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Systems / Layers | |||
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Released | October 7, 2003 (U.S.) | ||
Recorded | July 2001 – June 2003 | ||
Genre | instrumental, post-rock | ||
Length | 1:02:21 | ||
Label | Quarterstick 75 | ||
Rachel's chronology | |||
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Systems / Layers is the fifth release and final LP of the instrumental group Rachel's. It was released October 7, 2003 on Quarterstick Records. The album is a collaborative dance/theater piece with the New York ensemble SITI Company.[1]
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Allmusic | [2] |
Released: 28 Oct 2016Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, ReissueTracklist:A1 Moscow Is In The TelephoneA2 Water From The Same SourceA3 Systems / LayersA4 Expect DelaysA5 ArterialB1 Even / OddB2 Wouldn't Live Anywhere ElseB3 EsperanzaB4 Packet SwitchingB5 WhereHaveAllMyFilesGone?B6 Reflective SurfacesB7 Unclear ChannelC1.
Initial critical response to Systems/Layers was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 81, based on 14 reviews.[3]
Track listing[edit]
- 'Moscow Is in the Telephone' – 3:59
- 'Water from the Same Source' – 6:18
- 'Systems/Layers' – 3:11
- 'Expect Delays' – 3:57
- 'Arterial' – 1:45
- 'Even/Odd' – 3:14
- 'Wouldn't Live Anywhere Else' – 2:47
- 'Esperanza' – 5:32
- 'Packet Switching' – 1:09
- 'Where_Have_All_My_Files_Gone?' – 2:49
- 'Reflective Surfaces' – 2:00
- 'Unclear Channel' – 2:47
- 'Last Things Last' – 3:33
- 'Anytime Soon' – 2:18
- 'Air Conditioning / A Closed Feeling' – 3:39
- 'Singing Bridge' – 2:13
- 'And Keep Smiling' – 2:38
- '4 or 5 Trees' – 6:04
- 'NY Snow Globe' – 2:28
Personnel[edit]
- Kyle Crabtree – drums
- Christian Frederickson – viola, keyboards
- Edward Grimes – drums, keyboards
- Rachel Grimes – piano, keyboards
- Greg King – films
- Eve Miller – cello
- Jason Noble – bass, guitar, drums, toolbelt, keyboards
- Matthew Annin – French horn
- Wendy Doyle – cello
- Doug Elmore – stand-up bass
- Jane Halliday – violin
- Sarah Hill – violin
- Shannon Wright – vocals on 'Last Things Last'
Footnotes[edit]
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- ^Monger, James. 'Systems/Layers review'. allmusic. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^Allmusic review
- ^'Systems/Layers Reviews'. Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
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