Chris Zabriskie
| Chris Zabriskie | |
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 Chris Zabriskie - 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 10, 1982 Olympia, Washington, United States |
| Genres | ambient, electronic, experimental |
| Instruments | Piano Keyboards Guitar |
| Years active | 2001 – present |
| Website | www.chriszabriskie.com |
Chris Zabriskie (born March 10, 1982 in Olympia, Washington) is an American composer and musician.
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[edit] Biography
Chris Zabriskie got his musical start in a noise rock duo Struggleburger, but went solo unexpectedly at a show in 2001 when the other members of the band did not show up.
In 2007, Zabriskie recorded We Were Wrong under the name lo-fi is sci-fi with Marc Sirdoreus (better known as Marc with a C). The music video for the first single, "The Script You Wrote is Terrible," won praise for its simple presentation and Zabriskie's deadpan performance.[1][2][3]
In 2009, he turned his attention towards instrumental music, first releasing The Dark Glow of the Mountains. The album's stark electronic minimalism[4] 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.[5]
Zabriskie self-releases his albums on his website and is also a vocal supporter of BitTorrent and file sharing, and has said that he leaks his own records to various torrent sites in advance of their release dates.[6] As of March 2009, Zabriskie offers free downloads of all of his music on his website.[7] 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.[8]
Zabriskie is also an occasional filmmaker, with producing and editing work including music videos for John Vanderslice,[9] as well as various short films and many of his own music videos.[10] In 2010, he released a feature film, Tretet, on his website, created using amateur footage of the 1939 New York World's Fair re-edited into what Zabriskie calls "a science-fiction film."
[edit] Discography
- 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)
- 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)
[edit] References
- ^ Jim Emerson (2007-05-14). "A contrarian music video". Chicago Sun-Times. http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2007/05/a_contrarian_music_video.html.
- ^ "MTV Brand New: Lo-Fi is Sci-Fi: The Script You Wrote is Terrible". 2007-09-08. http://mtvbrandnew.weblog.com.pt/arquivo/2007/09/lofi_is_scifi_the_script_you_w.
- ^ "BuzzFeed: Single Take Music Videos". 2007-06-24. http://buzzfeed.com/buzz/Single-Take_Music_Videos.
- ^ "Electronic Voice Phenomenon: Reviewed: Chris Zabriskie". 2008-01-09. http://elecvp.blogspot.com/2009/01/reviewed-chris-zabriskie.html.
- ^ 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. https://www.waffles.fm/article.php?id=26#chriszabriskie.
- ^ "BitTorrent Freed Music, and Now It's Yours". 2009-03-14. http://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-freed-music-and-now-its-yours-090314/.
- ^ "Why I Went CC By". 2011-10-24. http://freemusicarchive.org/member/chriszabriskie/blog/Why_I_Went_CC_BY.
- ^ Steven Gottlieb (2007-07-23). "1,2,3 with Director Brent Chesanek on John Vanderslice". Video Static. http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2007/07/as-absurd-as-mo.html.
- ^ "YouTube.com/chriszabriskie". http://www.youtube.com/chriszabriskie.
