy track
14.	Master Musicians Of Jajouka - Joujouka, Pt. 4 02:45	info	buy track
15.	Burroughs Called The Law 01:33	info	buy track

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Inspired by the original Industrial Records release of William S. Burroughs’s Nothing Here Now but the Recordings, Belgian record label Sub Rosa worked with Burroughs to release another album: Break Through In Grey Room. Originally compiled in 1986 by producer Bill Rich, the album features Burroughs's experimental recordings from 1961 to 1976, featuring field recordings by Burroughs of the Master Musicians of Jajouka, experimental collaborations with mathematician Ian Sommerville and painter/cut-up originator Brion Gysin.

Break Through In Grey Room documents William S. Burroughs during his time in Europe and England, working with Ian Sommerville on recording with the 'cut-up' technique. Sommerville's technical background enabled him to contribute to the early development of sound-and-light shows in London, leading to work with gear provided by Paul McCartney in an apartment owned by Ringo Starr. Experimental in nature, the record is as much an exhibition of studio and composition technique as it is a document of underground culture at that time.

For the 2023 reissue, Dais Records has collaborated with the Estate of William S. Burroughs on reissuing the album on vinyl and compact disc, fully remastered by mastering engineer Josh Bonati.

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Marble Smoke Vinyl LP | 200 edition
White Vinyl LP | 300 edition
Clear Vinyl LP | 750 edition
Black Vinyl LP
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Tracklist:

K-9 Was In Combat With The Alien Mind-Screens
Origin And Theory Of The Tape Cut-Ups
Recalling All Active Agents
Silver Smoke Of Dreams
Junky Relations
Joujouka
Curse Go Back
Present Time Exercises
Joujouka
Working with the Popular Forces
Interview with Mr. Martin
Joujouka
Sound Piece
Joujouka
Burroughs Called The Law

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released September 29, 2015

2015, William Burroughs Communications

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