Torn, David: now i imagine a place not the same LP

"now i imagine a place not the same" is a double LP and a new solo statement by guitarist and composer David Torn, returning to the raw electricity of his early processing language while pushing it forward with the clarity of decades of exploration. Equal parts visceral and weightless, the album centers Torn's long-standing dialogue between alternate tunings, looping architectures, and touch-sensitive electronics - a sound world where melody, noise, and atmosphere continuously fold into one another. A pioneering figure in electric guitar processing, Torn is widely recognized for his work across music and film, including long-standing collaborations with composer Howard Shore, contributions to films by David Cronenberg, and influential releases on ECM Records that helped define an atmospheric, cinematic language for the electric guitar. Approaching each piece as a form of composition-minded improvisation, Torn treats everything within reach as musical material: strings, pickups, amplifiers, external electronics, voice, resonant surfaces, and the physical space itself.