Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)
@reillypascal.bsky.social
Composer & programmer who likes noise, obsolete media, electronics, and nostalgia
Website: https://reillyspitzfaden.com
Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@reillypascal
Mastodon (follow from Bsky): https://bsky.app/profile/reillypascal.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Website: https://reillyspitzfaden.com
Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@reillypascal
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Reilly Spitzfaden — Everything lost along the way [w/ score]
YouTube video by Score Follower
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@scorefollower.bsky.social shared one of my pieces!
It's for trumpet, trombone, percussion, and MIDI keyboard w/ Max/MSP, and it's got microtonal brass, glitchy noise, and cheesy DX7 sounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_gx...
#ContemporaryClassical #Synths #MaxMSP #ExperimentalMusic
It's for trumpet, trombone, percussion, and MIDI keyboard w/ Max/MSP, and it's got microtonal brass, glitchy noise, and cheesy DX7 sounds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_gx...
#ContemporaryClassical #Synths #MaxMSP #ExperimentalMusic
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I'm teaching Sonic Pi in a music tech class, and because we were using the TB-303 synth in class, I felt compelled to modify what we did to make the Charli XCX “365” bassline:
#sonicpi #ruby #algorave #charlixcx
#sonicpi #ruby #algorave #charlixcx
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I'm teaching Sonic Pi in a music tech class, and because we were using the TB-303 synth in class, I felt compelled to modify what we did to make the Charli XCX “365” bassline:
#sonicpi #ruby #algorave #charlixcx
#sonicpi #ruby #algorave #charlixcx
“The Democratic Party cannot survive with this leadership. It will either collapse or transform. But it cannot continue in its present form—beholden to donors, terrified of risk, allergic to moral clarity, and addicted to losing gracefully”
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
8 Senate Dems Fold on Trump Shutdown
Chuck Schumer must resign and we must elect new leadership, because the American people deserve fighters, not folders
www.qasimrashid.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“The Democratic Party cannot survive with this leadership. It will either collapse or transform. But it cannot continue in its present form—beholden to donors, terrified of risk, allergic to moral clarity, and addicted to losing gracefully”
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/8-senate-d...
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Here is my set! williamfields.bandcamp.com/album/openin...
Opening for Autechre in Philadelphia, by William Fields
1 track album
williamfields.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Here is my set! williamfields.bandcamp.com/album/openin...
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[USPol, shutdown]
“‘I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires,’ Vermont[...]
“‘I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires,’ Vermont[...]
See complete post at app.wafrn.net
app.wafrn.net is a Wafrn server. Wafrn is a federated social media inspired by Tumblr, join us and have fun!
app.wafrn.net
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
[USPol, shutdown]
“‘I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires,’ Vermont[...]
“‘I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year. All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires,’ Vermont[...]
I'm trying out Wafrn (app.wafrn.net) and really liking it
It lets you post to Bluesky AND Mastodon/Fediverse — this is what my posts look like from here
I also like the management's politics and moderation decisions much better than Bsky's
It lets you post to Bluesky AND Mastodon/Fediverse — this is what my posts look like from here
I also like the management's politics and moderation decisions much better than Bsky's
Hi everyone! I'm a composer and programmer whose likes to mix glitchy, noisy, microtonal sounds; weird rhythms; feedback noises; and “cheesy” 80s/90s synths. I use Max/MSP and I'm getting into Tidal Cycles/SuperCollider.
#introduction
#introduction
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I'm trying out Wafrn (app.wafrn.net) and really liking it
It lets you post to Bluesky AND Mastodon/Fediverse — this is what my posts look like from here
I also like the management's politics and moderation decisions much better than Bsky's
It lets you post to Bluesky AND Mastodon/Fediverse — this is what my posts look like from here
I also like the management's politics and moderation decisions much better than Bsky's
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November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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“Instead, what you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling ‘appraisal’ surgically excised.”
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Instead, what you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling ‘appraisal’ surgically excised.”
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
On the topic of learning polyrhythms, I once learned how to play 6:5 entirely out of spite
My composition teacher at the time had been insisting it wasn't going to be playable and I wanted to be able to easily tap it out on the desk in response
My composition teacher at the time had been insisting it wasn't going to be playable and I wanted to be able to easily tap it out on the desk in response
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
On the topic of learning polyrhythms, I once learned how to play 6:5 entirely out of spite
My composition teacher at the time had been insisting it wasn't going to be playable and I wanted to be able to easily tap it out on the desk in response
My composition teacher at the time had been insisting it wasn't going to be playable and I wanted to be able to easily tap it out on the desk in response
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If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If you’re wondering what the future of the Democratic Party looks like, watch the young, brown democratic socialist on the TV right now.
Live Updates: Mamdani Wins N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race After Highest Turnout in Decades
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“These careless and cavalier uses of facial recognition are going to lead to U.S. citizens and lawful residents being grabbed off the street and placed in ICE detention.”
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
DHS Gives Local Cops a Facial Recognition App To Find Immigrants
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“These careless and cavalier uses of facial recognition are going to lead to U.S. citizens and lawful residents being grabbed off the street and placed in ICE detention.”
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
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I've been getting into photography lately after I found my old film camera (Minolta X-370), and my partner found their old digital camera. Even though my phone's camera is nicer than the digital one, it's been nice to use both of them and not have to bring my […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I've been getting into photography lately after I found my old film camera (Minolta X-370), and my partner found their old digital camera. Even though my phone's camera is nicer than the digital one, it's been nice to use both of them and not have to bring my […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
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I've been getting into film photography, and here are some photos from the first roll I took. I'm finding I like clouds, especially with the sun shining through them in interesting ways
These were taken at the Cobbs Hill Park reservoir in Rochester
Minolta […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
These were taken at the Cobbs Hill Park reservoir in Rochester
Minolta […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I've been getting into film photography, and here are some photos from the first roll I took. I'm finding I like clouds, especially with the sun shining through them in interesting ways
These were taken at the Cobbs Hill Park reservoir in Rochester
Minolta […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
These were taken at the Cobbs Hill Park reservoir in Rochester
Minolta […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
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rare glimpse into one of autechre's max patches (not fake for once), surprised how legible it is, esp the drum machine (though a lot of the logic behind the patterns is hidden) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3poN...
Autechre - Unreleased Untitled Demo 12/10/22
YouTube video by Deep Tread
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
rare glimpse into one of autechre's max patches (not fake for once), surprised how legible it is, esp the drum machine (though a lot of the logic behind the patterns is hidden) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3poN...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
“Building resilient networks in 2025 means not just architecting against enshittification, but against authoritarianism… [to] factor in what happens to the entire open social ecosystem when app stores and governments align against it.”
connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-p...
connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-p...
‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism
After Kirk's murder, calls for censorship and the crackdown on political places started to include Bluesky. Open social networks must now fight political suppression as well as platform monopolies.
connectedplaces.online
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Building resilient networks in 2025 means not just architecting against enshittification, but against authoritarianism… [to] factor in what happens to the entire open social ecosystem when app stores and governments align against it.”
connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-p...
connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-p...
I love cool tech as much as the next person, and an important part of being a cool tech enjoyer is knowing when to say “this device doesn't need more tech.” “This device doesn't need to connect to the internet.” “Internet connection will expose me/others to more brittleness and surveillance.”
society would be massively improved if ring doorbells were banned completely actually
the AWS outage is affecting Ring doorbells. Sky News says “some users can’t see outside their house, definitely scary”
just look outside your window 😅
just look outside your window 😅
October 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I love cool tech as much as the next person, and an important part of being a cool tech enjoyer is knowing when to say “this device doesn't need more tech.” “This device doesn't need to connect to the internet.” “Internet connection will expose me/others to more brittleness and surveillance.”
My camera has an “AE lock” (upper left label in diagram) and I immediately thought “Autechre lock”
October 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My camera has an “AE lock” (upper left label in diagram) and I immediately thought “Autechre lock”