This is a cross-over. Playing two Bills at one time. Phenomenal.
The Acid Lands, created by the Prague-based Opening Performance Orchestra, was first heard in public in 2014 at the Movement-Sound-Space festival in Ostrava, to mark the centenary of William S. Burroughs's birth. The piece was performed live by Opening Performance Orchestra & their guests, the theremin player Martina Potucková along with the poet, musician, & performer Pavel Z as the narrator.
The studio version of The Acid Lands was made in late 2019/early 2020 in collaboration with Bill Laswell & Iggy Pop, who undertook the role of the narrator. The piece, which pays tribute to
William S. Burroughs, features fragments from the novels The Western Lands & Junky. In addition to the title composition, The Acid Lands, the record contains Bill Laswell's instrumental remix, as well as the collective piece "Naming Seven Souls", featuring samples of William S. Burroughs reading his own work.
Opening Performance Orchestra, Bill Laswell, Iggy Pop featuring William S. Burroughs The Acid Lands
Rosa SR500, 2020.
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The Acid Lands
The Acid Lands (Ambient mix-translation)
Naming the Seven Souls (mix-translation)
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Track 1: Concept & electronics by Opening Performance Orchestra with Moog & tone generators by Alfred Sabeta, bass & additional Electronic by Bill Laswell, & spoken word by Iggy Pop & WSB.
Track 2: Created & performed by Bill Laswell.
Track 3: Created & performed by Bill Laswell with spoken word by WSB.
Enjoy,
NØ
