DESCRIPTION:
Rhine And Courtesan - 0:00 - 6:40
The Voyage Of Camille - 6:41 - 11:04
Tea Merchants - 11:05 - 16:01
Lloyd's Register - 16:02 - 25:49
With More Air Than Words - 25:51 - 28:06
All Is Calm - 28:06 - 31:26
Cypress Branches - 31:27 - 39:11
The Sirens - 39:11 - 41:32
Night At Sea - 41:33 - 45:18
Letters Home - 45:18 - 48:49
To Rest Near To You - 48:49 - 51:38
The Blue-Skinned Waltz - 51:38 - 54:54
His Eyes - 54:55 - 59:18

Bass - Jason B. Noble (1, 4, 9, 13), Bob Weston (1, 4)
Bells - Christian Frederickson (1), Jason B. Noble (10), John Baker (10), John Upchurch (10)
Cello - Eve Miller (1, 4, 6, 10, 13) Reynard Rott (2, 7, 12) Sarah Hong (2, 7, 12)
Clarinet, Clarinet [Bass] - John Upchurch (1, 4, 13)
Conductor - Rachel Grimes (2, 7), "Roland" (8)
Double Bass [Contrabass] - Thomas Harte (2, 7)
Drums - Edward Grimes (4, 13)
Drums, Timpani - Kevin Coultas (1)
Guitar - Jason B. Noble (5, 8, 9, 13)
Organ - Jason B. Noble (3)
Piano - Rachel Grimes (1, 3, 4, 10, 13), Jason B. Noble (6)
Sampler [Recorder] - Jason B. Noble (5)
Tape - Jason B. Noble (7)
Trumpet - Bob Weston (4, 13)
Vibraphone - Jason B. Noble (1, 3), Rachel Grimes (6, 13)
Viola - Christian Frederickson (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13), Matthew McBride (2, 7, 12)
Violin - Ann Kim (2, 7, 12), Tim Summers (2, 7, 12)
Other [Fireworks] - Jason B. Noble (11)

Released 1996
Recorded 23rd July at the University of Louisville North Recital Hall, 29th & 30th July 1995, 24th, 26th, 27th February 1996 at Chicago Recording Co. & Steve's House of Billiards, 24th & 25th October 1995 at the Juilliard School room #314, NYC.
Other sounds recorded July 1995 to April 1996 in Louisville.
Mixed 27th & 28th February 1996, May 1996 in Chicago & Louisville.
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London.

After their first album, Handwriting, Rachel's did a more return to general classical influences with Music For Egon Schiele. Gone were Jason Noble's tape loops and general darkness, a wonderful addition to the neoclassical genre. The Sea And The Bells brings back the loops, the silences, and the somber and uneasy tones of Handwriting in spades. Tracks 1-7 are filled with lovely, somber melodies, and peppered here and there are occasional sounds and noises that make you go "what was that about?" It comes to a head on track 8, the album fully steeped in darkness, before letting up with the absolutely beautiful "His Eyes."