William S. Burroughs – Break Through In Grey Room

"Break Through In Grey Room" is a collection of experimental recordings by William S. Burroughs, compiled and released in 1986, offering a deeper dive into his use of sound as an extension of his literary practice.

Mostly recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, these tracks employ cut-up techniques, reversed playback, spoken word, tape manipulation, and ambient noise to create fragmented and unsettling soundscapes. The album functions as a piece of sound art in which language, rhythm, and space are distorted and reassembled, reflecting Burroughs’ ongoing preoccupations with control, technology, and mental deprogramming. It is a challenging and deeply innovative work, essential to understanding the most radical side of the intersection between literature and sound.