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A short break later, Torn and co. took the stage. In all they played two pieces and an encore. When Torn described his sound as "schizophrenic," it wasn't an understatement. Armed with his guitar, a host of pedals, and some synthesizers, Torn directed the band in a meandering set. His ambient sounds, which came in blips, squeals, and waves, were the constant underneath Tom Rainey's thundering drums, Craig Taborn's idiosyncratic keyboard playing, Tim Berne's huge range of notes, and Michael Formanek's grounding bass.

Pitchfork describes David Torn as a shapeshifter. All About Jazz says his new CD, Prezens, is not for the faint-at-heart. The Daily News reports that Torn describes his band as "what would happen if a non-two-chord rock jam band with at least three virtuosic players in it decided to marry itself to Future Sound of London." According to Ars Nova Workshop, "Influenced by Tony Williams' Lifetime, the original Mahavishnu Orchestra, and the electric Miles Davis bands, the textures of Prezens shift from unsettled ambiance to unsettling violence, with hovering calm at key intervals. The mood swings hint at Torn's self-described musical 'schizophrenia.'"