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2003 studio album by Rachel's From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Systems/Layers is the final LP by the instrumental group Rachel's.[4] It was released on October 7, 2003, on Quarterstick Records. The album is a collaborative dance/theater piece with the New York ensemble SITI Company.[2][5]
Systems / Layers | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 7, 2003 (U.S.) | |||
Recorded | July 2001 – June 2003 | |||
Genre | Chamber music, post-rock | |||
Length | 1:02:21 | |||
Label | Quarterstick 75[1] | |||
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AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The album peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart.[6]
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.[7] PopMatters called the album "one of the year's finest releases," writing that "its greatest gift ... is its sheer compatibility -- you can take Systems/Layers anywhere and it will speak to you."[8] Exclaim! called it "at once touching and haunted, intimate and disturbingly uncomfortable."[9] The Times deemed it the band's worst album.[10] The East Bay Express labeled it "the soundtrack to your most brilliant, reflective life."[11]
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