[.ca] Sea And The Bells

sweet sonar:
it's the sound of unfurling sails made by bed clothes, or the creaking of the ship's hold, where dishes rattle and waves reach across the bow, or the screeching of sirens across a ragged sea...this is so beautiful and inventive and the most wonderful aspect is one's complete immersion in it all-it is only later that one thinks logically about it. and by then it is irrelevant-you want to get back on board.

is it possible to love anything more?:
strange fact for you: this is the best album of the last 25 years. period. there is no other group of musicians that can put you inside images like rachel's can. utilizing timpani, piano, violin, cello, even fireworks these guys/gals mastery is obvious from the opening of rhine and courtesan.(they even imitate the sound of a ship rocking back and forth, back and forth amongst the waves. too beautiful for words. every person i've shown this album to fell in love with it. my mom even loves them, though she prefers "music for egon schiele". but that's immaterial. buy it. or get someone else to buy it and copy it from them. just get it.

Exellent!:
This is really a very good piece of music.At least it is very different from some famous post-rock bands that sound almost the same.I just don't find it how they belong to post-rock and why this group is recommended along with MOGWAI,EXPLOSION IN THE SKY or GODSPEED YOUR BLACK EMPEROR.The only band that I see some similarity in musical and stylistical approach is THE PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA.Nevertheless,buy it!

Anyone who has run the indie gamut, ready for some:
classical music should get this CD. Any classical music listener should get this CD. This album puts the energy of indie music into a classical context without alot of high mindedness that modern composers are burdened with and therefore making the music inaccessible to a outsider's ear. This CD can be a bridge between the classical world and the indie pop world. I believe that Rachel's is a very important band for our times and for the evolution of indie and classical music...

Absolutely Spellbinding:
After hearing Music For Egon Shiele, I knew I had to get this album but I had no idea that it would be so incredible. This cd takes you on a surreal journey to places you never thought you were capable of dreaming of. It's uplifting and tragic all at the same time. The exquisite sounds of bells and ships captures your soul so that you really feel as if you were there. I don't know how else to describe it, it just makes you want to float away.

• Rhine & Courtesan
• Voyage of Camille
• Tea Merchants
• Lloyd's Register
• With More Air Than Words
• All Is Calm
• Cypress Branches
• Sirens
• Night at Sea
• Letters Home
• To Rest Near to You
• Blue-Skinned Waltz
• His Eyes