David Torn
Cloud About Mercury
ECM
ECM 1322
(1987)
Jazz
CD, 6
Tracks, 45:16
Length
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01 |
Suyafhu Skin... Snapping The Hollow Reed |
David Torn |
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08:21 |
02 |
The Mercury Grid |
David Torn |
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06:33 |
03 |
3 Minutes Of Pure Entertainment |
David Torn |
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07:10 |
04 |
Previous Man |
Bill Bruford; Mark Isham; Tony Levin; David Torn |
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07:55 |
05 |
The Network Of Sparks |
Bill Bruford; Mark Isham; Tony Levin; David Torn |
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04:52 |
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a) the delicate code |
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b) egg learns to walk |
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06 |
...Suyafhu Seal |
David Torn |
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10:25 |
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Packaging |
Jewel Case |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Guitar |
David Torn |
Drums |
Bill Bruford |
Bass |
Tony Levin |
Trumpet |
Mark Isham |
Producer |
Manfred Eicher |
Engineer |
Andy Jackson; Jan Erik Kongshaug |
Cover by |
Dieter Rehm |
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Index |
#
3476 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Ambient |
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This 1987 production signifies experimental guitarist David Torn's second and final effort for Germany-based ECM Records. Here, the artist exhibits a sound, style, and methodology that are clearly his own, amid superb support by Bill Bruford (drums), Tony Levin (Chapman Stick/bass), and Mark Isham (trumpets). Torn generates gobs of excitement via his cunningly articulated phraseology, while also incorporating North African and East Indian modal concepts into these power-packed performances, fabricated upon climactic opuses and steamy crescendos. The guitarist's rippling harmonics and off-kilter voicings make for an engaging listening experience, especially when he trades sprightly fours with Isham atop the often-circuitous rhythms. Simply put, Cloud About Mercury looms as one of the finest jazz fusion dates of the '80s, and should be deemed a mandatory purchase for aficionados of this genre. -- Glenn Astarita (allmusic.com)