Torn, David / Prezens
Album: Prezens   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Torn, David   Added:Jul 2007
Label:Ecm Records (Jazz)  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2007-09-30 Pull Date: 2007-12-02 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Dec 2 Nov 25 Nov 4 Oct 28 Oct 21 Oct 14 Oct 7
Airplays: 1 2 1 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 30, 2007: Memory Select
Bulbs
4. Nov 02, 2007: Memory Select
Structural Functions Of Prezens
2. Nov 23, 2007: Memory Select
Neck-Deep In The Harrow...
5. Oct 27, 2007: nag champaa orangeasm
Neck-Deep In The Harrow...
3. Nov 23, 2007: That's Not Bluegrass- really!
Bulbs
6. Oct 19, 2007: Memory Select
Transmit Regardless

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2007-10-16
From a live recording, Torn does digital magic/massage with loops, overdubs,low/ hi fi yielding free jazz/jazz/bluesy funk and rock fusion. Great sound from some fine musicians.
****1: 9:19 guitar ,B3 noodling intro then low & slow bluesy funky thing @4:00 then freak metal overdrive @ 7:00
2: 3:44 mellow industrial ambient drone and some spoken word.
***3: 10:56 Heartbeat rhythm with instrument noodling @ 4:00 drum kit & haunting sax, fast drum kit
****4: 6:18 pounding percussion, squawking sax then loud chaos, very cool
5: 2:43 plucked & strummed strings, fast drum machine/kit???
***6: 7:14 chaos intro ( sounds like cd skip) controlled chaos, cool free music, sax wail, pounding drum kit
***7: 12:32 great e-guitar shunted??feedback great keyboard noodling slow down @ 7:00 almost Pink Floyd sound, low long fade to end
8: 4:12 slow industrial drone @ 3:00 keyboard guitar noodling
9: 2:23 electronic noodling intro along with big rock drum thrashing.
****10: 5:45 bowed plucked strings cool morse code like drum, tabla drum machine?? Cool noise sounds.
****11: 7:20 guitar feedback intro cool electronic drum, wailing sax & other industrial drone mix. D Farrell 09/2007

Track Listing
1. AK   6. Sink
2. Rest & Unrest   7. Neck-Deep In The Harrow...
3. Structural Functions Of Prezens   8. Ever More Other
4. Bulbs   9. Ring For Endless Travel
5. Them Buried Standing   10. Miss Place, The Mist...
  11. Transmit Regardless