Broken Vessels (soundtrack)

Broken Vessels
Broken Vessels
Soundtrack album by Bill Laswell
Released	September 21, 1999
Studio	Orange Music (West Orange, N.J.)
Genre	Ambient, drum and bass
Length	48:55
Label	Koch Records
Producer	Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Broken Vessels is the soundtrack album by American composer Bill Laswell, released on September 21, 1999, by Koch Records. It comprises Laswell's original score for the medical drama Broken Vessels, a film directed by Scott Ziehl released to theaters on April 18, 1998. Critic Steven McDonald called it "an engaging and propulsive recording."^[1]

Track listing

All music is composed by Bill Laswell, except "Hands" co-written by Lori Carson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Broken Vessel"	5:37
2.	"ER"	3:17
3.	"Dementia"	2:57
4.	"Light Speed"	3:46
5.	"Strained"	4:52
6.	"High Ride"	2:07
7.	"Needle Drop"	2:32
8.	"Graveyard"	1:49
9.	"Smoking Up"	5:13
10.	"Explosion"	1:16
11.	"First Call"	5:40
12.	"Falling Under"	2:16
13.	"Lost Control"	2:47
14.	"Hands"	4:46
Total length:		48:55

Personnel

Adapted from the Broken Vessels liner notes.^[2]

Musicians

Lori Carson – vocals (14)
Lance Carter – drums
Bill Laswell – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, sampler, percussion, musical arrangements, producer
Nicky Skopelitis – guitar

Technical personnel

Michael Fossenkemper – mastering
Robert Musso – engineering, mixing

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[3]	40

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Koch	CD	KOC-CD-8055
Australia	1999	Take One	CD	TAKE014CD

References

^ ^a ^b McDonald, Steven. "Broken Vessels". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
^ Broken Vessels (booklet). Bill Laswell. Port Washington, New York: Koch Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Comer, M. Tye (November 1, 1999). "RPM airplay reports". CMJ New Music Report. 60 (641). CMJ Network, Inc.: 27. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

External links

Broken Vessels at Bandcamp
Broken Vessels at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] McDonald, Steven. "Broken Vessels". Allmusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[linearnotes-2] Broken Vessels (booklet). Bill Laswell. Port Washington, New York: Koch Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Comer, M. Tye (November 1, 1999). "RPM airplay reports". CMJ New Music Report. 60 (641). CMJ Network, Inc.: 27. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

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