Matt Sargent
@mattsargent.bsky.social
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Matt Sargent
@mattsargent.bsky.social
· Sep 30
This week in Basel, Joan Jordi Oliver performs my new long piece for saxophone and electronics, Wanderer and The Road.
Sigh, okay, I named my fists Fast and Fourier because they're going decompose your face into a discrete frame of sinusoidal components.
I always knew that knuckle tattoo would come in handy.
I always knew that knuckle tattoo would come in handy.
I named my fists John and Cage because you're not going to be doing anything for the next four minutes and thirty three seconds
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Sigh, okay, I named my fists Fast and Fourier because they're going decompose your face into a discrete frame of sinusoidal components.
I always knew that knuckle tattoo would come in handy.
I always knew that knuckle tattoo would come in handy.
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Reluctantly crouched at the starting line,
Inverse, Retro, RI and Prime
Inverse, Retro, RI and Prime
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Reluctantly crouched at the starting line,
Inverse, Retro, RI and Prime
Inverse, Retro, RI and Prime
Elmo went all corporate and Grover never did, because Grover isn't a snitch.
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Elmo went all corporate and Grover never did, because Grover isn't a snitch.
I was lucky enough to find this in Huddersfield and it’s already been banned in the house by my partner.
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"""The dead-wood face was particularly odious. The breathless race of two lovers at random along the highways" - René Char" - Pierre Boulez" - Cake, The Distance
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"""The dead-wood face was particularly odious. The breathless race of two lovers at random along the highways" - René Char" - Pierre Boulez" - Cake, The Distance
Twin Peaks Season 3 Episode 8 was a documentary.
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Twin Peaks Season 3 Episode 8 was a documentary.
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It’s a sign that pilots are talking to each other…
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
It’s a sign that pilots are talking to each other…
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Introduce yourself by just Remembering Some Bands in any order for any reason. No explanation just list some fuckin bands okay
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Introduce yourself by just Remembering Some Bands in any order for any reason. No explanation just list some fuckin bands okay
They're playing Evanescence at the airport.
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
They're playing Evanescence at the airport.
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When things are stone cold they’re a killer or a creamery there’s no in between
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
When things are stone cold they’re a killer or a creamery there’s no in between
I'm traveling to Europe tomorrow, so of course I just now took 15 minutes to exactly get the height of my office desk just right instead of packing.
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I'm traveling to Europe tomorrow, so of course I just now took 15 minutes to exactly get the height of my office desk just right instead of packing.
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I almost put poutine in a crepe for dinner
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I almost put poutine in a crepe for dinner
Society if The Edge (U2) gets into Max/Msp.
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Society if The Edge (U2) gets into Max/Msp.
It's a ways off, but I'm very excited to be in Seattle in February to play with luthier wizard Ben Luca Robertson: www.waywardmusic.org/event/matt-s...
Matt Sargent + Ben Luca Robertson + Aaron Michael Butler - Wayward Music Series
Join Matt Sargent, Ben Luca Robertson, & Aaron Michael Butler for an evening of actuated strings, microtonal guitar, percussion, & bespoke instrumentation. Matt Sargent is a composer, guitarist, rec...
www.waywardmusic.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It's a ways off, but I'm very excited to be in Seattle in February to play with luthier wizard Ben Luca Robertson: www.waywardmusic.org/event/matt-s...
Even though he's from outer space, I still believe Karlheinz Stockhausen could be a flat earther.
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Even though he's from outer space, I still believe Karlheinz Stockhausen could be a flat earther.
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In my first week of college Anthony Braxton told me the future of the universe depended on my playing the accordion in his ensemble. (true story!)
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In my first week of college Anthony Braxton told me the future of the universe depended on my playing the accordion in his ensemble. (true story!)
What you will hear, then, are the natural resonant frequencies of the room articulated by speech.
November 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
What you will hear, then, are the natural resonant frequencies of the room articulated by speech.
I heard Nirvana at a friend's house in 6th grade.
Sometime later at a sleepover, we were watching The Simpsons and it was the Homerpalooza episode. Sonic Youth was on it, so I figured that must be another Nirvana.
I bought Daydream Nation on a BMG sticker sheet and it melted my brain.
Sometime later at a sleepover, we were watching The Simpsons and it was the Homerpalooza episode. Sonic Youth was on it, so I figured that must be another Nirvana.
I bought Daydream Nation on a BMG sticker sheet and it melted my brain.
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I heard Nirvana at a friend's house in 6th grade.
Sometime later at a sleepover, we were watching The Simpsons and it was the Homerpalooza episode. Sonic Youth was on it, so I figured that must be another Nirvana.
I bought Daydream Nation on a BMG sticker sheet and it melted my brain.
Sometime later at a sleepover, we were watching The Simpsons and it was the Homerpalooza episode. Sonic Youth was on it, so I figured that must be another Nirvana.
I bought Daydream Nation on a BMG sticker sheet and it melted my brain.
Some people think U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is about God, others think it's about a lover, but it's really attempting to find a usable setting on their new Yamaha DX-7.
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Some people think U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" is about God, others think it's about a lover, but it's really attempting to find a usable setting on their new Yamaha DX-7.
Turns out I got plans when I'm in Pittsburgh in April.
If you don’t know the story of the fake Burger King in the south side, read this - used the story to portray scenes from the story www.cracked.com/article_2801...
The Story Of The Rogue Burger King In Pittsburgh
Every city has its own fast food urban legend, here's Pittsburgh's.
www.cracked.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Turns out I got plans when I'm in Pittsburgh in April.
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Okay so the Doug Yule-led version that released _Squeeze_ wasn't even the first ripoff!
oh, alas, i've been informed that there was another velvet underground of paducah, kentucky, and this was almost certainly them.
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Okay so the Doug Yule-led version that released _Squeeze_ wasn't even the first ripoff!
Retweeting this for the 6:29 AM crowd.
Life would be more fun if they had civilian aircraft carriers. I want a Spirit aircraft carrier.
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Retweeting this for the 6:29 AM crowd.