Interview Part Two : Destroy All Rational Thought`s - Directors Joe Ambrose and Frank Rynne

As your friendly attorney, I do suggest you read Part One of the Interview if you haven't done so already. Part Two will make so much more sense if you take my advice!

The Here To Go Show clearly has a wider contextual panorama, I think you have talked about some of that in this interview. What further material was produced?

FR: The Here to Go Show led directly to several projects. The first was The China White Aged 23 Show which featured China White works and works by Genisis P. Orridge, Hakim Bey, Bruce Ryder, and Joe. In 1994, I traveled to Morocco and began recording The Master Musicians of Joujouka. This resulted in three CDs directly, Joujouka Black Eyes (1995), Sufi (1996) and the most recent release Boujeloud (2006), on the Sub Rosa label.

So the show led to further artistic and cultural projects? I think that's important, to build on the themes and dynamism of the Show, to keep the impact of the Tangier Beat Scene relevant.

JA: We’re planning a reissue of the album we produced 10% File Under Burroughs, for later this year.

The Here To Go Show clearly has a wider contextual panorama, I think you have talked about some of that in this interview. What further material was produced?

FR: It brought together documents related to the show such as Burroughs and Gysin Sound Cut-ups, Brion Gysin and Terry Wilson’s Here to Go Tapes, as well as new contributions from artists like Herbert Hunke, Paul Bowles, Terry Wilson, Ira Cohen, Scanner, Chuck Prophet, John Cale, Marianne Faithfull, Stanley Booth, Sufi trance from The Gnoua Brotherhood of Marrakesh, whom I had recorded for the Sufi CD, Bomb the Bass, The Master Musicians of Joujouka and Bill Laswell’s Divination and Material. It also included further new creative projects like Islamic Diggers which was Joe and myself tackling some of the ideas that arose from the Here to Go Show mixed with Moroccan Trance and our own musical irreverence. Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket The same year we made the film Joujouka with Marek Pytel and Chris Campion about Moroccan trance music that was shot on Super 8 film.

10% is on the Sub Rosa label, I`m looking forward to getting a copy, I missed out on its earlier release.

FR: While Burroughs was alive he endorsed the work done by myself and Joe Ambrose and Terry Wilson. He made a special reference to the performances of The Master Musicians of Joujouka in his endorsement of Destroy all Rational Thought; “The actual performances must have been a real knockout. We need more diabolic music everywhere”. I think William S. Burroughs sums it up right there!

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  • 1 - johnny boy

    Apr 20, 2007 at 9:06 am

    very stimulating

  • 2 - paul hawkins

    Apr 20, 2007 at 11:58 am

    thanks, what did you find stimulating johnny boy ?

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