Burroughs, William: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

William Burroughs: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages - COMPACT DISCS

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Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

Artist:

William Burroughs

Label:

Sotpackan

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

769791954793

Genre:

Jazz

Release Date:

2014-12-09

Number of Discs:

1

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary 1922 silent film Hexan uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious; instead, it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous. In 1968, Antony Balch prepared an abbreviated 77-minute version of the film titled Witchcraft Through the Ages. Balch had previously worked with William S. Burroughs in making the films Towers Open Fire (1963) and the Cut-Ups (1967), and this version features Burroughs' dramatic narration, delivered as an incantation in droning monotone. Daniel Humair's chaotic jazz score for the '68 release was played by a quintet that included Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and Humair on percussion. The artwork features stills from the film.

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