Third Mind - An Evening of Rock and Roll, Hip Hop, and Film Inspired by the Cut-Up technique of William Burroughs
On Sat 4/14/2007 at 9PM, New York musical Artists David Aaron ( www.davidaaron.net ) and Adriano Morez ( www.myspace.com/adrianomorez ) ) along with WaxMachine ( www.myspace.com/waxmachine ) will be doing a special show at the Brooklyn Lyceum ( www.gowanus.com ) that will include works inspired by the cut-up technique of legendary author William Burroughs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Burroughs ).
There will also be a special presentation of a similarly inspired short film by David Hopkinson of Bristol, UK entitled "Cutting Up My Friends."
The Cut Up Technique ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut-up_technique ), a literary device in which pages of unrelated text are cut up and then juxtaposed in order to suggest new and unexpected meaning, has been utilized in art and literature for over 50 years. It is most often associated with Beat writer William Burroughs who considered it a form of divination: "When you cut word lines the future leaks out." Modern musical practitioners of cut-up include David Bowie, Patti Smith, Radiohead and many others.
Aaron, Morez, and Wax Machine will be setting up "containers" where in the weeks preceding the performance date anyone can enter text or voice responses to three questions posed by the event's producer. The contents of these responses will them be "cut-up" by the artists in advance of the performance and the resulting new words and sounds will form the basis of new songs and hip hop pieces. This will be an opportunity for the audience to experience hearing themselves represented in what will be going on on-stage. The groups will also be performing some of their more traditional material.
Anyone interested in contributing their words or voice to the mix can do so by:
1) Visiting www.davidaaron.net/cutup.html - here you can type your responses to the questions and submit them anonymously via the web
2) Dialing 646-417- 5673 and leaving an anonymous voicemail in response to the audio prompts.
Concert Information:
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Third Mind - An Evening of Rock and Roll and Hip Hop Inspired by the Cut-up Technique of William Burroughs
Saturday April 14, 2007, 9PM
Starring David Aaron and Adriano Morez with WaxMachine
Brooklyn Lyceum , 227 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY ( www.gowanus.com )