Prezens

Prezens is an album by guitarist David Torn recorded in March 2005 and released on ECM in 2007.

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."

Track listing

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

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

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