{"id":47713,"date":"2021-02-09T17:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/?p=47713"},"modified":"2021-10-21T14:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T13:00:07","slug":"soft-need-23-william-burroughs-brion-gysin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/?p=47713","title":{"rendered":"SOFT NEED #23. William Burroughs, Brion Gysin. Alga Marghen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alga Marghen in collaboration with Expanded Media Editions is proud to present the final issue of \u201cSoft Need\u201d, a publication centered on the work of William Burroughs and expanding its deep influences into contemporary consciousness.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1973 as a reaction to the aftermath of a three weeks\u2019 stay across Xmas and New Year\u2019s with Gysin and Burroughs by their confidant Udo Breger, \u201cSoft Need\u201c had its roots in the underground press of the previous two decades and at the same time became a prototype for the forthcoming fanzine scene. Even if only 3 numbers were issued in the 70s (SN#8 in 1973 followed by SN#9 in 1976 and SN#17 \u201cThe Brion Gysin Special\u201c in 1977, all in print-runs of 300 to 500 copies) it quickly became a legendary publication for both Burroughs fans and those interested in counterculture experimental poetry artists\u2019 editions. Almost half a century later, the last edition \u201cSoft Need 23\u201c is now issued including exclusive material by William Burroughs and Brion Gysin as well as multi-media contributions by eighty international authors and artists.<\/p>\n

Issued in an edition limited to 431 copies \u201cSoft Need 23\u201d is a 260-page art book reflecting on the contemporary relevance of historical works by Burroughs and Gysin within the frame of the Beat Generation. Dedicated to Ian Sommerville, the English electronic technician and computer programmer who was collaborating with Brion Gysin to the development of the early Dreammachine and programmed the computer-generated random sequences that Gysin used in his early cut-ups, the book present 190 illustrations, literary essays, photographs, poetry, visual art, caricature, memories and a vast array of ephemera by William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Allen Ginsberg, Louise Landes Levi, Gregory Corso, Jean-Jacques Lebel, John Armleder, Paul-Armand Gette, Peter Weibel (director of ZKM Karlsruhe and curator with Udo Breger of \u201cThe Name Is Burroughs\u201d show in 2012), Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Sonic Boom, Papiro, James Grauerholz, Robert Wilson and many, many others.<\/p>\n

A large format (32x24cm) book printed in 4\/4-color and featuring a thread-sewn visible binding, \u201cSoft Need 23\u201d is a multi-media journey into William Burroughs and Brion Gysin underground world connecting them to the Beat Generation counterculture and revealing their influences on following generations. So step right in, and beyond!<\/p>\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Alga Marghen in collaboration with Expanded Media Editions is proud to present the final issue of \u201cSoft Need\u201d, a publication centered on the work of William Burroughs and expanding its deep influences into contemporary consciousness. Founded in 1973 as a reaction to the aftermath of a three weeks\u2019 stay across Xmas and New Year\u2019s with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[5904,5919,5906,5903,5908,5907,5905],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47713"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47713"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49319,"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47713\/revisions\/49319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mottodistribution.com\/site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}