Craig Eley
@craigeley.bsky.social
podcast producer @ Song Exploder // good listener
fieldnoise.com
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Damn, I love Soft Cell. Discovering their weird and wonderful catalogue beyond their big hit completely rewired my brain in terms of what I thought "80s music" was or could be. Dave Ball was a synthesis and production genius.
Dave Ball of #SoftCell and #TheGrid, should be remembered as a hitmaker, but as one of the most ceaselessly explorative, pioneering musicians of his generation, says Patrick Clarke
Remembering #DaveBall
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Remembering #DaveBall
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October 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Damn, I love Soft Cell. Discovering their weird and wonderful catalogue beyond their big hit completely rewired my brain in terms of what I thought "80s music" was or could be. Dave Ball was a synthesis and production genius.
It's not just that I wrote a newsletter about the piece I made for @audioflux.bsky.social — it's that I also figured out how to include an image on the link down there ⬇️ even though the image is not in the post itself. Small wins! Or, if you will, periodic triumphs…
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New Work: Periodic Triumphs
A short audio piece about an office building and the things inside it.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It's not just that I wrote a newsletter about the piece I made for @audioflux.bsky.social — it's that I also figured out how to include an image on the link down there ⬇️ even though the image is not in the post itself. Small wins! Or, if you will, periodic triumphs…
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fieldnoise.com/new-work-per...
This, but for podcasts.
the state of journalism will not be improved by limiting prospects to people who can manage to live in or move to a tiny handful of American cities
2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
October 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This, but for podcasts.
Took some time in the newsletter this week to reflect back on the WPR radio show To the Best of Our Knowledge. It was the first radio job I ever had, and it changed my life.
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Remembering TTBOOK
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October 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Took some time in the newsletter this week to reflect back on the WPR radio show To the Best of Our Knowledge. It was the first radio job I ever had, and it changed my life.
fieldnoise.com/remembering-...
fieldnoise.com/remembering-...
I'm getting my newsletter going again. It's going to be about sound and science and history and music. It will have recommendations, podcasts and otherwise. I'm self-hosting it because I hate Nazis and algorithmic feeds. If any of that speaks to you, let's jam:
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Field Noise (2025 Remaster)
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September 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm getting my newsletter going again. It's going to be about sound and science and history and music. It will have recommendations, podcasts and otherwise. I'm self-hosting it because I hate Nazis and algorithmic feeds. If any of that speaks to you, let's jam:
fieldnoise.com/field-noise-...
fieldnoise.com/field-noise-...
Today in retro technology / The Revenge of the 90s: the new Black Moth Super Rainbow album that came out today was released on vinyl, CD, and...MiniDisc.
June 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today in retro technology / The Revenge of the 90s: the new Black Moth Super Rainbow album that came out today was released on vinyl, CD, and...MiniDisc.
Hey! Thrilled to share that my piece—about the Folkways record "Sounds of the Office"—is an @audioflux.bsky.social circuit select. Honored to be among this group of producers. In-person debut of the piece is on June 1st at @soundscene.bsky.social, and it will drop online a bit later. Stay tuned!
✨ Introducing... our Circuit 05 CIRCUIT SELECTS! Congrats to @willcoley.bsky.social @craigeley.bsky.social @ohradiogirl.bsky.social Milio Boogie and Sofie Hjorth Schausen. Join us at @soundscene.bsky.social on June 1 for the debut of their remarkable fluxworks... IN 3D!!! ✨ www.soundscene.org
May 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hey! Thrilled to share that my piece—about the Folkways record "Sounds of the Office"—is an @audioflux.bsky.social circuit select. Honored to be among this group of producers. In-person debut of the piece is on June 1st at @soundscene.bsky.social, and it will drop online a bit later. Stay tuned!
Came back from a run, opened my phone, and saw this. This letter is everything: the joy of running, the hardships of high school, the fact that what we are talking about is kids playing sports. Trans women are women, trans runners are runners, trans kids are kids.
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Came back from a run, opened my phone, and saw this. This letter is everything: the joy of running, the hardships of high school, the fact that what we are talking about is kids playing sports. Trans women are women, trans runners are runners, trans kids are kids.
Hey! I'm thrilled to be among this group of producers, and I wouldn't be here without the help of my awesome friends and collaborators: @sepulchra.bsky.social, Theo Balcomb, and Marc Bianchi. If you want to hear these pieces (and you do!), there is a listening party in June — details in the thread.
🧵 1/4 ✨ We have Circuit 05 Finalists! ✨ Thanks to everyone who submitted fluxworks for Circuit 05 from all over the place (11 countries!) We received 63 submissions from students, first-timers, audio veterans, and everyone in between. What a brilliant mix, our ears are still ringing. Happily.
May 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hey! I'm thrilled to be among this group of producers, and I wouldn't be here without the help of my awesome friends and collaborators: @sepulchra.bsky.social, Theo Balcomb, and Marc Bianchi. If you want to hear these pieces (and you do!), there is a listening party in June — details in the thread.
Reposted by Craig Eley
We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again
April 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again
This week's Song Exploder is a great glimpse into the nature of songwriting and collaboration. Gracie Abrams and Audrey Hobert are co-writers, roommates, and childhood friends, and the pure *fun* they have making music together is adorable and contagious. Check it:
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songexploder.net/gracie-abrams
Song Exploder - Gracie Abrams
Gracie Abrams breaks down her song "I love you, I'm sorry."
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December 5, 2024 at 8:56 PM
This week's Song Exploder is a great glimpse into the nature of songwriting and collaboration. Gracie Abrams and Audrey Hobert are co-writers, roommates, and childhood friends, and the pure *fun* they have making music together is adorable and contagious. Check it:
songexploder.net/gracie-abrams
songexploder.net/gracie-abrams
I have loved the Camera Obscura song, “Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken,” since the moment I heard it, but just today I came across the song that it is obviously in conversation with: the 1984 Lloyd Cole song, “Are You Ready to be Heartbroken?” It’s great!
music.apple.com/us/album/are...
music.apple.com/us/album/are...
Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken? by Lloyd Cole & The Commotions on Apple Music
Song · 1984 · Duration 3:06
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December 5, 2024 at 4:15 AM
I have loved the Camera Obscura song, “Lloyd, I’m Ready to be Heartbroken,” since the moment I heard it, but just today I came across the song that it is obviously in conversation with: the 1984 Lloyd Cole song, “Are You Ready to be Heartbroken?” It’s great!
music.apple.com/us/album/are...
music.apple.com/us/album/are...