Chris Cresswell
@grizwaldmusic.bsky.social
Maker of Sounds, Teaching Artist, Lecturer at @occmusic, Host of A Curious Ear on @wcnypbs, Contributing Writer to @syracuse.com, Co-Owner of a Cute Cat
I get really excited every time I start an NTS radio program and it turns out that's just their audio tag and the program is even better.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I get really excited every time I start an NTS radio program and it turns out that's just their audio tag and the program is even better.
I wish there was a Steve Carrell movie that could help me understand our current economic situation.
NY FED: The rejection rate for all types of credit (auto loan, credit card, credit card limit increase, mortgage, mortgage refinance) over past 12 months rose to a series high of 24.8% in October.
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
(via Liz Ann Sonders)
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I wish there was a Steve Carrell movie that could help me understand our current economic situation.
Reposted by Chris Cresswell
probably a metaphor for our larger economy. but let's ignore it and keep going...
The company essentially turned a dial that made ChatGPT more appealing and made people use it more, but sent some of them into delusional spirals.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
OpenAI has since made the chatbot safer, but that comes with a tradeoff: less usage.
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
probably a metaphor for our larger economy. but let's ignore it and keep going...
4 comfort movies
(it's actually just rewatching Twister, over and over)
(it's actually just rewatching Twister, over and over)
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
4 comfort movies
(it's actually just rewatching Twister, over and over)
(it's actually just rewatching Twister, over and over)
Reposted by Chris Cresswell
The Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited - Pearl (Among The Swine) [Syracuse, NY, USA ; Soul-Jazz] (1972)
https://redd.it/1p1dft8
https://youtu.be/xsT3QCnZPig
https://redd.it/1p1dft8
https://youtu.be/xsT3QCnZPig
The Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited - Pearl (Among The Swine) [Syracuse, NY, USA ; Soul-Jazz] (1972)
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited - Pearl (Among The Swine) [Syracuse, NY, USA ; Soul-Jazz] (1972)
https://redd.it/1p1dft8
https://youtu.be/xsT3QCnZPig
https://redd.it/1p1dft8
https://youtu.be/xsT3QCnZPig
I watched the Ti West/Mia Goth "X, Pearl, Maxxxine" trilogy over the last few weeks and this first quarter is easily the best horror film I've seen in awhile.
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I watched the Ti West/Mia Goth "X, Pearl, Maxxxine" trilogy over the last few weeks and this first quarter is easily the best horror film I've seen in awhile.
Reposted by Chris Cresswell
i should go out and do stuff now, yet my body feels the ancient call to low key hibernate
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
i should go out and do stuff now, yet my body feels the ancient call to low key hibernate
The Citizens United case has done so much damage to our country.
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Citizens United case has done so much damage to our country.
Doubling the no-input mixer with the cello, just like it says in Walt Piston's Guide to Orchestration.
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Doubling the no-input mixer with the cello, just like it says in Walt Piston's Guide to Orchestration.
Should we use this opportunity (like we also should have a couple of weeks ago when AWS went down) to talk about how corporations have privatized the roads and highways of the internet, when in reality we should think of them as public goods, like our actual roads?
Or nah?
Or nah?
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Should we use this opportunity (like we also should have a couple of weeks ago when AWS went down) to talk about how corporations have privatized the roads and highways of the internet, when in reality we should think of them as public goods, like our actual roads?
Or nah?
Or nah?
Reposted by Chris Cresswell
it only tuesday
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
it only tuesday
I can't open Sibelius because Cloudflare is down and I think the internet is great, I'm glad I live here.
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I can't open Sibelius because Cloudflare is down and I think the internet is great, I'm glad I live here.
Reposted by Chris Cresswell
ICE came, Syracuse underground railroad helped Jeremy escape (Top stories)
ICE came, Syracuse underground railroad helped Jeremy escape (Top stories)
See the week's most valuable journalism from Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
ICE came, Syracuse underground railroad helped Jeremy escape (Top stories)
Drones. Distortion. Sampled short wave radio.
I'm really proud of this set. If you like noisy improvised sounds, check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaQQ...
I'm really proud of this set. If you like noisy improvised sounds, check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaQQ...
Electric Guitar, No Input Mixer, Samples (Live - November 7, 2025)
YouTube video by CEC Music Publishing Archive
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Drones. Distortion. Sampled short wave radio.
I'm really proud of this set. If you like noisy improvised sounds, check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaQQ...
I'm really proud of this set. If you like noisy improvised sounds, check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaQQ...
Reposted by Chris Cresswell
i have no idea what's going on anymore
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
i have no idea what's going on anymore
Society for New Music in Syracuse, NY performed two movements from my chamber piece, "Sonic Abstractions". If you're interested in dark, glitchy electronics and moody vibes, give it a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw_f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw_f...
Cresswell: Sonic Abstractions, Mvt III
YouTube video by CEC Music Publishing Archive
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Society for New Music in Syracuse, NY performed two movements from my chamber piece, "Sonic Abstractions". If you're interested in dark, glitchy electronics and moody vibes, give it a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw_f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw_f...
This is what I emphasize most in lessons with my students. Write bad music. A lot of it. Keep the 30 seconds that doesn't suck. Then do it again.
𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗽 don’t be afraid to suck •
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𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖾𝗀𝗈 𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗀𝗈 •
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is what I emphasize most in lessons with my students. Write bad music. A lot of it. Keep the 30 seconds that doesn't suck. Then do it again.
I wish we had a political party in America capable of making this argument.
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I wish we had a political party in America capable of making this argument.
Me, prepping a lecture in 5 years: "I know many of you haven't heard of Dadaism, but are you familiar with 6-7? This is Dadaism of the 21st century."
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Me, prepping a lecture in 5 years: "I know many of you haven't heard of Dadaism, but are you familiar with 6-7? This is Dadaism of the 21st century."
This is how I find out the truth about the tooth fairy.
The Republican health care plan is about as real as the tooth fairy, so I won't hold my breath.
FOX NEWS: So what would Trumpcare look like?
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is how I find out the truth about the tooth fairy.
If you like drones, noise, shortwave radio samples, no input mixers, and/or looped electric guitar distortion (with a side helping of field recordings)... have I got just the thing for you.
(It's free! But also you can buy it if you want!)
grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com/track/electr...
(It's free! But also you can buy it if you want!)
grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com/track/electr...
Electric Guitar, No Input Mixer, Samples (Live - November 7, 2025), by Chris Cresswell
track by Chris Cresswell
grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If you like drones, noise, shortwave radio samples, no input mixers, and/or looped electric guitar distortion (with a side helping of field recordings)... have I got just the thing for you.
(It's free! But also you can buy it if you want!)
grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com/track/electr...
(It's free! But also you can buy it if you want!)
grizwaldmusic.bandcamp.com/track/electr...
I understand what this post is saying, but I like to think that Democratic voters are really upset at Senate office supplies.
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I understand what this post is saying, but I like to think that Democratic voters are really upset at Senate office supplies.
Bread lines have been renamed "Freedom Waits". Patriotism requires sacrifice. Love of country over love of carbs!
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Bread lines have been renamed "Freedom Waits". Patriotism requires sacrifice. Love of country over love of carbs!
Reposted by Chris Cresswell
i see a lot of concert postings and can't help but notice we're moving back away from diverse programming. it'd be great to not pat ourselves on the back too quickly and avoid going back to business as usual.
November 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
i see a lot of concert postings and can't help but notice we're moving back away from diverse programming. it'd be great to not pat ourselves on the back too quickly and avoid going back to business as usual.