Systems / Layers

by Rachel's

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 October 2003
  • Label: Quarterstick
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:02:21
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Rachel Grimes, Marcus Ratzenboeck, Scott Staidle, Eve Miller, Edward Grimes, Frederick Speck, Jason B. Noble, Jamie Hofman, Tim Zavadil, Matthew Annin, Christian Frederickson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally conceived as a collaborative score for a modern dance performance, the chamber ensemble's fifth album heavily integrates urban field recordings into their delicate string and piano arrangements. It marks the group's most pronounced shift toward incorporating subtle electronic processing and modern minimalist textures.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, conceptual, chamber, strings, piano, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Moscow Is in the Telephone (3:58)
  2. Water from the Same Source (6:18)
  3. Systems / Layers (3:10)
  4. Expect Delays (3:56)
  5. Arterial (1:45)
  6. Even / Odd (3:13)
  7. Wouldn't Live Anywhere Else (2:47)
  8. Esperanza (5:31)
  9. Packet Switching (1:09)
  10. Where_Have_All_My_Files_Gone? (2:48)
  11. Reflective Surfaces (2:00)
  12. Unclear Channel (2:47)
  13. Last Things Last (3:32)
  14. Anytime Soon (2:18)
  15. Air Conditioning / A Closed Feeling (3:38)
  16. Singing Bridge (2:13)
  17. And Keep Smiling (2:38)
  18. 4 or 5 Trees (6:04)
  19. NY Snow Globe (2:27)

Credits

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