Systems/Layers

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Systems / Layers is the fifth release and final LP of the instrumental group Rachel's. It was released October 7, 2003 on Quarterstick Records. The album is a collaborative dance/theater piece with the New York ensemble SITI Company.

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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.

Track listing

1. "Moscow Is in the Telephone" – 3:59
2. "Water from the Same Source" – 6:18
3. "Systems/Layers" – 3:11
4. "Expect Delays" – 3:57
5. "Arterial" – 1:45
6. "Even/Odd" – 3:14
7. "Wouldn't Live Anywhere Else" – 2:47
8. "Esperanza" – 5:32
9. "Packet Switching" – 1:09
10. "Where_Have_All_My_Files_Gone?" – 2:49
11. "Reflective Surfaces" – 2:00
12. "Unclear Channel" – 2:47
13. "Last Things Last" – 3:33
14. "Anytime Soon" – 2:18
15. "Air Conditioning / A Closed Feeling" – 3:39
16. "Singing Bridge" – 2:13
17. "And Keep Smiling" – 2:38
18. "4 or 5 Trees" – 6:04
19. "NY Snow Globe" – 2:28

Personnel

• Kyle Crabtree – drums
• Christian Frederickson – viola, keyboards
• Edward Grimes – drums, keyboards
• Rachel Grimes – piano, keyboards
• Greg King – films
• Eve Miller – cello
• Jason Noble – bass, guitar, drums, toolbelt, keyboards
• Matthew Annin – French horn
• Wendy Doyle – cello
• Doug Elmore – stand-up bass
• Jane Halliday – violin
• Sarah Hill – violin
• Shannon Wright – vocals on "Last Things Last"