{"product_id":"peter-wiegold-will-self-kafkas-wound","title":"Peter Wiegold\/Will Self: Kafka's Wound","description":"\u003cp style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease date: 15 November 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary thought joins contemporary music for this musical realisation of writer Will Self’s digital essay \u003cem\u003eKafka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003es Wound\u003c\/em\u003e, commissioned by the London Review of Books for BBC\/ACE digital arts platform \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/thespace.lrb.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Space\u003c\/a\u003e. The CD showcases expertly crafted new music and cutting edge improvisation with Will Self as a guest narrator. Simple versions of traditional Klezmer tunes were spontaneously scored, and then directed live into improvised transformations. The spirited, freewheeling playing of the band pushes the music to unearth the unconscious, the raw fear so graphic in Kafka and his cryptic, hallucinatory tale. Self-selected the texts from three sources: Kafka’s \u003cem\u003eA Country Doctor\u003c\/em\u003e, Kafka’s diaries, and his own essay \u003cem\u003eKafka's Wound.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Kafka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003es Wound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e: A Digital Literary Essay \u003c\/em\u003eis a subjective examination of Franz Kafka’s work through the lens of one of his stories, \u003cem\u003eA Country Doctor \u003c\/em\u003e(1919), and in particular through the aperture of the wound described in the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essay was commissioned and directed by the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, the largest literary magazine in Europe, and brought together a group of web developers, editors, researchers, academics that include Peter Wiegold, and artists, led by Self. The team explored the possibilities offered by digital media to fashion a different kind of literary essay, interspersed with music, animation, film and text inspired by Kafka's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe innovative project is highly collaborative, with over 70 contributors researching and creating much of the additional content. These contributors included a host of Brunel staff and students who Self challenged to produce creative digital responses to the story, including readings of Kafka’s work by Brunel School of Arts Professor Johannes Birringer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchival material was unearthed and incorporated, and readings, interviews, translations, debates and videos documenting the creative process were also interwoven with the essay, allowing readers a unique insight into the writer’s intellectual journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I began by talking to people about my own ideas, about where I might be going with this piece before I had written it,” explained Self in an interview featured on The Space. “It became an exercise in extended collaboration in thought in real time”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essay is available online and through smartphone, tablet and connected TV, and is exhibited at The Space, a new digital arts platform developed by the Arts Council in partnership with the BBC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill Self is Professor of Contemporary Thought at Brunel University and worked closely with Peter Wiegold and \u003cem\u003eN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eotes\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ené\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003egales \u003c\/em\u003eas the \u003cem\u003eKafka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003es Wound \u003c\/em\u003ewider collaborative processes developed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill Self \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enarrator\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Wiegold\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekeyboard\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes Inégales\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" class=\"rtejustify\"\u003eAUDIO\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/peter-wiegold-kafkas-wound\/1488023297\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" height=\"450\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 12px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" class=\"rtejustify\"\u003eRECORDING CREDITS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll tracks were recorded on 22 June 2012 at Brunel University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJULIAN HEPPLE \u0026amp; GRAEME SHAW \u003cem\u003eRecording Engineers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 12px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelease date: 15 November 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCat no: CI001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Club Inégales","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":35762075107483,"sku":"Cl001","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":36073951559835,"sku":"Cl001_DL","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC16","offer_id":36073953984667,"sku":"Cl001_DL","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC24","offer_id":36073955524763,"sku":"Cl001_DL","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Booklet PDF","offer_id":36073957523611,"sku":"Cl001_BK","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/6870\/4411\/products\/cdcover.jpg?v=1605197733","url":"https:\/\/nmc-recordings.myshopify.com\/products\/peter-wiegold-will-self-kafkas-wound","provider":"NMC Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}