13 Other Dimensions was released by The Giraffes

The Giraffes (Seattle band)

The Giraffes is a Seattle-based band that featured Chris Ballew , Jason Staczek and Mike Musburger....

 through the Seattle label My Own Planet, on CD and vinyl in 1998.. It is essentially a solo effort by Chris Ballew

Chris Ballew

Christopher "Chris" Ballew is a member of the alternative rock group The Presidents of the United States of America and performs as a children's artist under the pseudonym Caspar Babypants....

 (ex-Presidents of the United States of America

The Presidents of the United States of America (band)

The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as Pot USA or "PUSA" or The Presidents, are a twice Grammy-nominated American alternative rock band. The band formed in Seattle, USA, in 1993. The three-piece group currently comprises vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew,...

), 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

Columbia

Columbia may refer to:-Places:* Columbia , a poetic name for the Americas, and the feminine personification of the United States of America* District of Columbia, the federal district in which the capital of the United States is located...

 however only two albums were made, the second was released by Orange Recordings

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...

. Roni Sarg, in Tuscon Weeklys Rhythm and Views section, postulates that the putative stars of the Giraffes were chose for their for their "photogenic cuteness" .

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Ballew

1. "Chocolate Dimension" 3:18
2. "Lonely Chicken" 3:15
3. "Hopeless (Rub It In)" 3:50
4. "Every Crocodile" 3:45
5. "Comin' Around" 1:41
6. "Nothin' 2 Looz" 2:36
7. "Brain on Yer Tongue" 3:02
8. "Little Champion" 3:16
9. "Pale Moon" 3:02
10. "Ghost of a Bad Friend" 4:06
11. "Slow Slow Fly" 2:44
12. "Poodle Mouth" 2:56
13. "Wither Without You" 2:17

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