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  1. Cloud About Mercury is the second album by guitarist David Torn, supported by trumpeter Mark Isham, bassist Tony Levin and drummer Bill Bruford. It was recorded in March 1986 and released on the ECM label in 1987. Levin and Bruford had recently played together in King Crimson.

  2. Sep 14, 2020 · David Torn - electric guitarMark Isham - trumpet, electronicsMick Karn - bassBill Bruford - drums0:00 Suyafhu Skin ... Snapping The Hollow Reed9:40 Previou...

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  3. Jan 5, 2012 · Detuned guitars and a bubbling synthesizer part the way for Tony Levin’s grounded bass lines and trumpeter Mark Isham’s sustained flights, while drummer Bill Bruford chases after, somehow keeping pace. Next is “The Mercury Grid,” another engaging rhythm piece that boasts Isham in a Molværian mode.

  4. Featuring Torn in a quartet with Bill Bruford, Tony Levin and Mark Isham, the album is a restlessly inventive combination of Art Rock, Fusion and Ambient Jazz experiments that is regarded as one of the best Progressive releases of the 1980s.

  5. David comes unnannounced at the 3:40 mark, renting a tear in the fabric of the universe with his chainsaw sword. In the background are flugelhorns and Bill Bruford's Simmons-generated minimalist percussion weave.

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  6. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1987 CD release of "Cloud About Mercury" on Discogs.

  7. Oct 26, 2017 · With Tony Levin and Mark Isham, the group record “Cloud About Mercury” at Audio International in London for the great Manfred Eicher of E.C.M.. Meanwhile, Bruford recruits three young players from the UK Jazz scene; Django Bates, the local, Guildford-based Iain Ballamy, and Mick Hutton.