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William S. Burroughs
Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages

Album IT 2014 on Sotpackan label
Jazz and Spoken Word (Spoken Word, Free Jazz, Avant-garde Jazz)

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen’s legendary 1922 film 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, an abbreviated version of the film (77 minutes) was released. This version features an eclectic jazz score by Daniel Humair (played by a quintet including Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and Daniel Humair on percussion) and dramatic narration by William S. Burroughs. The artwork features great stills from the film. SOTPACKAN PO Box 4467, Roma 01655 Jewel case release including a four page booklet.

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	William S. Burroughs voc, 1914-1997 US narrator, album by
	Daniel Humair dr, *1938 CH percussion, score
	Jean-Luc Ponty vn, *1942 FR violin

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