Selenography (album)

Selenography
Selenography
Studio album by Rachel's
Released	June 8, 1999
Recorded	July 26, 1997 – January 24, 1999
Studio	Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois); Pachyderm (Cannon Falls, Minnesota); Lucky Anchor (Louisville, Kentucky); MAJA AudioGroup (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania);
Genre	Post-rock
Length	59:35
Label	Quarterstick
Rachel's chronology

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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"	Frederickson	3:26
4.	"Kentucky Nocturne"	Frederickson Grimes Noble	5:46
5.	"Honeysuckle Suite (Sugar Maple – Elm – Sweetgum)"	Grimes	5:41
6.	"Artemisia"	Noble	3:13
7.	"Old Road 60"	Grimes	5:08
8.	"An Evening of Long Goodbyes"	Noble	5:32
9.	"Cuts the Metal Cold"	Grimes	2:29
10.	"The Mysterious Disappearance of Louis LePrince"	Frederickson	4:45
11.	"Forgiveness"	Frederickson Grimes Noble	6:38
12.	"Hearts and Drums"	Noble	4:00

According to the album liner notes:^[5]

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)

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