Handwriting (album)

Handwriting is the debut album by the instrumental group Rachel's.^[5][6] It was released in May 1995 on Quarterstick Records.^[7]

Handwriting
Studio album by Rachel's
Released	May 23, 1995 (U.S.)
Recorded	Spring 1991 – October 1994
Genre	Chamber music, post-rock
Length	43:50
Label	Quarterstick[1]
Rachel's chronology
Handwriting (1995) Music for Egon Schiele (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[4]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Using vibes, winds and traps, 'M. Daguerre' is the closest to jazz the ensemble gets, but the song’s main theme gives way to effective, unsettling improv, as well as delicate passages led by [Rachel] Grimes’ piano and a string section."^[8]

Track listing

1. "Southbound to Marion" – 3:11
2. "M. Daguerre" – 11:28
3. "Saccharin" – 7:04
4. "Frida Kahlo" – 1:53
5. "Seratonin" – 3:34
6. "Full on Night" – 14:32
7. "Handwriting" – 1:48

Personnel

• Richard Barber – contra bass
• Nat Barrett – cello
• Marnie Christensen – violin
• Kevin Coultas – drum kit
• Christian Frederickson – viola
• Mark Greenberg – vibraphone
• Rachel Grimes – piano
• Gregory King – hand drums
• Michael Kurth – double bass
• Eve Miller – cello
• Jeff Mueller – orator
• Jason B. Noble – electric bass, guitars, tapes
• Barry Phipps – upright bass
• Jacob Pine – violin
• John Upchurch – clarinet, bass clarinet
• Bob Weston – double bass, electric bass

References

1. "Handwriting | Rachel's | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records". touchandgorecords.com.
2. "Handwriting - Rachel's | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 731.
4. "Music Review: Rachel's - Handwriting". Tiny Mix Tapes.
5. "Rachel's | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Day, Holly. "Chamber Pop". City Pages.
7. "Touch And Go's Rachel's Return For Sophomore Release". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 13, 1996 – via Google Books.
8. "Rachel's". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 December 2020.