Blending elements of pop, orchestral, and soundtrack, Bachmann creates a tension building, thrill ride soundtrack. An exciting, breathtaking composition of lush, fragile, and weepy numbers, songs that make you believe you understand the plot of the movie and its dialogue, without ever seeing the movie (of which, I haven't, nor have I heard of the movie).

One thing is for sure, the same deftness that goes into writing a Crooked Fingers song for Bachmann is displayed here, with Bachmann putting every once of himself into each song. A rich soundtrack that will have even those who hate instrumentals salivating. I'll give it a B+.

Eric Ambel: Knucklehead 1990-2004(Lakeside Lounge Records)

Eric Lambert & The Laughing Gnomes: Year of the Gnome

[Issue Fifty-One // August 2002]