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Cut Up Technique

by Paracelsus

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    Brion Gysin is credited with really developing the idea, but William S. Burroughs took it to the extreme and popularized it. Basically he would type a page, cut individual sentences and words out with a razor, toss the shreds in a fishbowl, and rearrange the jumbled pieces in a new cohesive order.

    I thought I might attempt it with tape. I recorded a very rhythmic and repetitive piano song to 1/4 tape and proceeded to destroy it with a razor and rearrange the pieces. It was the most fun I have ever had in the studio.

    And a big Thank You to John Buscarino for engineering the recording. Without his help, this project would have not been realized.
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released April 10, 2010
Charlie Burrus

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