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David Torn
Released 1987

3 Minutes Of Pure Entertainment
07:05
67 plays

Previous Man
07:52
49 plays

The Network Of Sparks: I. The Delicate Code
04:50
45 plays

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- Suyafhu Skin... Snapping The Hollow Reed
- 08:21
- 105 plays

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- The Mercury Grid
- 06:32
- 110 plays

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- 3 Minutes Of Pure Entertainment
- 07:05
- 67 plays

- 4
- Previous Man
- 07:52
- 49 plays

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- The Network Of Sparks: I. The Delicate Code
- 04:50
- 45 plays

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- The Network Of Sparks: II. Egg Learns To Walk
- 10:25
- 38 plays

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album review

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, All Music Guide