Selenography (album) explained

Selenography
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rachel's
Cover:	Rachel's-Selenography.jpg
Recorded:	July 26, 1997 – January 24, 1999
Genre:	Post-rock^[1]
Length:	59:35
Label:	Quarterstick
Prev Title:	The Sea and the Bells
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Systems/Layers
Next Year:	2003

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

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

Personnel

According to the album liner notes:^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. 20 best: Post-Rock. Fact. September 3, 2009. July 6, 2020. Hanscomb. Rich. https://web.archive.org/web/20100907185753/http://www.factmag.com/2009/09/03/20-best-post-rock. September 7, 2010. dead.
2. Web site: Rachel's – Selenography (1999, Americ Disc Pressing, CD) - Discogs . Discogs . 29 October 2023.