David Torn re-emerges on ECM

Twenty years ago, more or less, David Torn made his debut on ECM records with an ethereal yet muscular record called Cloud About Mercury , a disc that established him, with his experiments in looping and expanded sonic palette, as one of a few who were pushing the boundaries of the electric guitar. Time passes, and Torn has had quite a ride since then, with a controversial move to Windham Hill, becoming an in-demand film composer, producer and session guitarist. He played on a Madonna album, recorded two CDs and toured with David Bowie. Now, with the release of Prezens , again on ECM, he has his first disc under his own name in almost ten years (Splattercell came out in 1999). Read on…

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