Systems/Layers
- 艺人
- Rachel's
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Touch & Go
- 发行时间
- 2003年10月07日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by James Christopher Monger
The experimental avant-pop trio Rachel's fifth release is a collaborative dance/theater piece with the New York ensemble Siti Company. The predominantly instrumental Systems/Layers follows eight characters through one day of their lives in the city, relying on urban field recordings and the distinctive subway chamber music of the group to tell these stories. The melancholy strings and plaintive piano on the beautiful &Water From the Same Source& weep with a reverence for their subject that permeates the record as a whole. These mini-films feel like rainy mornings, and the listener can almost smell the diner coffee while hurrying through pockets of cigarette smoke and bakery truck exhaust. The quietly frantic &Arterial& descends into a swirl of spoken billboard ads before replacing its frenzied piano with cellos on the taut &even/odd.& Carousels and ice cream trucks provide the backdrop for curbside greetings, and buzzing electrical poles warm pigeons outside the day shelter as the band nears the end of the workday. Imaginary credits roll as the solo piano album closer &NY Snow Globe& gently unlocks the front door of your apartment, leaving a trail of footprints that beg to be retraced. Like David Byrne's underrated orchestral epic The Forest or Philip Glass' Koyaanisqatsi, Systems/Layers is cerebral and human, transporting you without insulting your intelligence.
热门评论
- @蕭艾也：喜悅不必因為滿足 安寧不必因為幸福 長久的陰天讓人沉澱 爆閃驚雷更增神識與經驗的厚度
- @云千一月：封面的女子，无论是在努力做出高难度的芭蕾舞动作也好，还是面对巨大的布幅在奋力作画也好，她的眼神很坚定，就跟这首蜿蜒曲折绵延向上的Water From the Same Source一样
最新简评（共27条）
- @地球是天上的一颗星(眼冷心热，意兴阑珊)：新古典
- @rubylight(躁郁系)：这张砖太酷了，晚上开个小灯看书，听着它分分钟进入心流，超适合夜读～
- @sikkim(一個人的戰爭)：.
- @虾米我爱你(我爱你. zl)：.
- @菊刀人(点击编辑)：Rachel's的专辑就这张收不到
- @奈夏-( )：/
- @冲凉房舞王(虾米体验很不好，很少用虾...)：✔
- @nuonuo：)
- @Sorrowpupa(大夢愚蠢)：/.
- @Carou(≡)：。