John Garner

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

Hyper, Hypo, by Jemma Freese 9 track album

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

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Thanks for the play!

Video from Mizoguchi’s 1953 film ‘Ugetsu’.

Artwork by Teruki Suzuki

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.

‘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...

The Moon in the Stream Listening Party from John Garner Listening Party from John Garner.

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...

Bell of Evening Skies, by Hervé Perez and John Garner 3 track album

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...

A pleasure to play with you too!

Artwork by Teruki Suzuki

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

YouTube video by John Garner Garner Hunter Pope - Live at The Lescar

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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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.

‘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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YouTube video by Irregular Patterns Distant Animals: Front Stroke

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

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...

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

Absence of Marx Listening Party from Anarchist Reading Group Listening Party from Anarchist Reading Group.

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

YouTube video by Turquoise Coconut Anarchist Reading Group - Live at Blank Studios

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

YouTube video by Turquoise Coconut Anarchist Reading Group - Live at Blank Studios

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?...

Awesome, thanks!

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.