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RE: Torn in London



yeah got a recording as well on MD. listened to it last night, the sound
isn't amazing but it'll serve its purpose...anyway, it was definitely
some of the most beautiful and intense music i have heard in a
while...might be going to birmingham on saturday...
mateo

-----Original Message-----
From: jj 179 [mailto:jj179subs@hotmail.com] 
Sent: 20 November 2003 14:47
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: RE: Torn in London


This sounds amazing. Did anybody happen to get a recording of it??? ;)


>From: Dave Trenkel <improv@peak.org>
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>Subject: RE: Torn in London
>Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:18:01 -0800
>
>This is from John Zorn listserve, may be of interest for you (lucky) 
>Brits
>who get to see these show. Hey, I guess it's your reward for putting up

>with our alleged president at the moment...
>
>When I first heard about these shows, I was assuming that Torn was
>replacing marc Ducret, but no, it looks like you get both. Ducret is a 
>really wonderful player, I'd urge anyone not to miss these shows.
>>
>>
>>Tim Berne and Science Friction together with the Arte Saxophone 
>>Quartett
>>and
>>David Torn played Exeter UK last night.
>>
>>It was a great evening. It started with Berne, Ducret (on acoustic 
>>guitar) and the quartet playing Quicksand then they were joined by 
>>Craig Taborn, Tom Rainey and David Torn for a special commission from 
>>the BBC called Untitled
>>(Still) "How pretentious, now that I've said it out loud!"
>>
>>The second half began with a saxophone quartet piece and ended with a 
>>long improv/medley of Science Friction with Torn.
>>
>>Torn played far more guitar than I expected and was less involved with

>>shaping the whole band sound. He spent most of the time adding 
>>atmospheric guitar parts with occasional treatments of the quartet. He

>>was quite content to leave the actual guitar leads to Ducret who was 
>>ripping it up like a bastard child of David Fiuczynski and Derek 
>>Bailey.
>>
>>Anybody on the list who can make LONDON Queen Elizabeth Hall tonight; 
>>OXFORD Thurs; HUDDERSFIELD Friday or BIRMINGHAM Saturday make the 
>>effort, you won't regret it. Too bad that they were blown out by a 
>>promoter for the Manchester gig on Monday night.
>>
>>Richard Gardner
>

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