Solo project from Eric Bachman of Archers of Loaf.
The idea behind the project started when Caleb Southern (who has produced Archers of Loaf and Ben Folds Five) and Bachmann were roommates. As there was recording equipment lying about, the two began...Solo project from Eric Bachman of Archers of Loaf.
The idea behind the project started when Caleb Southern (who has produced Archers of Loaf and Ben Folds Five) and Bachmann were roommates. As there was recording equipment lying about, the two began playing around on the sound board. Barry Black was Bachmann's inaugural move in a direction that was more musically adventurous than his previous projects; fans were surprised ("I can't believe it's that same guy from the Archers of Loaf!") and critics were charmed. While recording the first album, 1995's self titled Barry Black, Bachmann allowed his collaborators to develop their own lines within the framework that was laid out for them. Helping on this project were Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five), Frank Heath (owner, Chapel Hill club Cat's Cradle) and Chris and Jim Clodfelter (Geezer Lake), among others. Bachmann favored the idea of a spontaneous collaboration with fellow musicians to see where the path would take him. Bachmann's use of guitars, banjo, bass, alto sax, water pot, train whistle, clarinet and "noisy key- boards" made for an unsettling cacophony.
