Rachel Vanslyke - So I Begin - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Pianist, composer, and arranger Rachel Grimes has created a singular body of work, both as a solo artist and as a member of the group Rachel's, that negotiates a surprisingly graceful alliance between contemporary classical and indie rock. Album Tracks 1. The Air (1 36) 2. The Clearing (8 03) 3. The Air of Place (1 04) 4. The Herald (4 36) 5. The Air in Time (1 26) 6. In the Vapor with the Air Underneath (4 46) 7. Transverse Plane Vertical (2 52) 8. Transverse Plane Horizontal (3 15) 9. The Air, Her Heart (2 00) 10. Further Foundation (6 15) 11. The Air at Night (7 01)

Album Tracks 1. Andante - Allegro 2. Larghetto 3. Allegro Moderato 4. Etude de Concert Au Matin 5. The Minstrel's Adieu to His Native Land 6. Bugellio'r Gwenith Gwyn 7. Aria in Classic Style 8. Fire Dance 9. Sarabande and Ground 10. Impromptu 11. Chacconne in C Major 12. Prelude-Berceuse 13. Landscape 14. Nocturne 15. Sun Dance

English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Love began her musical career in the late 70s with the legendary Dolly Mixture, a group of three teenage friends who subverted pretty much every rock cliche imaginable with their bright, energetic DIY pop music and created the template for countless non-dude bands since. No one used the words post-punk or indiepop back then, but Dolly Mixture are in the DNA of both. Post Dolly Mixture, Rachel kept busy writing and playing music in various groups, leading in 2021 to InchPicture In Mind,Inch an elegantly pastoral sunshine/folk/indie pop album co-produced with her late husband Steve Lovell. Rachel's 2024 album InchLyraInch was written and recorded as she processed Steve's passing, joined by her sons David and Syd as players, with David also co-producing.Musically InchLyraInch is very much of a piece with InchPicture In Mind,Inch surveying intimate folk-tinged pop, elegant atmospheres and gentle melodicism that perfectly complements the stately, sorrowful tunes. Songs like InchWithout You,Inch InchFly Me AwayInch and InchApril LoveInch are beautifully-effecting chamber pop, rich and dreamy odes to love, loss and family.Initially released as a limited edition on CD only, we're very happy to make InchLyraInch more widely available worldwide on yellow vinyl LP and as a repackaged CD, alongside corresponding reissue of InchPicture In Mind.Inch Album Tracks 1. Without You 2. Why 3. Sad and Lonely 4. Fly Me Away 5. Lyra's Theme 6. April Love 7. I Lost Myself 8. What Was It for 9. Alone 10. All Across the World