tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13333926.post557055820259753261..comments2024-03-25T22:52:15.042+00:00Comments on The Generalist: BEAT CULTURE: BRION GYSINJohn Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09501711032849084572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13333926.post-88147303249220167962012-08-28T19:27:34.875+01:002012-08-28T19:27:34.875+01:00Here's a little backdrop that will shed some l...Here's a little backdrop that will shed some light on how the Master Musicians of Joujouka captured Gysin's imagination.<br /><br />Here is where western rock n roll takes you for a fleeting finale - the subversive edges of the Velvet Underground's white noise, the nail biting frenzy of Radiohead's symphonic shrieks, the junk like rush of the Jesus and Mary Chain.<br />But this is no finale.<br />What is a crescendo for western rock n roll is a mere point of departure for this crew.<br />The Masters, who range in age from 40 to 80, are just kicking off.<br />And when it all gets too much, when you think you can't take any more, that's precisely what you get.<br />Then more and more and more.<br /><br />This is the oldest sound you have ever heard. This is most modern sound you have heard.<br />This is rock and roll. This is religion. This is political. This is freedom. This is ecstasy.<br />This is sonic jewelry forged in front of your blinking eyes<br /><br />Your mind screams 'stop, stop, enough' and yet some unknown voice inside screams 'more, more, faster, faster'.<br />This is fucking psychiatric. This is orgasmic. <br /><br />http://www.barringtonkevin.blogspot.ie/2012/08/joujouka-rocking-casbah.html Barricadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147036235750336993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13333926.post-22564212330144907662012-08-01T17:27:09.149+01:002012-08-01T17:27:09.149+01:00Glad you enjoyed 'FLicKeR' - and Thank You...Glad you enjoyed 'FLicKeR' - and Thank You for your kind words of recommendation, John!<br />Readers may just be interested in my piece 'Apprentice to an Apprentice: The Perilous Passage of Terry Wilson' - which of course talks about his friendship with Burroughs & Gysin - and can be read here: http://www.beatdom.com/?p=1838<br />Yes, W Grey Walter was very much 'the man' on flicker research: his book 'The Living Brain' was in fact Ian Sommerville's main source on alpha rhythms when developing the Dreamachine.<br />Oh, one small point-of-order: Emma's surname is 'Doeve' - but bless you for mentioning us at all!<br />Best Wishes for Now: MLSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com