this friday i will be playing at chapel_fm with for left of leeds live live experimental electronic music and improvisation nada is going electro noise. and i'm told the gods of glitch will be with us... check it out #electronic #experimental #electroacoustic #improvisation

Stoked to have just received my copy of MEANS 5. Brilliant zine (I’m biased, but it’s still true). Grab it on Bandcamp. Support independent art and resistant artistry.

I'm not telling you what to do, but now you can subscribe to MEANS! Get a quarterly magazine of experimental/grassroots art, writing and music delivered to your door! Support artists to make new work! Be a good 'un! meansmag.bandcamp.com

Surprise album drop today. Returning to my electronic roots with this beat tape produced exclusively on Koala Sampler. Creating this helped me through a dark time. Name your price on Bandcamp. Artwork by Michael Goodson. johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/beat-s...

New from me and Martin Donkin — ‘Adrift’ is a single-track EP of shakuhachi, guitar, and field recordings. Out now on @difficultart.bsky.social, with beautiful ink artwork by Teruki Suzuki.

song for trees jinashi shakuhachi improvisation
 2.85 (G#) bamboo flute surrounded by majestic trees after heavy rain fall, shades of green shine out first flowers of spring and bird song on a bright day everything changes #meditation #zen #shakuhachi #deeplistening #mindfulness
#nature #elements

Do you know anyone in London, Brighton, Eastbourne, Tunbridge Wells, or Hastings? Be Kind Cadaver are playing a bunch of shows, and we'd love to make some new friends! Tell your loved ones to come along, we always put on a good show :)

That superbly talented @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com has a new release out on DAAM: difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/adrift

What unites us will always be stronger than what divides us. Join us: MARCH TOGETHER AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION LONDON 28th MARCH 2026 togetheralliance.org.uk

Sharing this again, as it’s more relevant than ever. johngarner.co.uk/writings/the...

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

A SLOWED-DOWN GENOCIDE IS NOT A CEASEFIRE

Simply from the Fascist playbook. Alex Pretti is a true American hero.

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.

SOLIDARITY WITH MINNEAPOLIS STOP ICE MURDERS FIGHT TRUMPISM! STAND UP TO RACISM MONDAY 26th JANUARY 2026 6PM TRAFALGAR SQUARE LONDON

Everybody needs a home. Nobody needs a property portfolio.

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!

Got it trending #1 Copy Paste Repost Trend #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles

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...

Bandcamp hunters assemble: 7wvt-wpzk vsgy-h289 9qu3-vd7z zbwm-6cp6 yvh9-khby y9eu-gvdf yt7x-ukwa 2kms-v9lb az8e-g8vw rtzb-3n6s

‘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

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.

a few words about our new shakuhachi duo album with @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com wp.me/p1rPwM-HD #shakuhachi #jinashi #improvisation #zen #experimental #sound you can listen to the album directly on the page while reading about it... join the flow

Going live in 3 minutes! Join in: turquoisecoconut.bandcamp.com/merch/the-fu...

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...

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-...

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

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!

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-...

New shakuhachi music out today with @nexttime-studios.bsky.social! Requires some attention, but should be worth the energy!

I have been enjoying this duo album enormously. Thoroughly recommended!

Last few days to submit to the latest @meansmagazine.bsky.social #callout :) Send us your art / writing / music! www.curatorspace.com/opportunitie...

Replay: xtelyonrec.wordpress.com/rad64 Feat. @nobuka.bsky.social‬ @becktonalps2.bsky.social‬ @ashcooke.bsky.social‬ @samuelmusic.cat‬ @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com‬ @ramblerecords.bsky.social‬ @machine-records.bsky.social‬ @steepgloss.bsky.social‬ @difficultart.bsky.social‬

‘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...

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 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...

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...

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 nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/bell-o...

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

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?...

... Dark Fidelity Hi Fi Fingerwolf Cartas de Japón @larrytoadman.bsky.social @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com Isien @teethofthesea.bsky.social Radagast @caughtinjoy.bsky.social @exitchamber.bsky.social @cwittman-lightwave.bsky.social ...

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? substack.com/@meansmag

‘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.’ open.substack.com/pub/meansmag...

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! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOrA...

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

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

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

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