"Decoder Handbuch" by Klaus Maeck and Walter Hartmann (1984)

Duisburg, Germany: Trikont Duisberg (book, compilation), 1984.
11.625" x 8.25" x 0.25", 60 pages, softcover, ISBN 3-88974-100-2.

Decoder Handbuch, a compilation of text and image brought together and edited by Klaus Maeck and Walter Hartmann as a tie-in for the film Decoder (in which Burroughs plays a role). Contributing editors are Volker Schäfer, Muscha, and Genesis [Breyer] P-Orridge. Typesetting by Petra Petzold. A scarce item. German-language only (except for Brion Gysin's "Cut-Ups Self-Explained"). 

The film Decoder which this book supports was produced by Fett Film (Düsseldorf, Germany), directed by Muscha, and written by Klaus Maeck, Trini Trimpop, and Volker Schaefer. Camerawork by Johanna Heer, Peter "Sleazy" Christofferson, et al. Music by David Ball of Soft Cell, as well as F. M. Einheit and Genesis [Breyer] P-Orridge, et al.  The cast included F. M. Einheit, Bill Rice, Christiane Felscherinow ["Christiane F."], Matthias Fuchs, Bertold Bell, Ralf Richter, William S. Burroughs, Genesis [Breyer] P-Orridge, et al.  The film was also released in 1984.

This book contains a number of Burroughs and Gysin related contents.

At page 9 is a quote from William S. Burroughs taken from "Die unsichtbare Generation" ["The Invisible Generation"], along with two images: a still (uncredited) from Antony Balch's Towers Open Fire of Burroughs with a reel-to-reel tape machine, at rue Gît-le-Cœur, 1962, and a still of Burroughs from the film Decoder, in London, 1982, picking at a tape player (this was likely shot by Peter "Sleazy" Christophersen [of Throbbing Gristle and Coil]).

At pages 10-11 is "We Are Here to Go", a brief interview of William S. Burroughs by Klaus Maeck. Photos of Burroughs by Kate Simon accompany this interview.

At pages 15-16 is "Der erste Watergate–Skandal passierte im Garden Eden" [this is an excerpt from "Playback from Eden to Watergate"] by William S. Burroughs.

At pages 16-17 is "Infraschall" ["Infrasound", an excerpt from The Job – ref. pp.54-56 of the Cape edition] by William S. Burroughs.

At pages 22-23 is an excerpt from "Die Städte den roten Nacht" ["Cities of the Red Night"] by William S. Burroughs,

An image of Burroughs and some text about him and Brion Gysin is at page 55, in "Decoder Drehbuch" by Klaus Maeck, Muscha, Volker Schaefer, and Trini Trimpop.

At page 59 is a short bibliography of William S. Burroughs.

A still from the movie showing Burroughs is on the back cover of this book, as well.

In addition, there are two Brion Gysin contributions: "Cut-Up Self-Explained" – which is accompanied by a photo by Ian Sommerville of Gysin with William S. Burroughs – and "Dreamachine" – which includes Dreamachine plans. 

This copy was acquired from Antiquariat Kyra Maralt (Warthe, Germany). I brought it with me to the EBSN "Cut-Ups Conference" in Paris, 2023, where Klaus Maeck kindly inscribed the copy, at his foreword, following a screening of Decoder.

Contents:

• Synopsis of the film Decoder
• Klaus Maeck: Vorwort (foreword)
• Klaus Maeck: "FuMu" (essay)
• Genesis P-Orridge: "Muzak: Ein Konzept zur Manipulation von Menschen"
• William S. Burroughs: quote from "Die unsichtbare Generation"
• Antony Balch: film still
• Klaus Maeck and William S. Burroughs: "We Are Here to Go" (interview)
• Kate Simon: photographs
• Brion Gysin: "Cut-Ups Self-Explained" (essay/cut-up)
• Ian Sommerville: photo of Burroughs and Gysin
• William S. Burroughs: "Der erste Watergate-Skandal passierte im Garten Eden" (essay)
• William S. Burroughs: "Infraschall" (essay)
• Brion Gysin: "Dreamachine"
• William S. Burroughs: "Die Städte der roten Nacht" (prose excerpt from Cities of the Red Night)
• S. Clay Wilson: illustration
• Elias Canetti: "R/H/Y/T/H/M/U/S" (essay)
• Aleister Crowley: self-portrait
• Sandy Robertson: "Aleister Crowley: Tu was du willst sei das ganze Gesetz" (essay)
• Genesis P-Orridge: "Die Verbreitung von Information" (essay)
• Klaus Maeck: "Psychic TV und Temple ov Psychick Youth" (essay)
• TOPY: "An Introduction to the Temple Ov Psychick Youth: Sex" (essay)
• Jann Riephoff: photographs
• Jean Baudrillard: "Die Szene und das Obszöne" (essay)
• various sources: on frogs
• John Heartfield: illustration
• Max Boas and Steve Chain: "Inside McDonalds" (essay)
• Paul Davis: "Freedomburger" (painting)
• Film credits
• Klaus Maeck, Muscha, Volker Schaefer, and Trini Trimpop: "Decoder Drehbuch" (film overview)
• Bibliographies
• Biographies of Muscha, Klaus Maeck, Volker Schaefer, and Trini Trimpop