John Garner
@johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com
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Violin & Shakuhachi |
https://johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/
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https://johngarner.co.uk
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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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7 months ago
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I have been enjoying this duo album enormously. Thoroughly recommended!
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11 days ago
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Difficult Art And Music
18 days ago
Last few days to submit to the latest
@meansmagazine.bsky.social
#callout
:) Send us your art / writing / music!
www.curatorspace.com/opportunitie...
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MEANS magazine: PARTICIPATORY ECONOMICS | Deadline: 30/10/2025
MEANS magazine is a new physical magazine supporting grassroots art, music and culture. We work to support artists to share their practice through the publication of the magazine, with a focus on broa...
https://www.curatorspace.com/opportunities/detail/means-magazine-participatory-economics/9857
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Xtelyon Records
about 1 month ago
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
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XtelyonRec Special Hour 64: Random Weirdness
Nobuka – VeculerAphex Twin – DISKPREPT1BECKTON ALPS2 – Side (Part Five)Ash Cooke – Ricecourse of MarrimoneyManop Nakornchai – สมหวังดั่งใจ (as expected)Sam Destral …
https://xtelyonrec.wordpress.com/rad64
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‘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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about 1 month ago
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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...
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The Moon in the Stream Listening Party from John Garner
Listening Party from John Garner.
https://johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/merch/the-moon-in-the-stream-listening-party
about 1 month ago
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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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about 1 month ago
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Blair the Saluki endorses the new EP from me and Martin Donkin. If you preorder today on Bandcamp, Bandcamp will waive their commission. Cheers!
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about 1 month ago
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hervé
about 1 month ago
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...
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Bell of Evening Skies, by Hervé Perez and John Garner
3 track album
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/bell-of-evening-skies
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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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about 2 months ago
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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?...
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Garner Hunter Pope - Live at The Lescar
YouTube video by John Garner
https://youtu.be/OFm0hyFYfGg?feature=shared
about 2 months ago
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Trevlad
about 2 months ago
... 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
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Trevlad Sounds
Sound Frequency Manager
https://trevor.se/
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Difficult Art And Music
about 2 months ago
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
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MEANSmag | Substack
MEANS is a community-led magazine for independent music, writing and art.
https://substack.com/@meansmag
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‘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...
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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.
https://open.substack.com/pub/meansmag/p/deconstructing-the-pyramidal-narrative?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
about 2 months ago
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Difficult Art And Music
2 months ago
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...
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Distant Animals: Front Stroke
YouTube video by Irregular Patterns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOrAeUyih2A&t=669s
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Difficult Art And Music
2 months ago
Www.distantanimals.bandcamp.com
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Out today! Some crazy nightmare…
anarchistreadinggroup.bandcamp.com/album/absenc...
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2 months ago
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Listening party kicking off in 20 minutes. Chat with me. I’m hanging there.
anarchistreadinggroup.bandcamp.com/live/absence...
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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...
https://anarchistreadinggroup.bandcamp.com/live/absence-of-marx-listening-party
2 months ago
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Tonight at 20:00 BST — Bandcamp listening party. Always good craic!
anarchistreadinggroup.bandcamp.com/merch/absenc...
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Absence of Marx Listening Party from Anarchist Reading Group
Listening Party from Anarchist Reading Group.
https://anarchistreadinggroup.bandcamp.com/merch/absence-of-marx-listening-party
2 months ago
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Kick off imminent. If you’re free, come hang!
youtu.be/xYXewFAhvI8?...
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Anarchist Reading Group - Live at Blank Studios
YouTube video by Turquoise Coconut
https://youtu.be/xYXewFAhvI8?si=q6q4iRc0POS2Wey3
3 months ago
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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?...
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Anarchist Reading Group - Live at Blank Studios
YouTube video by Turquoise Coconut
https://youtu.be/xYXewFAhvI8?feature=shared
3 months ago
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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.
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Surprise drop for Bandcamp Friday, as it’s so quiet out here today.
johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/sit-qu...
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Sit Quietly and Forget, by John Garner
12 track album
https://johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/sit-quietly-and-forget
3 months ago
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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...
https://johngarner.co.uk/writings/would-the-buddha
4 months ago
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New article lamenting the loss of quietude.
meansmag.substack.com/p/the-quiet
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The Quiet
John Garner reflects on the loss of silence.
https://meansmag.substack.com/p/the-quiet
4 months ago
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4 months ago
jinashi
#shakuhachi
duo
#improvisation
with
@johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com
'A sublime record walks on parallel lines... and establishes a subtle & bold dialogue.' - Profà
nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/bell-o...
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Bell of Evening Skies, by Hervé Perez and John Garner
3 track album
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/bell-of-evening-skies
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)
5 months ago
Bob Vylan and Kneecap are facing more consequences in the UK and US for speaking out against genocide than anyone responsible for committing it. IDF soldiers or Benjamin Netanyahu are not banned from entering either country
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Out today, a new EP from me, Adam Fairhall, and Anton Hunter.
johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/fuel
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5 months ago
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Free online listening party at 20:30 BST tonight!
johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/merch/fuel-l...
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FUEL Listening Party from John Garner
Listening Party from John Garner.
https://johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/merch/fuel-listening-party
5 months ago
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Dr. Rhodes 🐥💎🔱
5 months ago
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FUEL, with Anton Hunter and Adam Fairhall, coming on June 27th.
johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/fuel
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Fuel, by Fairhall Garner Hunter
2 track album
https://johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/fuel
5 months ago
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Trevlad
5 months ago
Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 067 Soul Recalibration. 🌌 Welcome. I’m Trevor, your host on this sonic voyage, broadcasting from All Tunes On Studios in Sollentuna, Sweden. You’ve arrived at the Virtual Cassette Library—a series of 90-minute expeditions with two sides, punctuated by a transition…
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Trevor’s Virtual Cassette Library 067
Soul Recalibration. 🌌 Welcome. I’m Trevor, your host on this sonic voyage, broadcasting from All Tunes On Studios in Sollentuna, Sweden. You’ve arrived at the Virtual Cassette Library—a series of 90-minute expeditions with two sides, punctuated by a transition at the midpoint. Perfect for wandering, reflecting, and knowing just when to turn homeward.🔮 Today’s journey is partially sponsored by visionary labels: DRONARIVM, Driftworks, nexTTime, Ingrown Records, Bricolage, Waxing Crescent Records, and, Cyclical Dreams.
http://trevor.se/2025/06/11/trevors-virtual-cassette-library-067/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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Alice Lastname
5 months ago
🌻 Greta Thunberg being released... the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
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Difficult Art And Music
5 months ago
SUBMIT YOUR
#writing
#art
#music
#photography
#poetry
THEME: HOPE/MAGIC (EVERYDAY TACTICS FOR FINDING HOPE IN A HOPELESS WORLD)
meansmag.substack.com/p/submissions
meansmagazine.com/contribute/
Please share! We are small and need your support to thrive!
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hervé
6 months ago
my friend
@johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com
made a beautiful album of jinashi shakuhachi. the music draws from traditional japanese music and contemporary explorations. his playing and the sound of the bamboo flute are just absolutely marvelous. check out his page and bandcamp...
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Jez
6 months ago
www.facebook.com/events/10501...
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Jez
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This album by Juliana Day is truly wonderful, looped recorders, voice, field recordings, and live electronics. New music from Sheffield. See her at The Lescar in a double bill with Garner/Hunter/Pope on Wednesday 28th May.
julianaday.bandcamp.com/album/capill...
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Capillary Cycles, by Juliana Day
1 track album
https://julianaday.bandcamp.com/album/capillary-cycles
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New album of improvisations for solo shakuhachi.
#shakuhachi
#jinashi
#尺八#地無し尺八
johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/jinash...
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Jinashi Tarot, by John Garner
16 track album
https://johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com/album/jinashi-tarot
6 months ago
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hervé
7 months ago
a rare encounter of the shakuhachi bamboo flute in improvisation zen breath, a conversation of spirit with
@johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com
soundcloud.com/nexttimeprod...
full album on
@bandcamp.com
follow the threads...
#jinashi
#shakuhachi
#improvisation
#bamboo
#flute
#meditation
#deeplistening
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Bell of Evening Skies
spirit of the bamboo flute, jinashi shakuhachi duo improvisation
https://soundcloud.com/nexttimeproduction/bell-of-evening-skies
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aJazzNoise
7 months ago
Daily Tune #2761 - "sacred violet"
nexttime.bandcamp.com/track/sacred...
John Garner - shakuhachi (left) Hervé Perez - shakuhachi (right) ...spirit and flow...
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sacred violet, by Hervé Perez and John Garner
from the album Bell of Evening Skies
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/track/sacred-violet
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Bennu vibes
7 months ago
I saw his name floating around and didn’t know why. This is good. He made a cynical turn into christo fascism. I’m glad it didn’t save him.
#russelbrand
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault
The 49-year-old denied he was ever "a rapist", adding: "I've never engaged in non-consensual activity."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0457d02e9go
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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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7 months ago
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Intro to ‘Shingetsu 心月’ in Cumbria last month.
#尺八#地無し#shakuhachi
#jinashi
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7 months ago
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Trevlad
8 months ago
... Hervé Perez
@johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com
Morgan Szymanski
@surfacepressure.bsky.social
The Qualitons Tadhe SiP A. Song Kolumbo Piero Umiliani Skyminds
@freealbumcodes.bsky.social
💿 Batov Records
@gondwanarecords.com
Maps for Getting Lost
@projekt.bsky.social
Kame'a Music
@audiobulb.bsky.social
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Trevors Virtual Cassette Library 010
01.04.2025. Greetings space travellers. Trevor here with an independent, unaffiliated, schedule free, World music vibes, cassette tape inspired episode. The idea is to create a virtual 90 minute cas...
https://www.mixcloud.com/djsofabed/trevors-virtual-cassette-library-010/
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8 months ago
#jinashi
#shakuhachi
duo with
@johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com
an improvisation on the tone and timbre at play between the jinashi flutes. breath. spirit. one sound.
nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/bell-o...
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Bell of Evening Skies, by Hervé Perez and John Garner
3 track album
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/bell-of-evening-skies
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Billie Lauren Hindle 👁️🎭
8 months ago
There’s no such thing as A.I “art.” It’s a soulless amalgamation of plagiarised data. That is the antithesis of art.
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New from me and
@nexttime-studios.bsky.social
, out today for the new moon, improvised music for two jinashi (raw) shakuhachi.
nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/bell-o...
#shakuhachi
#jinashi
#尺八
#地無し
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Bell of Evening Skies, by Hervé Perez and John Garner
3 track album
https://nexttime.bandcamp.com/album/bell-of-evening-skies
8 months ago
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Difficult Art And Music
8 months ago
LORD ALIVE: it's here! The DAAM 3 year comp is out. This is such an awesome reflection of the label: textural, experimental, genre-less music that delves into a thousand universes, from some of my favorite composers. Please share far and wide!
difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-only...
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I Only Like Difficult Art (and music), by Difficult Art And Music
17 track album
https://difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-only-like-difficult-art-and-music
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Free Album Codes
8 months ago
Free Album Codes 0208 Bandcamp codes for 'Intra', another wonderful masterpiece by Flo Rosset 🎧:
florosset.bandcamp.com/album/intra
⬇️💻:
florosset.bandcamp.com/yum
🏃♂️⬅️🏃:
www.florosset.com
#ambientmusic
#modernmusic
#modernclassical
#electronicmusic
#impressionism
#piano
#neoclassical
#devotional
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Intra, by Flo Rosset
6 track album
https://florosset.bandcamp.com/album/intra
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8 months ago
dropping a new album on the new moon. something pretty special and i'm super excited about this new collaboration. keep your eyes peeled, peeps. this is a double metta marvel.
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Sing Hosanna!
#shakuhachi
#jinashi
#尺八#地無し
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