Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The sooner we acknowledge that our minds, as fantastic as they are, as impressive when biting into a fig and noticing someone else's eyes and smelling leaves on a breeze and figuring out how to make concrete, are incredibly absurd and deceptive, the... better? 020
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The same kinds of people who believe(d) that animals don't suffer, babies don't feel pain while black people have a higher tolerance to it, etc., are in a desperate rush to have the feelings of their cloud software service acknowledged. 120
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Niche question for touring musicians: Anyone (especially from US) play in the UK recently and use PPE for entry? It appears that I meet all the qualifications for it, but UK border control always feels like Russian roulette. Like, what unthought phrase or piece of documentation ruins everything? 210
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026That's awesome. Well, I hope we can provide a beneficial shatter in 2027. 010
Reposted by Bhob RaineyMalt Lick Nursery @maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Aural Detritus Concert Series Bhob Rainey + Phil Durrant Paul Khimasia Morgan Chimera House Studios, Kemptown, Brighton. Saturday 21st November 2026 auraldetritus.blogspot.com 051
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Ralf has been busy lately. Among other excellent and varied recent releases is this short banger using my xynthii software for source sounds tbwb.bandcamp.com/album/jules-...tbwb.bandcamp.comJules 3000 (Films Made of Antimatter Vol. I), by RLW5 track album 040
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026In early 2007 Sedimental Records released my collaboration with Ralf Wehowsky, I don't think I can see you tonight. It was good! In early 2027 Sedimental Records will release Ralf's and my follow-up 2CD, Recollection of a Crime. It's great! 290
Reposted by Bhob RaineyFree Music Lessons @free-music-lessons.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Next lot of gigs... 042
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Fact check - most of the teen Hughes movies came out just before I was in high school. Probably saw them on VHS later. Anyway, I didn't and don't like them and would say there's a shred of reality re: cliques, but just a shred and one that didn't resonate with me. 000
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Was a teenager at a large (graduating class around 750) suburban high school when the John Hughes movies were coming out and also loved to watch At the Movies. Both Ebert and Siskel agreed that Hughes really captured the way teens talk. I strongly disagreed and found the films insulting. 100
Reposted by Bhob RaineyNon-Event @non-event.bsky.social · 01/07/2026One of the highlights of the spring was this set by Nmperign @mphonic.bsky.social and Greg Kelley, their first performance in Boston in far too many years. Very pleased to share documentation. youtu.be/osO-xycrsFcyoutu.beNmperign at the Goethe-Institut BostonYouTube video by Non-Event 0123
Reposted by Bhob Raineyponder @ponder.ooo · 25/06/2026when the buddha left the palace and entered the wider world, he was confronted with the four signs: - plastic bags, cigarette butts &c - the existence of poop - poorly maintained road infrastructure - stupid statue of some abstract bullshit the buddha, stricken, resolved to find an answer to this 2397
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Early last year, a genius overhauled my saxophone, and suddenly I was able to do things that seemed impossible. A certain type of music started flowing as a result. Later, I was listening to one of Sarah's recordings and realized that we were on the same vector, so to speak. So I broached this idea. 1201
Reposted by Bhob RaineySarah Hennies @sarahhennies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Very pleased to have received support from the @newmusicusa.bsky.social Creator Fund to compose a new piece for solo saxophone with @mphonic.bsky.social aka Bhob Rainey. Thanks a lot New Music USA and to Bhob for initiating this all. 0172
Reposted by Bhob RaineyRockette Morton @rockettemorton.bsky.social · 11/06/2026“All three pieces have somewhere in them, this equation called the Fitzhugh-Nagumo equation, which was meant to describe the electric activity of a squid's giant axon. So squid neuron. And it's kind of a classic chaotic equation that I used as an oscillator.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...podcasts.apple.com#14 - Bhob Rainey – "There's a Shania Twain to it...", Callahan & Witscher, The "Unhuman" Ear, Canopy of Catastrophes / From null lands led, Starrily (with Safie Flato)Podcast Episode · Signifying Something with Safie Flato · June 5 · 1h 42m 021
Reposted by Bhob RaineySafie Flato @safieflato.bsky.social · 11/06/2026@mphonic.bsky.social was so much fun to talk to on the #podcast #musicinterview #newmusic #experimentalmusic www.signifyingsomething.com/e/signifying... 021
Reposted by Bhob RaineySafie Flato @safieflato.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Today, Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social is on the pod. Bhob is a master in his field and talking to him was an absolute blast. Check out SIGNIFYING SOMETHING on your favorite podcast app. #podcast #newmusic #bhobrainey #eai #electroacousticmusic #experimentalmusic #musicinterviewpatreon.comFirst post! Signifying Something is back with Bhob Rainey. | Signifying SomethingFirst post! Signifying Something is back with Bhob Rainey. by Signifying Something on Patreon. Join Signifying Something's community for exclusive content and updates. 041
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Give it a listen. Download it. Put some change in Safie's pockets. You get an hour of talk (that I don't remember, don't @ me if you're nasty) and a free 20 minute track, 1/3 of _From null lands led, starrily_, an album that slays. 020
Reposted by Bhob RaineyDaithí O'Ciarba @homophoni.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Signifying Something podcast returns with a new episode featuring Bhob Rainey! I was fascinated to learn about Bhob's sonification and audification techniques using data from stock market predictions. Thank you @mphonic.bsky.social and @safieflato.bsky.social!signifyingsomething.bandcamp.comEpisode 014 - Bhob Rainey - "There's a Shania Twain to it..." ("Canopy of Catastrophes"), by Signifying Something3 track album 0116
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 05/06/2026It's rough, and I'm sorry you're having that mood. Some of the most encouraging stuff I've seen lately has come from people whose careers didn't really begin until after COVID. None of it online. 010
Reposted by Bhob RaineySusanna Bolle @susannabolle.bsky.social · 13/05/2026@non-event.bsky.social turns 25 today. Our first show was on May 13, 2001 at MassArt and featured an outrageously good double bill of Filament and Poire_Z. I'm listening to this, which I purchased that night, to celebrate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRpZ...youtube.comGmueller_Voicecrack_erikm – Poire_Z (1999)YouTube video by sphinxe 0133
Reposted by Bhob RaineyJS @cranksatori.bsky.social · 12/05/2026subvert.fm went live today, so here's a thread of old pals, acquaintances, and other folks whose sounds I like for you to check out..subvert.fm 2199
Reposted by Bhob RaineySubvert @subvert.fm · 12/05/2026We’re live. Two years ago, we released a plan. Today, our collectively owned music platform is open. Explore. Support artists directly. Join the co-op. It’s only the beginning. Sincerely Ours, Subvert 12506239
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Right now, Subvert doesn't seem too flexible with collabs (all releases are by "Bhob Rainey"), which bugs me a bit, but I've tried to make sure everyone's name is front and center (and you all know already, right?). 140
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Added some releases to my Subvert page. A few personal favorite recent electronic releases, an older solo saxophone release, new solo saxophone bootlegs, and my old collab with Ralf Wehowsky, because maybe a new collab is in the werks? www.subvert.fm/bhob-raineysubvert.fm 1101
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Raw love song then ripyoutube.comBhob Rainey/John Moran/Joey Sullivan trio - Vox Populi, Philadelphia 4/20/2026YouTube video by Fire Museum Presents 061
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Recent solo improvisation at <fidget>. I mean, who does this?!youtube.comBhob Rainey at Fidget Philadelphia - March 21, 2026YouTube video by Flandrew Fleisenberg 2133
Reposted by Bhob RaineyDefector @defector.com · 04/04/2026There is no way to watch the new 'Harry Potter' show subversively. If you're watching, you are buying in.defector.comIt’s Time To Grow Up | DefectorHBO’s new Harry Potter TV series is premiering this Christmas Day. Under current plans, it will last at least a decade. The trailer looks like the original films were run through an AI generator, but… 221790563
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Actually, that would be my favored bio: "Sometimes, I have cool ideas." 030
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I revised my bio, which, who cares? But it always reminds me that I made this back in the day to visualize stupid bios and make them playable. Sometimes, I have cool ideas. bhobrainey.com/about/see 260
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Me, id m theftable, and Flandrew Fleisenberg play solos Saturday at Fidget, Philly. bhobrainey.com/live/1MMkJdN...bhobrainey.comBhob RaineyMusic (lossless - FLACs and ALACs), live events, news and videos, communication, etc., re: Bhob Rainey. 010
Reposted by Bhob RaineyNon-Event @non-event.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Next week: two great improv duos – Nmperign (Bhob Rainey & Greg Kelley) and Brittany Karlson / Nick Neuberg duo. Should be epic! 0134
Reposted by Bhob RaineySarah Hennies @sarahhennies.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I don't know that I have many Ithaca followers here but in the event that I do, a reminder that our garage art/performance space Neighbors Gallery is hosting Bhob Rainey and Lucky Crumbs this Sunday evening and I'm excited to hear the music and to give our new PA system a whirl! 2277
Reposted by Bhob RaineySarah Hennies @sarahhennies.bsky.social · 20/02/2026I am very pleased to welcome old friend and amazing musician Bhob Rainey to Ithaca in a couple weeks on March 1st 3305
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 15/02/2026I only discovered his music recently (guess I'm a dummy), but I sure listened to it a lot once I got smart. Particularly Dockings and Burundi. The latter in spite of a perhaps too generous helping of didgeridoo. RIPradiofrance.frMort de Michel Portal, un musicien sans frontièresClarinettiste, saxophoniste, bandonéoniste, improvisateur, compositeur pour le cinéma, interprète recherché des compositeurs contemporains et complice des plus grands jazzmen se son temps, Michel Port... 010
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I often think about the time that hitchBOT got destroyed in Philadelphia and everyone was like, Ha ha, of course! That's the only city in America with stupid and violent people! And then I wonder what people would do now if an obsequious robot showed up on their street. 000
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Finished the first last month. So good. It's kinda good to be outside the lit world, because I'm sure that within it are a lot of people being annoying about Knausgaard. 010
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 29/01/2026NYC. Nmperign @ Lava Club, March 7th. Small room, limited space. You gotta RSVP in advance. Check www.instagram.com/___lava__clu... for how or DM me if you're nice. 0115
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Been a resident of the e6ast most of my life, and that's how we say it. 000
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 05/12/2025As the sun sets in the e6ast, the West still glows with Bandcamp Friday light. bhobrainey.bandcamp.com/album/live-2...bhobrainey.bandcamp.comLive '25 — Saxy Bootlegs Good Title, by Bhob Rainey3 track album 151
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 05/12/2025As promised, Live '25 — Saxy Bootlegs Good Title. bhobrainey.bandcamp.com/album/live-2...bhobrainey.bandcamp.comLive '25 — Saxy Bootlegs Good Title, by Bhob Rainey3 track album 041
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 03/12/2025On Friday I'm going to release Live 25 - Saxy Bootlegs Good Title. It's a little over an hour of solo soprano sax performances from this year, recorded by audience members. Includes footfalls, chair squeaks, passing vehicles, idling vehicles, idling vehicles with sub woofers, and soprano saxophone. 061
Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 25/11/2025From back in the summer, when I played in a crooked house.youtu.beBhob Rainey - The PROSPECT SERIES 🏡 House ShowYouTube video by Jonathan Moritz 030