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new Burroughs book edited by EC member John M. Bennett

9/11/2018

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Yesterday I received my copy of "The Revised Boy Scout Manual" by William S. Burroughs, newly-published by The Ohio State University Press. I pre-ordered it several months ago when I first learned about the book from fellow Electronic Cottage Community member John M. Bennett. John edited the book with Geoffrey D. Smith and wrote one of the forewords of the book. I do not want to say too much about the book yet, because I do not want to spoil the experience for any of you who might be interested in the book. I also need time to read, savor, and absorb the book. I will say, however, that the main source text of this now authoritative version of "The Revised Boy Scout Manual" was a performance of the text recorded onto cassette tapes by Burroughs. Also, John Bennett's foreword offers a plan or scheme for understanding the themes of the book, which could well be applied to any or at least many works by WSB.

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between coincidence and augury

9/7/2018

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Hal McGee
between coincidence and augury


1. flight patterns of birds 25:33
2. signs of things that happened 25:49

recorded August 2018 in Gainesville, Florida 
with three Sony ICD-PX470 stereo digital dictaphones 
Yamaha Reface CS and Korg Monotron synthesizers
Minimoog Model D and Noisemusick iPhone apps 

plus circuit bent Casio SK1 and sounds of every day life 

artwork details 
from Custer's Last Stand 
1967

download at Bandcamp ($1 minimum)
includes PDF of CD cover so that you can print your own CD cover

also available on CDR by request, for $8 postage paid worldwide

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    Electronic Cottage
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    ​Hal McGee

    I have been making my own homemade experimental music since 1981.

    I was an active participant in the 1980s Cassette Culture scene, and I operated the Cause And Effect Cassette Distribution Service and label, and recorded solo as Dog As Master, and in a duo as Viscera.

    From 1989 to 1991 I published six issues of the original Electronic Cottage print magazine.

    In the last 40 years I have recorded, produced and released more than 300 solo audio works, collaborations and compilations.

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