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Unreferenced|date=September 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Rachel's| image =| caption =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville , Kentucky , United States | genre = Instrumental , post-rock , minimalism , chamber music | years_active = 1991–present| label = Quarterstick Records|Quarterstick | associated_acts =| website = http://www.rachelsband.com/tourdates.html Official site| current_members = Christian Frederickson Edward Grimes Rachel Grimes Greg King Eve Miller Jason Noble'''Rachel's''' is an United States|American chamber music group that formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1991. Former Rodan (band)|Rodan guitarist, Jason Noble, played music individually and referred to himself as Rachel's but then 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.
A profile of the band is included in the book Second-Hand Stories: 15 Portraits of Louisville by Michael L. Jones.
Discography
Handwriting (album)|Handwriting (1995, Quarterstick Records )
Full On Night Split disc with Matmos (2000, Quarterstick)
Significant Others (2002, Tour-only CD available at ATP)
Systems/Layers (2003, Quarterstick)
Technology Is Killing Music EP (2005, Three Lobed Recordings)
Band members
Christian Frederickson – viola
Edward Grimes – percussion
Rachel Grimes – piano, organ
Greg King – keyboards
Eve Miller – cello
Jason Noble – guitar, bass
Contemporary usage
Rachel's song, "Water from the Same Source", was featured in the film|movie Hancock (movie)|Hancock , although it did not appear on the official soundtrack . Their song, "Even/odd" was used in Reha Erdem 's film, Cosmos (film)| Kosmos .
See also
List of post-rock bands
References
Reflist
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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