Ah, but let's move away from track analysis and talk about the library of David Torn guitar sounds. From perfect, cleanly-picked notes ("Rest & unrest"), to buzzy angularity ("Bulbs"), to nearly harmolodic line generation (check out the intertwined sax/guitar figures on "Neck-deep in the harrow"), to warped surf vibe ("Ring for endless travel"), it's clear that Torn's well of ideas is a deep one. Chops? Feel? No: ideas.
For the improvised music neophyte, Prezens might be too much to handle. The combination of ambient approach and seemingly unstructured music will cause the hasty ear to lose interest. Please, resist that urge to listen elsewhere. Let the ideas wash over you.
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Article comments
1 - Pico
Sold!
I simply must get Prezens.
2 - Josh
I'm pretty sure this would lose me, but it sounds like a fantastic way to get lost.
3 - Mark Saleski
i don't think so josh. there's a sort of Belladonna going on here.
4 - Michael J. West
How precipitous! I just made a comment on another thread about how this was one of the most exciting records of the year so far. Glad you (apparently) concur!
5 - Tom Johnson
I agree, Michael. Very exciting release. I haven't even begun to wrap my head around this one but I already know it's one for the ages.
And "getting lost" is absolutely the best way to describe listening to Torn's music. Sometimes lost is the best thing to be.
6 - Connie Phillips
Congrats! This article has been forwarded to the Advance.net websites and Boston.com.
7 - Dave
I concur.
This one has dominated by listening for about a week now.
There are a couple of unreleased live tracks by the Prezens band here...
8 - Pico
I simply went out and got Prezens ;&)
Listening to "Structural Functions Of Prezens" and Rainey is putting on a skins clinic. A wickedly beautiful record.