Prezens

Prezens is an album by guitarist David Torn recorded in 2005 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Prezens is one of those recordings where free improvisation and composition find an uneasy but cooperative working relationship making for one compelling listen after another".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by David Torn except as indicated

1. "AK" (Tim Berne, Tom Rainey, Craig Taborn, David Torn) - 9:19
2. "Rest & Unrest" - 3:45
3. "Structural Functions of Prezens" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 10:58
4. "Bulbs" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 6:21
5. "Them Buried Standing" - 2:43
6. "Sink" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 7:16
7. "Neck-Deep in the Harrow..." (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 12:33
8. "Ever More Other" - 4:13
9. "Ring for Endless Travel" - 2:24
10. "Miss Place, The Mist..." (Matt Chamberlain, Torn) - 5:46
11. "Transmit Regardless" (Berne, Rainey, Taborn, Torn) - 7:20

Recorded at Clubhouse Studios in Rhinebeck, New York in March 2005

Personnel

• David Torn - guitars, live-sampling and manipulation
• Tim Berne - alto saxophone
• Craig Taborn - Fender Rhodes, Hammond B3, mellotron, bent circuits
• Matt Chamberlain (track 10), Tom Rainey (tracks 1-9 & 11) - drums

References