Though not as consistent as the band's full-length LPs, this two-song, 30-minute EP provides insight into the subtle complexities of Rachel's' sound.
The first track is a new recording of the song "Full on Night," which originally appeared on the band's debut album, Handwriting.
Here, though, the song is almost completely reinvented, with the group's trademark chamber music maturity eventually giving way to daring experimentalism, finally morphing into a grinding noise rock riff you'd never expect from a group with a concert pianist and two violinists.
The second track, "The Precise Temperature of Darkness," finds experimental electronic duo Matmos deconstructing the song even further, blending studio and live performances of the tune with a variety of esoteric samples to create an otherworldly pastiche of sounds totally unrecognizable from the first track.
Too weird for newcomers, this EP is recommended for diehard Rachel's fans only.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Precise Temperature of Darkness | Matmos, Rachel's | Play | 18:00 | 41 MB | 103 MB |
| 2 | Full On Night (Recension Mix) | Rachel's | Play | 12:31 | 28 MB | 68 MB |
| 30 mins | 69 MB | |||||
| 30 mins | 171 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Frederickson | Viola, Writer |
| 2 | Edward Grimes | Drums |
| 3 | Rachel Grimes | Organ, Piano, Writer |
| 4 | Dominic Johnson | Viola |
| 5 | Gregory King | Photography |
| 6 | Matmos | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Eve Miller | Cello |
| 8 | Jason Noble | Guitar, Photography, Tape, Writer |
| 9 | Rachel's | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |