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Systems/Layers
by Rachel's
ALBUM RANKINGS:
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
2.7754
Avg. Critic Score:
3.1378
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All Music GuideLike David Byrne's underrated orchestral epic The Forest or Philip Glass' Koyaanisqatsi, Systems/Layers is cerebral and human, transporting you without insulting your intelligence. ...more
PopMattersSystems/Layers takes flight with a desolate organ depressed on one note, the backdrop for a mournful cello and a slicing violin, the hum of human activity barely peeking through the atmosphere. ...more
Reviews by score:
See all (2) "Excellent" Reviews
Nude As The News
Rachel's has produced one hell of a gorgeous concept album - a sort of Dark Side Of The Moon for the Debussy set. ...read the complete review at Nude As The News
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Drowned In Sound
For a long time, I think that people dismissed Rachel's as a group of indie kids who thought that they could get together and play classical music. After a string of amazing albums, the group shrugged off most of the criticism aimed their way ...read the complete review at Drowned In Sound
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Neumu
So, anyway, then there's "Water From the Same Source," which seems appropriately named, with its cymbal-splashing drums and clipper'd strings sailing the same seas as those which the Rachel's that you remember did. Rachel Grimes' piano ...read the complete review at Neumu
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Dusted Magazine
Although it seems to be a small distinction, Rachel’s is a “group” rather than a “band”. A loose collective of musicians based in Louisville, Kentucky, Rachel’s makes music by slowly accumulating sounds and structures, be they complex cello parts or a...read the complete review at Dusted Magazine
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