Rachel's

Rachel's

Infobox musical artist
Name = Rachel's


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Background = group_or_band
Alias =
Origin = Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Genre = Instrumental
Post-rock
Years_active = 1991–2008
Label = Quarterstick
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.rachelsband.com/tourdates.html Official site]
Current_members = Christian Frederickson (viola)
Edward Grimes (percussion)
Rachel Grimes (piano & organ)
Greg King (keyboards)
Eve Miller (cello)
Jason Noble (guitar & bass)

Rachel's is an American post-rock group formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1991 by ex- Rodan guitarist Jason Noble. While Rachel's began as primarily a solo project for Noble he quickly began collaborating with now core members violist Christian Frederickson, and pianist Rachel Grimes. The group's work is strongly influenced by classical music, particularly inspired by the minimalist music of the late 20th century, and its composition reflects this. While the trio forms the core part of the band, the group's recordings and performances feature a varying ensemble of musicians, who play a range of string instruments (including viola and cello) in combination with piano, guitars, electric bass guitar, and a drum set that includes a large orchestral bass drum. A key influence on the music of Rachel's is the music of the English composer Michael Nyman, whose music the group's work resembles in both instrumentation and compositional style.

The band is said to have taken its name from Noble's Toyota Corolla [cite web | last = Ankeny | first = Jason | title = Rachel's - Biography | publisher = allmusic | url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:8o120r8ar48i~T1 | accessdate = 2007-10-14 ] . The group's name is spelled with an apostrophe, and without the word "The" preceding it.

A profile of the band is included in the book "Second-Hand Stories: 15 Portraits of Louisville" by Michael L. Jones.

Discography

* "Handwriting" (1995, Quarterstick Records)
* "Music for Egon Schiele" (1996, Quarterstick)
* "The Sea and the Bells" (1996, Quarterstick)
* "Selenography" (1999, Quarterstick)
* "Full On Night" Split Disc with Matmos (2000, Quarterstick)
* "Systems/Layers" (2003, Quarterstick)
* "Technology is Killing Music" EP (2005, Three Lobed Recordings)

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.rachelsband.com/ Rachel's official site]
* [http://www.gepr.net/ra.html#RACHELS Rachel's entry] at [http://www.gepr.net/ Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock]


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