David Torn
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Topic: David Torn
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Subject: David Torn
Date Posted: May 25 2015 at 14:46
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I don't think we have a thread yet. Maybe I screwed up and didn't find it. David has put in many appearances as a guest artist. My first encounter was A Cloud About Mercury. He has just released a true solo album - Only Sky, If you don't like ambient, this will not be one for you.... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: gr8dane
Date Posted: May 25 2015 at 19:15
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Don't know much about him. But ,I did see him perform,when I saw Mark Isham in concert. Nick Karn on bass.Terry Bozzio on drums and Torn on guitar. Did buy a Torn album after,but didn't hang on to it. Good guitar player though. ------------- Shake & bake. |
Posted By: AreYouHuman
Date Posted: May 25 2015 at 19:42
I saw him on that same Isham tour
in 1988 in Grand Rapids, MI. They did a
very limited number of dates on that tour before going overseas, so it was quite a
lucky break. The other band members were
Kurt Wortman on percussion and David Goldblatt on keyboards.
Cloud About Mercury (with
Isham, Levin and Bruford), Door X and Polytown (with Karn and Bozzio) are all
terrific albums.
------------- Caption: We tend to take ourselves a little too seriously. Silly human race! Yes is for everybody! |
gr8dane wrote:Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: May 26 2015 at 00:37
| I bought a David Torn Album way back in the late 80s. He seemed a little more weighted toward Jazz than Rock. I was excited about it for quite awhile. I never followed up on any additional output, though. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 27 2015 at 15:34
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Sounds like everyone encountered A Cloud About Mercury. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.L.U.E._Nights" rel="nofollow - B.L.U.E. Nights , Bruford Levin Upper Extremities David Bowie - Heathen I'll drop in some others when they come to mind :) ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: hieronymous
Date Posted: May 27 2015 at 16:04
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I loved Cloud About Mercury - I think I picked up Polytown too. Very cool player - from the ambient to the aggressive. Saw him backing up David Sylvian in Tokyo in '87 or '88 - the Japan connection (Sylvian, Karn) is interesting. Cloud About Mercury is interesting - forgot that it's on the ECM label. Wikipedia lists the genre as "Jazz" but with Levin & Bruford on it, it seems much more like prog!
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