Handwriting

by Rachel's

Overview

Louisville, KY's Rachel's might record for the punk/noise label Quarterstick Records, but their ambitious blend of post-minimalist modern classical music and post-rock experimentalism (guests include ex-Volcano Suns bassist Bob Weston; ex-Rodan leader Jason Noble wrote several tracks with Grimes) has almost nothing at all to do with rock music. These seven pieces, recorded between 1991 and 1994, featuring a cast of 16 musicians in various combinations, range from the two-minute solo piano miniature "Frida Kahlo" to the chaotic fourteen-and-a-half-minute "Full on Night," which blends a full chamber orchestra with electric guitar and tape loops like a more sonically aggressive version of Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Well-recorded and gorgeously packaged (as are all Rachel's albums), Handwriting is probably not to be recommended to the usual Quarterstick Records fan, but admirers of modern classical music will find much to enjoy. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	05/23/1995
Label:	Quarterstick / Touch & Go
UPC:	0036172003013
Rank:	51585

Tracks

1. Southbound to Marion
2. M. DAguerre
3. Saccharin
4. Frida Kahlo
5. Seratonin
6. Full on Night
7. Handwriting

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rachel's   Primary Artist
Bob Weston   Double Bass,Bass (Electric)
Jason Noble   Guitar,Bass (Electric)
Eve Miller   Cello
Christian Frederickson   Viola
Jeff Mueller   Orator
Maria Christensen   Violin
Barry Phipps   Bass (Upright)
Gregory King   Drums
Kevin Coultas   Drums
Rachel Grimes   Piano
John Upchurch   Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)
Dick Barber   Double Bass

Technical Credits

Tony French   Engineer
Bob Weston   Mixing,Engineer
Jason Noble   Tapes,Mixing,Engineer
Christian Frederickson   Mixing
John Loder   Mastering
Kevin Coultas   Engineer
Rachel Grimes   Mixing,Engineer
Chip Dumstorf   Design