Selenography

by Rachel's

Selenography cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 June 1999
  • Label: Quarterstick
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 59:40
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: snare, Eve Miller, Rachel Grimes, Dominic Johnson, Edward Grimes, Jason B. Noble, Christian Frederickson, Kyle Crabtree, Giovanna Cacciola, Steve Buttleman

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally conceived as an accompaniment to a multimedia dance performance, the Louisville ensemble's fourth record intricately bridges the gap between modern classical chamber music and dynamic post-rock. The delicate interplay of piano, strings, and subtle percussion evokes a breathtakingly sad, distinctly autumnal atmosphere.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, instrumental, minimal, repetitive, ambient, spacious, long-form

Tracklist

  1. A French Galleasse (6:13)
  2. On Demeter (7:04)
  3. The Last Light (3:26)
  4. Kentucky Nocturne (5:46)
  5. Honeysuckle Suite (5:41)
  6. Artemisia (3:13)
  7. Old Road 60 (5:08)
  8. An Evening of Long Goodbyes (5:32)
  9. Cuts the Metal Cold (2:29)
  10. The Mysterious Disappearance of Louis LePrince (4:25)
  11. Forgiveness (6:38)
  12. Hearts and Drums (3:59)

Credits

  • Eve Miller - cello
  • Edward Grimes - drums, vibraphone, cymbal
  • Greg King - painting [centerfold painting], percussion, artwork
  • Kyle Crabtree - percussion, triangle
  • Rachel Grimes - piano, keyboards, harpsichord, vocals, written-by, piano, percussion, zither, organ, edited by, piano, synthesizer [synthicord], voice, piano, organ
  • Steve Buttleman - trumpet
  • Dominic Johnson - viola
  • Christian Frederickson - viola, keyboards, percussion, written-by, viola, sampler, viola, percussion [coins], performer [sympathetic vibrations], rattle [gutter], performer [bowed gutter], viola, viola, instruments [fake], accordion, effects [sound]

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