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CONTACT: Quarterstick,P.O. BOX 25342 ,Chicago, Illinois 60625,USA, P.O. BOX 59,London,England N22 1AR Rachel's links:

• Rachel's page at Southern
• The Band's entry in Piero Scaruffi's The History Of Rock Music
• a brief synopsis of the band - worth reading
• Listen to sound bits at cheap-cds.com - 4 albums, mp3
  • reviews of "Selenography" & The Sea and The Bells - entrepot
  • Thoughtful review of "Selenography" - The War Against Silence + plenty more decent reviews
  • review of "Selenography" - Motion
  • review of "Selenography" - NME
  • Review of "Selenography" - as published in The Courier-Journal newspaper of Louisville
  • review of "Selenography" - the-paper.com
  • review of "Selenography" - Mystery Kitchen
  • review of "Selenography" - westernhomes.org
  • review of "Selenography" - Splendid E-zine Reviews -- June 28, 1999
  • review of "Selenography" - The Worcester Phoenix
  • review of "Selenography" - mouthpiece reviews
  • review of "Selenography" - Speeder
  • Reviews of 3 albums - CMJ Online

Info off Allmusic Guide:

Rachel's 

Formed  1994 
Group Members  Rachel Grimes  Jason Noble  Christian Frederickson  Wendy Doyle 
Years Active   
Genres  Rock  
Styles  Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental 
Instruments  Strings 
Tones  Autumnal, Theatrical 
Labels  Quarterstick (5) 
  
 
    Although the avant-chamber trio Rachel's did not fully emerge
until  after  the  breakup  of the seminal Louisville indie group
Rodan,  the trio's origins dated back to 1989, when guitarist and
bassist  Jason  Noble  first  met violinist and Juilliard alumnus
Christian  Fredericksen  on  a  Baltimore  trolley. After the duo
composed  a  1991  Christmas  tape  dubbed  "Rachel's Halo," they
parted ways while Noble tenured in Rodan; upon reuniting in 1994,
they  formed Rachel's, named after Noble's Toyota Corolla and not
after  the  group's third member, pianist Rachel Grimes. In 1995,
the  group  debuted  with Handwriting, a dark fusion of classical
and  experimental  sounds influenced by film music; a year later,
Rachel's  returned  with  two  separate  releases, Music for Egon
Schiele  (composed  by  Grimes  for a theatrical dance production
based  on the life of the famed Austrian painter) and The Sea and
the  Bells  (which  featured  an orchestra employing over a dozen
musicians).  Selenography  followed in 1999, and in the spring of
2000 the group resurfaced with Full on Night. — Jason Ankeny 

Similar Artists: Gastr del Sol  Bedhead  Tortoise  
Godspeed You Black Emperor!  Labradford 

Roots and Influences: Sonic Youth  Slint 

Performed Songs By: Rachel Grimes  Jason Noble 
  
   
 
 1995 Handwriting Quarterstick 
 1996 Music for Egon Schiele Quarterstick 
 1997 The Sea and the Bells Quarterstick 
 1999 Selenography Quarterstick 
 2000 Full on Night Quarterstick