Broken Vessels (soundtrack)

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]

Broken Vessels
Soundtrack album by Bill Laswell
Released	September 21, 1999 (1999-09-21)
Studio	Orange Music (West Orange, N.J.)
Genre	Ambient, drum and bass
Length	48:55
Label	Koch Records
Producer	Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell chronology
Imaginary Cuba (1999) Broken Vessels (1999) Permutation (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[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