King Khan, Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz, and Eyvind Kang have joined forces to curate the album, Let Me Hang You. It is an album centered around unheard recordings of legendary author and Beat Generation figurehead William S. Burroughs reading selections from his seminal novel Naked Lunch.
The album is set to be released on July 15th.
Twenty years ago, William S. Burroughs was asked to record an audio version of his favorite parts of Naked Lunch. Hal Willner and James Grauerholz produced several sessions with the help of Bill Frisell and Wayne Horvitz, as well as Eyvind Kang, just to name a few. The recordings were then abandoned up until last year.
In 2015, Hal Willner decided to revisit this unfinished masterpiece and asked for help from King Khan. Hal sent Khan all of the recordings and asked him to add his two cents in and here we are today.
Let Me Hang You is a collection of depraved genius straight from the godfather of punk’s very own mouth.
Let Me Hang You
01. The Exterminator
02. Manhattan Serenade
03. Baboon
04. This You Gotta Hear
05. Disciplinary Procedure
06. The Afterbirth Tycoon
07. Leif The Unlucky
08. Let Me Hang You
09. Islam Inc.
10. The Queen Bee
11. Clem Snide
12. Gentle Reader
13. Quick