The Art of Hel Hefner

Hel Hefner

Eivind Aarset Trio • Electromagnetic

A William Burroughs Birthday Book

I found this doing a clear out some years back a couple of months after Burroughs birthday and thought it would be a good idea to scan and post in time for the following year but just plain forgot. I would come across it from time and then forget about it again…anyway I’m on it this year round.
I bought this after the event from a underground mail order book distribution catalog called counter culture(?) pre internet days.
I haven’t read this since 1994 but had a quick scan through it whilst scanning, some interesting stuff within.
Counter Productions were a great source for finding unknown, weird and fringe gems, most of which I’ve kept and will scan and post if I find the time.

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A William Burroughs Birthday Book was produced to coincide with an event promoted by Catherine

Lupton and held on 5th February 1994 in Brighton, the 80th Birthday of William Burroughs.

The event itself in many ways mirrored Burroughs' own approach to literature and art, being a

random coming together of discrete connections that were collaged into a 'whole'. Alongside video

and sound-bites, numerous artists, writers and performers presented their work...

The only criterion was that the presentations should in some way be appropriate as a gift to Mr Burroughs.

The event was a sell-out, the dreamachines flickered into the night, and Dr Benway even

performed an appendectomy to thrill the crowds!

The booklet proved to be extremely popular. The following pages give just a flavour…WSB

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“Nothing is True - Everything is Permitted”

The last words of Hassan i Sabbah

Buck Jam Tonic

Buck Jam Tonic is a double album of improvised music by John Zorn, Bill Laswell & Tatsuya Nakamura. The album was released on the Japanese Wilddisc label in 2003 and is comprised of one disc mixed in Tokyo and another mixed in New York City. A vinyl edition was also released containing only the Tokyo mix.
The two discs make a neat set: the first was mixed by drummer Tatsuya Nakamura, while the second features three Bill Laswell interpretations of the same sessions. An obvious result is that there's some overlap of source material between the discs (see the samples of "Nu," from the Tokyo mix, and "Tzu," from the New York mix), but where Nakamura's tracks are rough-sounding little nuggets of rock, Laswell's are denser epics that build and ebb dramatically (across a wider spectral range, too) over the course of 20 or 30 minutes. Furthering the variety, John Zorn actually played alto and soprano sax that day instead of just honking, and Laswell pulled out some monstrous "boWAAAAAAAOW" noises to really get the blood flowing; the effect is a lot like the ugly muscle of Execution Ground, only with way peppier drumming. Hearing it through two different sets of ears gives BJT some replay value beyond its fist-pumping qualities, too, so it's more than just a replacement for a concert experience. Get past the awful name and hideous cover, and there's plenty to enjoy. - Taylor McLaren

Disc one • Tokyo mix
1. Old Dragon - 4:53
2. Lobo - 7:18
3. Matagi - 5:39
4. Toccata for Coyote - 10:20
5. Nu - 4:53

Disc two • New York mix
1. Tzu - 23:29
2. Second Sight - 28:37
3. Panepha - 15:39


John Zorn • alto sax, soprano sax
Bill Laswell • electric bass
Tatsuya Nakamura • drums

All compositions by Nakamura/Laswell/Zorn
Recorded on December 6, 2002 at Victor Studio, Tokyo
Disc one mixed at Studio Sunshine,
Tokyo, by Tatsuya Nakamura
Disc two mixed at Turtletone Studio,
New York City, by Bill Laswell
Produced by Tsutomu Fujii


Label: WildDisk – WDD-004/005
Format: 320
Country: Japan
Released: 2003
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Free Jazz, Free Improvisation

Electric Ladyland (Vol.1)

The original Electric Ladyland comp, not the Clickhop version which came out some years later. Some good tracks including Maschine by Gas, not be confused with the my previous post by another artist under the same name.

Stylø

1. Alec Empire • Kick Some Soul Pt. 1

2. Zulutronic • Drop A Lot

3. 4E • 91 Killer

4. Kerosene • Please Harder

5. G 104 • Bassphemic Village

6. Alec Empire • Kick Some Soul Pt. 2

7. Ian Pooley • Dancehall Killer

8. Mouse On Mars • Schlecktron (Double Mix)

9. Zulutronic • Hong Kong Phui

10. Gas • Maschine

11. Hanin • The Outback

12. Himadri • Disconnect Dissect

13. Abe Duque • You

Label: Mille Plateaux: MP 019 CD

Series: Electric Ladyland 1

Format: CD, Compilation

Country: Germany

Released: 1995

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop

Style: Abstract, Experimental

Excavation • Unauthorized Cut-Up Vol. I

1. Untitled • Bill Laswell 
2. Untitled/Ta'Wil • Bill Laswell/Ira Cohen/Pharoah Sanders/Submerged
3. Untitled • Bootsy's Rubber Band
4. Untitled • Tony Williams/Bernie Worrell
5. Simple As That • Jungle Brothers
6. Untitled/The Furies • Bill Laswell & William Burroughs/Praxis & Iggy Pop
7. Untitled • Ornette Coleman/Bill Laswell
8. Untitled • Hasil Atkins
9. Doriella du Fontaine • Jimi Hendrix/Buddy Miles
10. Untitled • JT Money/George Clinton
11. Untitled • Bill Laswell/Bootsy Collins
12. Untitled • Bill Laswell/Ornette Coleman/Julian Schnabel
13. Abi Virus • Bill Laswell/John Zorn/Masada String Trio/SPL
14. Family Affair • Iggy Pop

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The Players

Bill Laswell • George Clinton • Ornette Coleman • William S. Burroughs • Pharoah Sanders • Jimi Hendrix • Tony Williams • Bernie Worrell • Iggy Pop • Bootsy Collins • Hasil Atkins • Ira Cohen • Jungle Brothers • Buckethead • Submerged • John Zorn • Julian Schnabel • Fred Wesley • Masada String Trio • Maceo Parker • Brain • Buddy Miles • SPL • Master Musicians of Jajouka • Bernard Fowler • Aiyb Dieng • JT Money • Genesis P. Orridge • Mudbone • Billy Bang.

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Reconstruction and mix translation done at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ
Engineer: Robert Musso

Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone, NYC
Production, reconstruction and mix translation: 

Bill Laswell

info • Silent Watcher

Label:none

Format:320

Country: US

Released: 2008

Genre: Electronic

Style: Jazz, Rock, Funk, Experimental, Ambient

THE PEOPLE v THE BANKS: Conviction beats Eviction

Laurence Easeman - The People vs. The Banks & Russell Brand's Botched "Revolution" Debate

Kenny Wheeler R.I.P.

Kenny Wheeler • flugelhorn
Keith Jarrett • piano
Dave Holland • bass
Jack DeJohnette • drums

Kenny Wheeler
January 14 1930 - September 18 2014

"A Visionaries Means of Deliverance"