''13 Other Dimensions'' was released by
The Giraffes The Giraffes can be one of the following bands:
*The Giraffes (Brooklyn band)
** The Giraffes (album), ''The Giraffes'' (album)
*The Giraffes (Seattle band)
See also
*Giraffe (disambiguation)
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through the Seattle label
My Own Planet, on CD and vinyl in 1998.
It is essentially a solo effort by
Chris Ballew
Christopher Ballew (born May 28, 1965) is an American musician best known as the lead singer and bassist of the alternative rock group The Presidents of the United States of America (band), the Presidents of the United States of America. He als ...
(ex-
Presidents of the United States of America), recorded in Ballew's basement. The album was published as being a work by a fictional band composed of Ballew's childhood stuffed animals. Ballew's name appears nowhere on the album.
The Giraffes record was the first of a planned series of six made under a volume agreement with Ballew's main label,
Columbia however only two albums were made, the second was released by
Orange Recordings
Orange Recordings is a record label that started in Chicago in 1997. In 2000 the label moved to San Diego and then relocated again to Los Angeles in the early 2002. Orange is currently headquartered in Seattle.
Some of the artists on the label in ...
. Roni Sarg, in ''
Tucson Weekly
The ''Tucson Weekly'' is an alternative newsweekly that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring, and serves the Tucson, Arizona, metropolitan area of about 1,000,000 residents.
The paper is a member of the Association of Altern ...
s ''Rhythm and Views'' section, postulates that the putative stars of the Giraffes were chosen for their "photogenic cuteness" .
Track listing
All tracks written by Chris Ballew
# "Chocolate Dimension" 3:18
# "Lonely Chicken" 3:15
# "Hopeless (Rub It In)" 3:50
# "Every Crocodile" 3:45
# "Comin' Around" 1:41
# "Nothin' 2 Looz" 2:36
# "Brain on Yer Tongue" 3:02
# "Little Champion" 3:16
# "Pale Moon" 3:02
# "Ghost of a Bad Friend" 4:06
# "Slow Slow Fly" 2:44
# "Poodle Mouth" 2:56
# "Wither Without You" 2:17
Personnel
All instruments played by Chris Ballew.
Fictional
Giraffe - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Munkey Sr. - lead guitar
Yoko Glick - piano, organ, clavinette
Barry Lowe - Basitar
Munkey Jr. - horns and strings
Chickey - drums
References
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1998 debut albums
The Giraffes (Seattle band) albums