This performance is dedicated to Brion Gysin: friend, painter, historian, raconteur extraordinaire who used montage and non-linear thinking to coax truth from the cracks of a discontinuous universe.
Recorded live at the Caravan of Dreams, September 11, 1986.
*Audio Cassette*
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Why this recording matters
- A live performance dedicated to Brion Gysin. Painter, historian, and avant-garde master who shaped the cut-up movement alongside Burroughs
- Captured at the legendary Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth, one of the most important cultural venues of the 1980s underground arts scene
- A rare audio document of the spoken word and literary performance tradition that defined a generation of consciousness-expanding artists
- Rooted in the spirit of montage and non-linear thinking; a listening experience that rewards attention and rewards return visits
- A piece of living cultural history from the Synergetic Press archive
