Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Aaron Copland said "Imagine what will happen when every combination of eighty-eight keys is played." And this is a project to find out: midnightsledding.net/pc/pianochor...midnightsledding.netEvery piano chord 041
Reposted by Erik CarlsonVal 🏳️⚧️ @valondar.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Scully: Four helicopters and a string quartet? Mulder, what are you Mulder: *throws file at her* In 1971, composer Karlheinz Stockhausen reported having dreams where he learned he was from the Sirius system, 0316
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This sandwich from a place down the street brings up a construction question, because from a look perspective it’s better for the pizza toppings to be on the outside, but from a practical/mess standpoint it’s better for the toppings to be inside. 000
Reposted by Erik CarlsonRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Write it on the blackboard a thousand times: they will have to demolish the ballroom, the arch and so forth. They will have to make a show of it. You will get the usual sons of bitches saying we don’t do that in this country. We do now. That is not emotion, it’s politics. To do less is dereliction. 1162957671
Reposted by Erik CarlsonSeán Clancy @seanlclancy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The Nancarrow / O Gorman house is quite something… mexicosir.com/property/nan...mexicosir.comNancarrow Studios (design and murals by Juan O’Gorman)Do you want to be part of history? Are you looking to be the guardian of a national heritage? Are you passionate about rescuing fragments of Mexico and joining 153
Reposted by Erik CarlsonMicroplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP to a legend 9104561948
Reposted by Erik Carlsondrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 18/08/2026mozart's advice 0565118
Reposted by Erik CarlsonJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...ysph.yale.eduUniversal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study ProjectsA single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it 595165427122
Reposted by Erik CarlsonTom Erbe @soundhack.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I am looking for all of the 78s that Cage used to make “Imaginary Landscape V”. Some of the really short “samples” have eluded me. I’m attaching a sound file with 4 of the vocal samples. Any help would be great! drive.google.com/file/d/1cT_J...drive.google.comUnidentifiedImaginaryLandscape5-78s.mp3 032
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I'm putting together a recital program of pieces that consist of one note played once. Here is repertoire I already have: midnightsledding.net/carlson/onen... Hit me up if you know of other pieces? 020
Reposted by Erik CarlsonCriag @criagtime.bsky.social · 31/07/2026At the statisticians' party every guest gets a plus or minus one 39117
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026So obviously you just watched Aliens on repeat until the flight was over? 110
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Thank you all (except one guy... you know who you are) for postponing your Southern-California-based federal crimes last week so that I would not be called for jury duty. You may resume. 021
Reposted by Erik Carlson𝙰𝙲𝚄𝚃𝙴 𝚆𝙴𝙴𝙳 𝙿𝚂𝚈𝙲𝙷𝙾𝚂𝙸𝚂 𓁣 @bzvowell.bsky.social · 24/04/2026𝚂𝙾 𝙵𝚁𝙴𝚂𝙷. 𝚂𝙾 𝙲𝙻𝙴𝙰𝙽. 241935707
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I've been called for jury duty at the federal court next week, so if y'all could refrain from federal crimes for bit, I'd be grateful. 130
Reposted by Erik CarlsonAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 20/07/2026a bad thing is running a phd program with brilliant international students who must reckon with a volatile xenophobic saboteur government in fresh ways every day, no thank you, 0/10 534942
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I made an audio clock... it plays 2 sine tones, one with a frequency equal to the number of minutes since midnight, and one with a frequency equal to the number of seconds since the top of the hour. midnightsledding.net/sounds/audio... 120
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Today is the 10th anniversary of the first performance on my recital series of conceptual (mostly pattern-based) music. To celebrate, I'll sustain a note for one millionth of the time since that performance (a little over 5 minutes). midnightsledding.net/carlson/patt... 030
Reposted by Erik CarlsonLisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Just submitted my comment on the new OMB rules for federal grants. Thanks to @fabbs.org for all the helpful resources. 🧪 You still have time to make your voice heard! The comment deadline is Monday July 13th at 11:59pm. fabbs.org/fabbs-omb-co...fabbs.orgFABBS OMB COMMENT TOOLKIT – FABBSOn May 29, 2026, OMB published a proposed rule to update the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance, which are government-wide policies and requirements rela 03935
Reposted by Erik CarlsonEverest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Would you like to contribute an OBJECT to live in a WAREHOUSE GAME? I'm working on a parser fiction game where you play as a worker in the warehouse of the gods- sorting, storing, rearranging objects, meandering. I need so many objects! Maybe even: one of yours? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comObjects contribution for god's warehouse gameWhat is this? I'm (Everest) making a short parser fiction game where you are a worker in the warehouse of the gods, sorting and storing objects to the whims of holy creatures. Would you like to subm... 24295175
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Today I got to perform Edward Henderson's "The Highest and Lowest Notes on an Organ", a ridiculously elegant and beautiful piece. (The title is pretty self-explanatory). 110
Reposted by Erik Carlsondrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 09/07/2026one humanity started saying kilo anything it was over. we were in over our heads. a thousand of anything is playing with numbers of the gods 0685
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Two helicopter pilots just moved in to the place across the hall from me. The universe is telling me it's finally time. 031
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I'm working on a series of scores that are each a single cycle of a polyrhythm: midnightsledding.net/scores/polyr... 040
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Counterpoint from San Diego (in favor of Fahrenheit): 71 is hot 70 is room temperature 69 is nice 68 is chilly 67 is stew season 66 is freezing 010
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 14/06/202612-voice triple canon made from the edges of a cube: midnightsledding.net/images/cube....midnightsledding.net 010
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I dunno man, I think someone could make a lot of money with an ultra-high-end vegan restaurant where everything dies in your mouth? 110
Reposted by Erik CarlsonICARUS @mistericarus.bsky.social · 27/05/2026SHAROOOON! THEY'VE TRAPPED ME FUCKIN SOUL IN A FUCKIN DIGITAL CONSTRUCT SHARON. IVE GOT NO FUCKIN FREE WILL SHARON. THEY WANT ME TO SING CRAZY TRAIN TILL THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE SHARON. FUCKIN HELL. SHAROOOON! 2863596725
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 30/05/2026What's the largest value of X for which we can say with a high degree of certainty that a specific event happened X seconds ago? 210
Reposted by Erik CarlsonPresent & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Just remembered Sci Fi Corridor Archive scificorridorarchive.com 119366
Reposted by Erik Carlsondrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 23/01/2026as a child my dream job was composing beats for the clothes dryer 2762
Reposted by Erik Carlsonmimi smartypants @mimismartypants.bsky.social · 29/04/2026holy shit. have fun listening and getting lost: aschmann.net/AmEng/#Audio...aschmann.netAmerican English Dialects 2254
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I don't get why they're stopping at 100%... 500% tax that nonsense 010
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The number of times I get excited about something and it turns out to be the wrong type of drone 140
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I love elizabeth veldon's music so much elizabethveldon.bandcamp.com/album/untitl...elizabethveldon.bandcamp.comuntitled (newmarket), by elizabeth veldon4 track album 000
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Using the digits of consecutive binary numbers as samples in a wav file sounds a little like EDM? midnightsledding.net/audio/binary...midnightsledding.net 030
Reposted by Erik CarlsonMatt Sargent @mattsargent.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Petition to rename Max/Msp to Miller and Ableton to Miller Lite. 162
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I've read several takes and I'm not sure what's true. I'm not sure that he had a strict process, and it's possible Graupner just gave up at some point? I'm enjoying cataloguing what he wrote down. 100
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I've made a web-based engraving and recording of Christoph Graupner's 5626 canons on a single melody (1730-1735). I love them so much. midnightsledding.net/Graupner/ 320
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Sunset should be at 8:00. Figure the rest out from there. 121
Erik Carlson @rkcrlsn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026youtu.be/JR7oklKtObQ?...youtu.beDick Raaijmakers Der Fall Leiermann (1991)YouTube video by reesheundt 010
