A map to Duarte, California might as well be a map to another dimension where regrets and grievances live. Perhaps Duarte has something similar to the hum in Taos where it drives some people crazy, or in this case, causes them to hold court with their demons. With Les Bohem’s Moved To Duarte, we find him moving in and out of a mosaic of motifs and life experiences which only he seems capable of mastering.
Leslie Bohem is known as a former member of East Coast bands Sparks and Gleaming Spires. But he’s best known for his work as a screenwriter and his success from working with Steven Spielberg. With that kind of clout, I was at first conflicted with acknowledging the authenticity of the world that Moved To Durate describes.
That’s before you soon realize how natural it is for Leslie Bohem to let the screenwriter and the songwriter take the reigns when he needs them. Leslie is the guy who wrote Hollywood blockbusters including Dante’s Peak and The Alamo. But when listening to his music, he might as well have written Alexander Payne’s Nebraska or something for Jim Jarmusch.
It wasn’t Leslie’s fault with what happened to Dante’s Peak and The Alamo after the screenplays left his hands. If what he’s written for the screen is a testament to how well he can steer a creative project into becoming a success, Steven Spielberg himself has given Leslie credit for the entire Taken miniseries, saying that it’s all him.
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