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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Apr 4

New EP of shakuhachi/guitar duo improvisations from me and Martin Donkin, available to preorder at Wormhole World, digitally and on CD. Stunning artwork by Teruki Suzuki. wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/album/interv...

John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 6h

Artwork by Teruki Suzuki

John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 6h

The voiceover features excerpts from the secret documents of the Shinkage-ryū (translated by D. T. Suzuki in ‘Zen and Japanese Culture’) from which the EP title was taken.

John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 6h

‘The Moon in the Stream’ is out today, on CD and digital! Improvised duos for shakuhachi and guitar. Exclusively on Bandcamp. johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/the-mo...

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 2d

Listening party tonight at 20:00 GMT+1. Shakuhachi + guitar. Hear the EP in full and join the chat. Fun time guaranteed. johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/merch/the-mo...

The Moon in the Stream Listening Party from John Garner

Listening Party from John Garner.

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 5d

The Moon in the Stream EP is out on Saturday 11th. Join me and guitarist Martin Donkin for a free Bandcamp listening party on Thursday 6th at GMT+1. All your questions answered or your money back. Keep floating! johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/the-mo...

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 8d

Blair the Saluki endorses the new EP from me and Martin Donkin. If you preorder today on Bandcamp, Bandcamp will waive their commission. Cheers! johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/the-mo...

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hervé @nexttime-studios.bsky.social · 8d

check out this #shakuhachi duo with the incredible
@johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com

john is an amazing musician, it is a pleasure to play with him. and a #jinashi shakuhachi collaboration is such a rare treat.

have a listen to our first #improvisation

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Bell of Evening Skies, by Hervé Perez and John Garner

3 track album

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 8d

A pleasure to play with you too!

John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 14d

Artwork by Teruki Suzuki

John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 14d

Coming on 11th October, exclusively on Bandcamp ‘The Moon in the Stream’ is the second EP from me (shakuhachi) and Martin Donkin (classical guitar). Join us on October 9th at 20:00 GMT+1 for a free listening party. johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/the-mo... #shakuhachi #improvisedmusic #guitar

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 15d

New footage from my last escapade at The Lescar in Sheffield with @basspope.bsky.social and Anton Hunter. Cheers to @jazzteabeer.bsky.social for putting us on. youtu.be/OFm0hyFYfGg?...

Garner Hunter Pope - Live at The Lescar

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Trevlad @trevlad.bsky.social · 19d

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Difficult Art And Music @difficultart.bsky.social · 23d

The @meansmagazine.bsky.social substack has 39 subscribers... we're going to be publishing LOTS of great articles and profiles exploring grassroots art and music over the coming months.

Why not join us?

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MEANSmag | Substack

MEANS is a community-led magazine for independent music, writing and art.

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 26d

‘Let us be together affirmed in our commitment to and belief in the communality of artistic expression and growth. Let us be united in our struggle to resist and emerge from the corrosive fictions of the music industry and broader capitalist systems.’

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Deconstructing the Pyramidal Narrative: towards a distributed, not consolidated, artistic ecosystem

John Garner dissects the complexities of artistry and creativity within the contemporary socio-economic model.

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Difficult Art And Music @difficultart.bsky.social · 26d

Ok - do me a favour!

I made this frankly very cool art-film about swimming/depression, and I really want some people to see it.

Please, please take a look, and even better, share this post / the video.

Only 9 copies of the accompanying CD left!

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Distant Animals: Front Stroke

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Difficult Art And Music @difficultart.bsky.social · 29d

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Sep 3

Out today! Some crazy nightmare… anarchistreadinggroup.bandcamp.com/album/absenc...

John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Sep 1

Listening party kicking off in 20 minutes. Chat with me. I’m hanging there. anarchistreadinggroup.bandcamp.com/live/absence...

Absence of Marx Listening Party

Join Anarchist Reading Group for a collective play-through of the forthcoming album, Absence of Marx. Chat with fans and the artists in real-time. Ask questions and receive (potentially cryptic) answe...

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Sep 1

Tonight at 20:00 BST — Bandcamp listening party. Always good craic! anarchistreadinggroup.bandcamp.com/merch/absenc...

Absence of Marx Listening Party from Anarchist Reading Group

Listening Party from Anarchist Reading Group.

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Aug 27

Kick off imminent. If you’re free, come hang! youtu.be/xYXewFAhvI8?...

Anarchist Reading Group - Live at Blank Studios

YouTube video by Turquoise Coconut

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Aug 27

Come hang out at 20:00 BST tonight for the Anarchist Reading Group premiere of Live at Blank Studios. Weird, weird fun. Guaranteed to be one of the best evenings available. Featuring myself, @basspope.bsky.social, Tobias Sarra and Gabriele Heller. youtu.be/xYXewFAhvI8?...

Anarchist Reading Group - Live at Blank Studios

YouTube video by Turquoise Coconut

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Aug 14

Awesome, thanks!

John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Aug 13

I wrote an article for the latest issue of MEANS Magazine. It includes reflections on shakuhachi-making and initiatives to build artistic infrastructures outside of the decaying machinery of established institutions. Loads of goodies in here apart from me! Support the resistance — pick up a copy.

MEANS Magazine @meansmagazine.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thank you for making #BandcampFriday such a blast for MEANS Magazine #3: HOPE/MAGIC. We'll send your copies out ASAP.
There are still copies left, so don't worry if you missed your chance to grab one.
#experimentalmusic #zines #smallpress

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MEANS 3: Hope Magic from MEANS

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Aug 1

Surprise drop for Bandcamp Friday, as it’s so quiet out here today. johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/sit-qu...

Sit Quietly and Forget, by John Garner

12 track album

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John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · Jul 24

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Would the Buddha — John Garner

To my Buddhist friends. If he were with us now: Would the Buddha have gazed pityingly upon us and softly explained that 'it's complicated’? Would the Buddha have declared neutrality without doing ev...

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