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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 > _________________________________________________________________ Say “goodbye” to busy signals and slow downloads with a high-speed Internet connection! Prices start at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.)