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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 1h

This morning I randomly remembered that Laurie Anderson exists. From the Air is a vibe.

"Good evening.
This is your Captain.
We are about to attempt a crash landing."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL2a...

From the Air

YouTube video by Laurie Anderson - Topic

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 17h

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Man Just Going To Grab Guitar And Old Four-Track, Go Out To Cabin In Woods, Make Shittiest Album Anyone's Ever Heard

CHICAGO—Following a protracted period of creative stagnation, struggling 27-year-old musician Tom Ruskin announced Friday his plans to retreat to a remote cabin in the Illinois woods with just his aco...

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 1d

One of my teachers at @syracuseu.bsky.social and an incredible composer. Deeply beautiful music.

Check this album out!!

New Focus Recordings @newfocuslabel.bsky.social · 1d

Coming out this Friday — Daniel Strong Godfrey: Toward Light — Three Quintets

Composer Daniel Strong Godfrey presents three quintets for string quartet and piano, guitar, and cello respectively, showcasing his expressive, finely crafted chamber music

newfocusrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/daniel...

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 2d

This is the way.

My Mom saved our Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64. I'm now very grateful she did.

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 3d

"do you ever feel
like a skeleton
floating through air
wanting to start again?"

Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 3d

I, in a completely non-trolling and sincere way, think the new Taylor Swift album is her best album. Other albums have better songs, but this is cohesively and thematically her strongest and most diverse collection. Except Cancelled. I don't care for that one. (although I think it fits the theme).

a woman is standing in front of a pink record labeled a showtime

ALT: a woman is standing in front of a pink record labeled a showtime

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 4d

I released "Early Electroacoustic Works" last week. It's a collection of drone, noise, plunderphonics, and acousmatic works from 2010-2016. Give it a listen if you'd like!

grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/early-...

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 7d

I'm obsessed with the "new" version of "We Built This City". First "We flushed this toilet." Now "We quilt this city"... for toilet paper.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJfe...

We Quilt This City :60 – Quilted Queens | Quilted Northern®

YouTube video by Quilted Northern

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 7d

I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but I'm personally fascinated by the increasing likelihood of things like this happening. The commodification of 20th century culture.

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Matt Sargent @mattsargent.bsky.social · 8d

U2 was called that because they thought there was a little guy inside the delay pedal who played everything a second and a half after the band did.

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 11d

Three Studies for Baritone Saxophone and Electronics features my friend, Floris Van der Veken. He is very good at saxophone and also fun to hang out with.

If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend driving from NY to Oklahoma with a Belgian and letting him ask questions along the way.

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 11d

Bandcamp Friday is over, but the record is still in the world! If you like noise, plunderphonics, drones, and field recordings, you might like this record. Listen for free or purchase for $7.

grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/early-...

Early Electroacoustic Works (2010-2016), by Chris Cresswell

10 track album

grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 11d

I put out a new newsletter today! I talk about the new record, my love of @amandashires.bsky.social's new record and upcoming concerts with Society for New Music.

mailchi.mp/64ae54b46d38...

New Album Release, Upcoming Concerts!

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 12d

Jokes aside, I'm really excited to be putting this into the world. Putting this record together helped me to better understand my own musical journey.

I'm really proud of it. You can hear me develop my voice, but I also think the pieces stand on their own.

I hope you enjoy.

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 12d

It's #BandcampFriday! Both Taylor Swift and I have new records. Mine is mostly plunderphonics, noise, ambient, field recording based soundscapes. Hers probably is not that. You can listen to/buy mine at the link below:

grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/early-...

Early Electroacoustic Works (2010-2016), by Chris Cresswell

10 track album

grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 12d

Eden is the right answer. Lemon Grass is also a go to spot. Pheobe's is more of an "old school" fancy place. If you're able to drive out of the city itself, The Craftsman in Fayetteville (about 10-15 minutes from downtown) is also amazing.

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · 13d

Good god I need the Democrats to be better at politics. If you can't figure out how to spin this, please leave politics and let smarter people take over.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13d

File this under “essential function.” 🤡

#Shutdown
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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · Sep 13

Oh hey! Thanks @untidyradio.bsky.social!

Untidy Radio @untidyradio.bsky.social · Sep 13

Now playing on Untidy Radio: Christopher Cresswell by This is Where i am Right Now (studio recording)! Tune in now: https://a1.asurahosting.com/public/untidy_music

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · Sep 13

Make a band singular

Ben Fold One

Audio Obscura @audioobscura.bsky.social · Sep 13

Make a band singular

Aphex Him

Rosco))) @thirty3forty5.bsky.social · Sep 13

Make a band singular

Beastie Boy

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Good Guys with Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks is criminally underrated.

Kevin Smokler @weegee.bsky.social · Sep 12

Everyone has a 1-2 season TV show they sorely miss and not enough people knew about that you are always praising the heavens about.

What's yours?

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Syracuse.com @syracuse.com · Sep 12

Artist Najee Dorsey returns to Syracuse with new ArtRage Gallery exhibition

Najee Dorsey’s “Poor People’s Campaign,” a solo exhibition at the ArtRage Gallery, displays a series of digital media collages that explore the impact of industrial pollution on impoverished communities, many of them predominantly African American.

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · Sep 10

Oh hell yeah! Time for Jaws 5.

Syracuse.com @syracuse.com · Sep 10

Legendary actor coming out of retirement for movie sequel

The two-time Oscar winner has appeared in 175 films and TV shows.

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Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · Sep 9

Adele's cover of "To Make You Feel My Love" is a gold standard for me in explaining how different artists make different songs successful in different ways.

This feels like a super millennial take, but Iron & Wine's cover of "Such Great Heights" also feels like a standard of this exercise.

Chris Cresswell @grizwaldmusic.bsky.social · Sep 9

Say what you will about the younger generation, but my students use "AI like" as a derogatory term for shitty art.

I'm increasingly convinced this is a problem that will solve itself.

Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · Sep 9

I think if you listen to a podcast with fake AI people saying AI generated words you are functionally dead, you are basically a phone to me at that point

bnacker @bnacker.bsky.social · Sep 9

Starting to regret inventing the podcast

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