Selenography is the fourth studio album by American post-rock band Rachel's. It was released on June 8, 1999 by Quarterstick Records.

Selenography
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 1999 (1999-06-08)
RecordedJuly 26, 1997 – January 24, 1999
Studio
GenrePost-rock[1]
Length59:35
LabelQuarterstick
Rachel's chronology
The Sea and the Bells
(1996)
Selenography
(1999)
Systems/Layers
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME5/10[3]
Pitchfork8.0/10[4]

Selenography is the scientific study of the Moon's topography.

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A French Galleasse"
  • Christian Frederickson
  • Rachel Grimes
  • Jason Noble
6:13
2."On Demeter"
  • Frederickson
  • Grimes
  • Noble
7:04
3."The Last Light"Frederickson3:26
4."Kentucky Nocturne"
  • Frederickson
  • Grimes
  • Noble
5:46
5."Honeysuckle Suite (Sugar Maple – Elm – Sweetgum)"Grimes5:41
6."Artemisia"Noble3:13
7."Old Road 60"Grimes5:08
8."An Evening of Long Goodbyes"Noble5:32
9."Cuts the Metal Cold"Grimes2:29
10."The Mysterious Disappearance of Louis LePrince"Frederickson4:45
11."Forgiveness"
  • Frederickson
  • Grimes
  • Noble
6:38
12."Hearts and Drums"Noble4:00

Personnel edit

According to the album liner notes:[5]

Rachel's
  • Christian Frederickson – viola (1–4, 7–12), sampler (2), coins (3), sympathetic vibrations (3), gutter rattle (3) keyboards (6), bowed gutter (8), accordion (10), fake instruments (10), sound effects (10)
  • Edward Grimes – drums (1, 2, 4, 10, 12), cymbal (7), vibraphone (8)
  • Rachel Grimes – piano (1–4, 7, 9), harpsichord (5), organ (7, 11), zither (7), percussion (7), synthicord (10), voice (10)
  • Gregory King – percussion (8)
  • Eve Miller – cello (1, 3, 7, 9–12)
  • Jason Noble – guitar (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), sampler (2), gaff (3), keyboards (6, 8, 12), drum machine (6, 10, 12), percussion (6, 12), cymbal (7), bass (8, 10), bottles (8), snare drum (10), vibraphone (11), Wurlitzer electric piano (12)
Additional musicians
  • Dominic Johnson – viola (1–4, 7, 9)
  • Giovana Cacciola – vocals (6, 12)
  • Kyle Crabtree – percussion (8, 11)
  • Steve Buttleman – trumpet (9)
Technical
  • Robert Weston – engineering, mixing
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Adriel Heisey – aerial photographs
  • Gregory King – centerfold painting

References edit

  1. ^ Hanscomb, Rich (September 3, 2009). "20 best: Post-Rock". Fact. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Selenography – Rachel's". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Pattison, Louis (July 14, 1999). "Rachel's – Selenography". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Hooker, Zach (June 8, 1999). "Rachel's: Selenography". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rachel's – Selenography (1999, Americ Disc Pressing, CD) - Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 29 October 2023.