You are listening to great New York poet/actor (and my friend), Chris Brandt, orating the famous War is a Racket essay by Marine Corps decorated hero General Smedley Butler.
I brought Chris into the studios of the Pacifica Foundation’s radio outlet in New York, WBAI-FM.
He recorded General Butler’s words; i then mixed his excellent reading of Butler’s word with a loop i created by isolating the scratchiness and pops of a vinyl record.
What you are listening to is that results.
Like all creative efforts i first thank the words of Smedley Butler.
Those words inspired Chris to do this fine reading.
Chris told me it was rather easy as the facts were so accurate.
You are listening to great New York poet/actor (and my friend), Chris Brandt, orating the famous War is a Racket essay by Marine Corps decorated hero General Smedley Butler.
I brought Chris into the studios of the Pacifica Foundation’s radio outlet in New York, WBAI-FM.
He recorded General Butler’s words; i then mixed his excellent reading of Butler’s word with a loop i created by isolating the scratchiness and pops of a vinyl record.
What you are listening to is that results.
Like all creative efforts i first thank the words of Smedley Butler.
Those words inspired Chris to do this fine reading.
Chris told me it was rather easy as the facts were so accurate.