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- Summary: The fifth LP for the chamber-pop trio is a collaboration with the New York-based progressive theater collective SITI Company.
- Record Label: Quarterstick
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Experimental
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Its symphonic, seductive, resolute, yearning.
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Rachel's has produced one hell of a gorgeous concept album - a sort of Dark Side Of The Moon for the Debussy set.
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MojoA modern soundtrack for city life--an aural survival pack that pulls out moments of delicate beauty from all the shit and cacophony. [Dec 2003, p.122]
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Q MagazineA meditation on modern urban life that lets the city shine with mystery, menace and grace. [Jan 2004, p.118]
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Alternative PressRachel's create classical music for people who listen to bands like Boards Of Canada. [Nov 2003, p.100]
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It's a brilliant ambient musical experience-- you can tune it out if you choose and it'll still enhance your surroundings, or you can engage yourself fully and allow it to positively hypnotize you.
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It seems distinct from the discography that came before it (in both a good and a bad way), with intermittent moments definitely treading foreign waters, for both the band and its devoted followers.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Apr 9, 2012
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BenMar 17, 2008
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[Anonymous]Feb 20, 2005Every thing they do is consistently good.This is not quite as good as The Sea and Bells or Music for Egon Schiele.
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