Chris Zabriskie (born March 10, 1982, in Olympia, Washington) is an American composer and musician.
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 10, 1982 Olympia, Washington, United States |
| Instrument(s) | Piano Keyboards Guitar |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
| Website | www.chriszabriskie.com |
Biography
editChris Zabriskie got his musical start in noise-rock duo Struggleburger, but went solo unexpectedly at a show in 2001 when the other members of the band did not show up. Between 2006 and 2009, Zabriskie released three vocal albums under the name lo-fi is sci-fi.[1]
In 2009, he turned his attention towards instrumental music, first releasing The Dark Glow of the Mountains. The album's stark electronic minimalism[2] was a departure from his previous work. Two more instrumental albums, I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor and Preludes followed in the same year. He continues to release new ambient music on a regular basis.[3]
Zabriskie self-releases his albums on his website and is also a vocal supporter of BitTorrent and file sharing. In the past, he has admitted to leaking his own records to various torrent sites in advance of their release dates.[4] As of March 2009, Zabriskie offers free downloads of all of his music.[5] In 2011, Zabriskie joined WMFU's Free Music Archive and changed the Creative Commons license on his music to be much more permissive and open.[6][7]
Zabriskie is also a filmmaker, with producing and editing work including music videos for John Vanderslice[8] as well as various short films and many of his own music videos.[9] In 2020, Zabriskie designed and performed video visuals for the Cupcakes 20th anniversary reunion performance at Metro Chicago.[10]
Discography
edit- The Dark Glow of the Mountains (2009)
- I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor (2009)
- Preludes (2009)
- Vendaface (2010)
- Stunt Island (2011)
- Divider (2011)
- Undercover Vampire Policeman (2012)
- Reappear (2012)
- Cylinders (2014)
- Direct to Video (2015)
- Thoughtless (2015)
- Music from Neptune Flux (2016)
- It’s a Wonderful Jaws (2018)
- I Made This While You Were Asleep (2020)
- Abandon Babylon (2021)
- Soft Rock Champion (2022)
- Angie's Sunday Service (2022)
- Short Songs 010923 - 030923 (2023)
Released under the name lo-fi is sci-fi:
- The Black Hole (2006)
- We Were Wrong (2007)
- O Great Queen Electric, What Do You Have Waiting for Me? (2008)
- This Silent Bloody Night (2008)
References
edit- ^ "lo-fi is sci-fi on Archive.org". 2020-05-15.
- ^ "Electronic Voice Phenomenon: Reviewed: Chris Zabriskie". 2008-01-09.
- ^ Michael Melchor (2009-10-26). "Chris Zabriskie: A little-known worldwide phenomenon". Orlando Examiner.
- ^ "On the Way Up: A Conversation with Chris Zabriskie". 2008-06-26.
- ^ "BitTorrent Freed Music, and Now It's Yours". 2009-03-14.
- ^ "Why I Went CC By". 2011-10-24.
- ^ "Jason Sigal on Chris Zabriskie". 2012-12-11.
- ^ Steven Gottlieb (2007-07-23). "1,2,3 with Director Brent Chesanek on John Vanderslice". Video Static. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ "Chris Zabriskie on YouTube".
- ^ "Chris Zabriskie on Instagram". 2020-02-08.
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