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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...
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diving deep into the sound of the raw bamboo

duo improvisations on jinashi shakuhachi with @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com
exploring the sound + texture of the instrument
as a meditative process

nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/the-in...

#shakuhachi #jinashi #hochiku #bamboo #flute #japan #improvisation
The Intuition of Beauty, by Hervé Perez and John Garner
5 track album
nexttime.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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A SLOWED-DOWN GENOCIDE IS NOT A CEASEFIRE
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Simply from the Fascist playbook. Alex Pretti is a true American hero.
January 25, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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SOLIDARITY WITH MINNEAPOLIS

STOP ICE MURDERS
FIGHT TRUMPISM!

STAND UP TO RACISM
MONDAY 26th JANUARY 2026
6PM
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
LONDON
January 25, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Everybody needs a home. Nobody needs a property portfolio.
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Going to launch a new art-punk / punk-adjacent / slow core / weird-heavy band music sub-label of DAAM this year.

Completely open to submissions or recommendations of projects that fit that description and might like to get involved!

PLEASE SHARE!
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Congratulations to everyone who made the list this year!

And as is tradition- here I my list of runners up. This one might change today as I have three more albums on my docket. But so far it includes the 169 albums released in 2025 that I listened to and enjoyed.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
AOTY '25
docs.google.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Bandcamp hunters assemble:

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December 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
‘The Function of Freedom’ is out now on Bandcamp. All proceeds are going to Medical Aid for Palestinians, Friends of the Congo, and Sudanese Red Crescent. Music by six UK-based improvisers and bespoke artwork by Michael Goodson. Positive spending! (You can gift Bandcamp albums) @basspope.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The latest edition of @meansmagazine.bsky.social is here and it’s looking gorgeous. Can’t wait to dig in. I’ve got a small feature. Thanks to @difficultart.bsky.social for putting it together. Good for xmas pressies.
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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a few words about our new shakuhachi duo album with @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com

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#shakuhachi #jinashi #improvisation #zen #experimental #sound

you can listen to the album directly on the page while reading about it... join the flow
The Intuition of Beauty
John Garner Hervé Perez   The Intuition of Beauty   for this second recording of shakuhachi bamboo flutes, the duo has already matured and moves further from the traditional sound of the …
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December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Going live in 3 minutes! Join in: turquoisecoconut.bandcamp.com/merch/the-fu...
The Function of Freedom Listening Party from Turquoise Coconut
Listening Party from Turquoise Coconut.
turquoisecoconut.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Bandcamp Listening Party at 20:00 GMT this evening for a forthcoming album raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians, Sudanese Red Crescent, and Friends of the Congo. Stellar team of improvisers, with beautiful artwork by Michael Goodson. turquoisecoconut.bandcamp.com/merch/the-fu...
The Function of Freedom Listening Party from Turquoise Coconut
Listening Party from Turquoise Coconut.
turquoisecoconut.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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I put a lot of time in to promoting other peoples work which makes it all the more annoying when my own stuff gets brutally ignored.

My last album amassed a handful of sales and not many more streams - despite being (in my humble opinion) rather good.

distantanimals.bandcamp.com/album/night-...
Night Swimming, by Distant Animals
2 track album
distantanimals.bandcamp.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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The Intuition of Beauty
celebrates the sound of the shakuhachi. playing jinashi flutes, the improvisers explore the vibrations of raw bamboo in close interaction
one mind
in the flow of the moment
the sound makes itself

nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/the-in...
#shakuhachi #deeplistening #improvisation
The Intuition of Beauty, by Hervé Perez and John Garner
5 track album
nexttime.bandcamp.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
New album raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians, Sudanese Red Crescent and Friends of the Congo. Out on December 19th, with a free listening party on December 16th at 20:00 GMT. Please support and share!
December 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Given the 'Participatory Economics' theme, a transparent breakdown of MEANS finances:

Labels/artists placing ads pays for printing.

I pay the artists for included work.

I pay myself back from the sales of the mag - it takes about 27 copies to break even.

meansmag.bandcamp.com/merch/means-...
MEANS 4: Participatory Economics from MEANS
MEANS 4: Participatory Economics from MEANS
meansmag.bandcamp.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New shakuhachi music out today with @nexttime-studios.bsky.social! Requires some attention, but should be worth the energy!
December 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I have been enjoying this duo album enormously. Thoroughly recommended!
out today
Openings and Samādhis
a deep listening conversation between meditators and improvisers in an exploratory saxophone exchange

discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/openin...

'a mysterious, sensuous, mystical vibes, rather prayer-like.' – Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery NYC
Openings and Samādhis - 204CD (2025), by Not One Not Two
9 track album
discusmusic.bandcamp.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘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...
October 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM