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I see that some of their duo releases have been recorded in Nils Frahm‘s Funkhaus Saal 3, which makes a lot of sense. Very cool, characterful acoustics, just on the right side of mystery/murk.

Y’know I’ve heard of Balmorhea but I didn’t realize it had a Rachel’s connection. I like Rachel’s a lot, especially Systems/Layers

Not sure if there's a direct connection--oops, didn't mean to imply that--but they definitely cite Rachael's as an inspiration. And Mogwai and Tortoise. A lot of acts have been hip to those bands, but Balmorhea have been more interesting than most IMO.

If i were to recommend any one album of theirs as a jumping off point, it'd be Stranger. Then move through Clear Language and The Wind. Then move back through their earlier catalog. I'm still parsing out their newest, tho. There are portions that I'm still trying to understand how they fit with the overall sensibility of the album as a whole.

I very much appreciate how most of their work grows in intricacy through familiarity, where that's usually not the case with a lot of music. At first blush things sound rather simple, but generally there's more going on, and the nuance is in what we don't notice, almost as if an intention of the group.