Drift
Drift is the debut full length album by Crecelius. Featuring 9 original tracks, Drift takes listeners on a journey through river scenes filled with swift currents and shimmering reflections. The instrumental guitar album sonically straddles classical, psychedelic, and folk and features occasional violin work by longtime collaborator Izzytime.
Drift will be available in vinyl and streaming Summer of 2026. Pre-order now.
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All songs composed by Chris Crecelius • Recording engineer: Kellie McGrew • Guitars, samples: Chris Crecelius • Violin: Izzytime • Album and website design: Bao Vo • Recorded, mixed and mastered at STUDIO CITY SOUND in Studio City, CA.
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Side A: St. Francis • Riffle Runner • Wolf’s Tale • Shimmer
Side B: Mosaic • Rope + Ink • Drift Pile • Void Blue • Petrichor
Featured Merch
Drift is the debut full length by Crecelius containing 9 original tracks beautifully mastered for vinyl by Studio City Sounds. Each record in this limited edition of 250 is pressed on 140 gram virgin vinyl and includes a full color jacket and full color insert including artwork by Chris Crecelius.
Pre-order the vinyl today and your record will be delivered once released in Summer 2026.
Crecelius: Drift album art tote bag printed on black organic cotton. The design is knocked out in magenta on the front and blue on the back, revealing the black cotton in the negative spaces. The tote is 14.5" wide and 16" tall, so there’s room for a vinyl record, books, groceries, and anything in between.
• 100% certified organic cotton 3/1 twill
• Fabric weight: 8 oz/yd² (272 g/m²)
• Dimensions: 16″ × 14 ½″ × 5″ (40.6 cm × 35.6 cm × 12.7 cm)
• Weight limit: 30 lbs (13.6 kg)
• 1″ (2.5 cm) wide dual straps, 24.5″ (62.2 cm) length
• Bag sourced from India and printed in the USA
St. Francis River data visualization by Chris Crecelius. Ethereal currents of the St. Francis River, represented in indigo tones. This 18" x 24" print comes rolled and unframed and is shipped in a protective cardboard tube.
• 10 mil (0.25 mm) thick paper stock
• Slightly glossy
• Fingerprint resistant
• Paper sourced from Japan
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About Crecelius
Crecelius is the music and art of Chris Crecelius. Born and raised in southern Missouri, Chris found a deep connection with nature, which would later influence his creative work. He began playing guitar at an early age and started composing original songs soon after. In his adult life, Chris began experimenting with visual arts by using elevation data and cartographic practices to generate abstract and sometimes psychedelic visualizations. His current musical work ranges from classical ensembles to heavy metal, experimental soundscapes, and Americana.
Now based in Montana, he continues to perform widely, drawing inspiration from the region’s landscape and arts communities. Chris is part of the musical duo DECOR with longtime collaborator Izzytime and also appears in the science-fiction audio drama Dark Journeys. Other projects currently include the Black Sabbath tribute Sabbath Worship, string band Spirit Dust, cello/classical guitar duo Zimmerman-Crecelius as well as performing with a wide range of artists.
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