NOVA EXPRESS: "Last Words of Hassan Sabbah" by William S. Burroughs

An excerpt from draft 6 of
"NOVA EXPRESS"
a film by Andre Perkowski
based on the writings of
William S. Burroughs
Readings by William S. Burroughs
(plus End Titles, Post Script of The Regulator)
music by Kristin Palker & Andre Perkowski
This was one of the earliest sections I started working on in 1999, at that point it was shards of 16mm prints I had found in the trash intercut with Bolex-shot projections and superimpositions of "Towers Open Fire" and "Guerrilla Conditions" footage -- over the years it picked up many swollen appendages and additions, layers of Super-8 footage, paintings, scrawls and SVHS tapes played on VHS decks leading to generous dollops of distortion and discoloration. Gee, I really should fix that bit where the music drops out for the DVD, hmm
NOVA EXPRESS is currently three hours long and continues folding, shifting, and permutating.
Thanks to:
James Grauerholz
Oliver Harris
Jan Herman
Keith Seward
Carl Weissner
Barry Miles
Philip Proctor
Graham Rae
The story so far: • William Burroughs NOVA...

[@ian87294]

This should be played on every childrens TV channel. Get them young and you've got them for life.

[@AvantgarbleBlogspotMixtapes]

William is flying in coach.

[@MychelleSeymourHeyyouremember]

I appreciate this video, It's clearly stating we must refuse all language whatsoever because that is the source of control. Robot voice, at the very end, Proves the point of the video... Shall we?

[@douglasbailey3606]

All of your Burroughs productions are fabulously entertaining. So many thanks for these exceptional films!

[@REGB13]

I love your visuals.this is an amazing way to enjoy burroughs work. I'm sure he would have approved of your work

[@mateuszwarczynski3200]

Simply flawless,image and Burroughs molded into one.

[@chokingmessiah]

Truly remarkable, very powerful. Great great job. Can't thank you enough for your film.

[@adambraun4605]

Thanks so much. Thank you. Thank you. Brilliance

[@LizEarthAngel3]

He knew always what was going on, everyone should listen to this!

[@gorangorart881]

"...We are leaving the others
we are going away
Today we all steal
animals we are
possession is lost
Our souls are from the wild
and wings to reach the sky
let the sun fall into the ocean
let the earth erupt in flame
It is enough to have the strength
and knowledge
to raise our dream machines
into the sky..."
- ( LAIBACH ) -

[@pagliaccinodlemantra]

This is beautiful!

[@pagliaccinodlemantra]

@All Law perfect

[@satyros2]

THANK YOU

[@romaindonofrio1623]

Masterpiece

[@codedlAnguage]

We have Landed. 💖
😘

[@aoxomoxoanyc]

excellent.

[@gorangorart881]

Welcome to the B machine... Minutes go... and we are leaving.

[@creightonleerose582]

Mr Burroughs was/IS working with some HEAVY medicine(s)....
Theres a reason much of his materials dealt with the fluidity of TIME....;)
In nearly all the photos taken of him, he has a way of connecting with the viewer w/total eye contact through >T>I>M>E>.....~Does he not?
Great work(s) A.P!

[@nuqleo]

exacto

[@markelsdon2453]

Dream machine

[@gorangorart881]

Yah, the B Machine.

[@terminalpictures]

I have no idea why someone named Tackhead is credited for the music here. it's clearly my boring keyboard noodling throughout.

[@terrypussypower]

terminal pictures/Andre Perkowski Yeah, I've noticed that quite a few times on various videos on YT, where the music credited has nothing whatsoever to do with the video!

[@vollsticks]

terminal pictures/Andre Perkowski Late reply but isn't Tackhead a nom-de-plume of Keith LeBlanc, Sugarhill Records house drummer and latterly avant-garde musician who I think has collaborated with John Zorn and Ornette Coleman, to name a few? I could be wrong I didn't google first....

[@terminalpictures]

@@vollsticks he must have sampled either my mix or the Burroughs recording and they are collecting royalties on it. How annoying.

[@vollsticks]

@@terminalpictures You know Tackhead was originally a part of the Sugar Hill band, right? He's not just some random YT'er! Iirc the Burroughs recording was made in collaboration with him en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_LeBlanc
EDIT: Sorry Tackhead was the name of a band Keith Leblanc was in, couldn't remember his last name. Incredible drummer

[@terminalpictures]

@@vollsticks Bullshit. Nothing was done in collaboration with Burroughs, that piece was recorded alone in Paris in the early 60s. Then later edited by P-Orridge and Christopherson and released on "Nothing Here Now But The Recordings" in 1981.

[@PatrickBateman1987]

Plato Plato Plato back.

[@kurkurator]

Is the full thing getting some sort of a release?

[@Phylopn]

Can you make this series availble to watch on smartphone / tablets too? I love these and I'm really missing them on there. In any case, thanks, beautiful work.

[@Phylopn]

Phylopn edit: only this one doesn't work on phone / tablet :(

[@yeoldefreakshow]

Is there a full version of this anywhere?

[@sen5i]

try the album Nothing here now but the recordings on Industrial Records

[@doravieira4736]

where can i find, if possible, the origin of the last image of this video, in the post scriptum (the human body with some brain - body connections)? thanks

[@terminalpictures]

+Dora Vieira it's a combination of two separate animations from educational shorts from the Prelinger collection. "The Human Brain" possibly one of them.

[@allison01ful]

cool

[@diobubbola]

what's the correct order of the videos? (if there is an order)

[@terminalpictures]

+Caterina Micci The youtube clips are in rough order here: ua-cam.com/play/PL380344E48166AB1F.html -- that's a little over 1/3rd of the entire film.

[@diobubbola]

thank you...it's very interesting

[@alcosmic]

Nothing is true
Everything is permitted

[@defoperator7993]

I feel like he’s calling out the free mansonic agenda... am I mistaken?

[@joaquinignacio3277]

He's pointing way higher than any human organization.

[@edvingrauelfe4615]

are these the words ?:))

[@bun1000]

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