John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 02/10/2026One hour to go on 40% discounts on digital albums on the Turquoise Coconut label Bandcamp page with code ‘hooray4coconuts’! turquoisecoconut.bandcamp.com 000
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 02/10/202640% off all digital releases today on Turquoise Coconut with the code hooray4coconuts. I take no commission as a label — all money goes directly to the artist/charity. All support greatly appreciated! turquoisecoconut.bandcamp.comturquoisecoconut.bandcamp.comTurquoise CoconutUK-based independent record label and podcast. Releases available exclusively on Bandcamp. New music for curious ears. #keeplifecolourful Strictly AI free. 010
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 01/10/2026A week of new records! Thanks to German label Adventurous Music for releasing this duo EP of shakuhachi/classical guitar improvisations. adventurousmusic.bandcamp.com/album/wild-b...adventurousmusic.bandcamp.comWild Breath, by John Garner & Martin Donkin5 track album 031
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 28/09/2026Out today on New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings, with poet Nisha Ramayya and bassist @basspope.bsky.social! A phantasmagorical ride through free jazz, experimental spoken word, Tantra, Zen, magick, and more. Available on CD or digital. johnpope.bandcamp.com/album/new-wa... 032
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 28/09/2026Turquoise Coconut (the label I run) features in this fab edition of Means Magazine! Support grassroots music and publications. 010
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 21/09/2026New shakuhachi/guitar duos from me and Martin Donkin. youtu.be/DrfTiGCcjH4?...youtu.beStories from the Dene (jinashi shakuhachi/classical guitar)YouTube video by John Garner 020
Reposted by John GarnerTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 20/09/2026There was a time when Steven Pinker was the media's favourite scientist. Then came the debunking of his field of study, a flirtation with “race science”, and links to Epstein Journalist and cultural critic @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social dissects what went wrong 🔗👇 76524
Reposted by John GarnerChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 15/09/2026When you want to boycott Ed Sheeran and Pink but you already don't listen to shitty music 244129872236
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 08/09/2026www.thenerve.news/p/britain-fa...thenerve.newsBritain isn’t too soft on migrants; it’s too soft on Patriot PlatformBetween a Home Office determined to seem tough, and a police force too slow – or too scared – to act against far-right disorder, the country is entering dangerous territory, writes Nick Lowles 000
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 07/09/2026@awasteofredmeat.bsky.social @difficultart.bsky.social thought this zine may be of interest: criticalminded.org/downloads/CR...criticalminded.org 111
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 03/09/2026New series of live ambient albums launched today with @basspope.bsky.social and Athol Cassidy: triangulumhall.bandcamp.comtriangulumhall.bandcamp.comTriangulum HallLive ambient trio named after a glorious reverb preset by audio designers Valhalla. Patiently unfolding tapestries, channelling, and devotion. Slow-motion Allan Holdsworth meets Wendy Carlos meets Wat... 052
Reposted by John GarnerZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Politico journalist reporting Labour getting nervous already about their blank cheque for new data centres. Keep up the pressure folks. It's the people Vs the tech bros 👇🏽 671050366
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 25/08/2026youtu.be/d40No_uVjCg?...youtu.beBreath Awareness Meditation: The Air Breathes ItselfYouTube video by Chthonic Breathing with Cornelius Boots 000
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 22/08/2026www.thenerve.news/p/jason-arda...thenerve.newsStudents remember Jason Arday: ‘People would say how much they were looking forward to his classes’A viral article by an anonymous student suggested the academic was a bad and incompetent lecturer. Undergraduates at Durham, where he taught between 2019 and 2022, tell fellow alumna Michaela Makusha ... 000
Reposted by John GarnerPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026So the allegation of plagiarism in his PhD was investigated and dismissed. It turns out he did run all those marathons. So tell me, precisely, all you online sleuths — what exactly did Jason Arday do wrong? (Apart from being the wrong class and colour of course) 52917295
Reposted by John GarnerTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 15/08/2026NEW STEWART LEE column The climate crisis requires concerted global opposition to Trump and the fossil fuel industry, not just restrictions on corner shops selling grills www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le... 9269116
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 10/08/2026New record out today on Turquoise Coconut. Three delicious works from legends of minimalism, exquisitely rendered by a master saxophonist. carlraven.bandcamp.com/album/glass-... 000
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 07/08/2026And a cheeky plug for a forthcoming release on my label, ‘glass riley reich’ by saxophonist Carl Raven. carlraven.bandcamp.com/album/glass-...carlraven.bandcamp.comglass riley reich, by Carl Raven14 track album 000
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 07/08/2026And finally, another eponymous record, ‘The Vex Collection’. thevexcollection.bandcamp.com/album/the-ve...thevexcollection.bandcamp.comThe Vex Collection, by The Vex Collection8 track album 100
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 07/08/2026Second, forthcoming from @difficultart.bsky.social, ‘Elfed/Elmet’ by CIGFA//SEGFA. difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/elfed-...difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.comElfed/Elmet, by CIGFA//SEGFA12 track album 221
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 07/08/2026Three Bandcamp Friday purchases from me. First up, the first release from label Shhh/Peaceful with the eponymous ‘Lero Lero’. shhhpeaceful.bandcamp.com/album/lero-l...shhhpeaceful.bandcamp.comLero Lero, by Lero Lero9 track album 100
Reposted by John GarnerDifficult Art And Music @difficultart.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Tomorrow on DAAM: two new pre-order albums exploring inter-generational drone and Welsh-language speculative history. To say they are both incredible and unfathomably unusual would be an understatement. Grab them from our bandcamp first thing tomorrow! difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com 051
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 06/08/2026The album features Philip Glass’ ‘Melodies for Saxophone’, Terry Riley’s ‘Dorian Reeds’, and Steve Reich’s ‘New York Counterpoint’. 010
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 06/08/2026Join me at 20:00 GMT+1 tonight for a free listening party ahead of the release of saxophonist Carl Raven’s new LP ‘glass riley reich’ on Monday. It’s a beautiful sonic space in which to pass a Thursday evening! carlraven.bandcamp.com/album/glass-...carlraven.bandcamp.comglass riley reich, by Carl Raven14 track album 120
Reposted by John GarnerDarren Mark Skilton @darrenmarkskilton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Anti-Zionism is now a protected belief under UK law. www.brickcourt.co.uk/news/detail/... 15419
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 05/08/2026hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani...hermit-tech.comAI Mania Is Eviscerating Global DecisionmakingThe reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively. 000
Reposted by John GarnerTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 05/08/2026“Everyone has a strong incentive to lie about how much AI is delivering for their companies”: Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net on why the people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto... 12262147
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 05/08/2026Thanks for the share! Glad you’re digging it. 010
Reposted by John GarnerPeter J Woods @awasteofredmeat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Pope/Garner/Byrne/Roth- Harvester @basspope.bsky.social and @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com and friends straight up ripping it. Worth it for the blast of heat that comes at the start of "Happy Face, No Crown." johnpope.bandcamp.com/album/harves...johnpope.bandcamp.comHarvester, by Pope / Garner / Byrne / Roth5 track album 221
Reposted by John GarnerSubvert @subvert.fm · 04/08/2026Thank you @coopnews.bsky.social www.thenews.coop/subvert-co-o...thenews.coopSubvert co-operative: A future ‘Mondragón of music’?A co-operatively owned music platform has launched this year – with over 20,000 members and a vision to become a ‘Mondragon of music’ 0297
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 03/08/2026Saxophonist Carl Raven returns to Turquoise Coconut for his third LP with the label. ‘glass riley reich’ is out next Monday on CD and digitally, with a free listening party this Thursday at 20:00 (UK time). Give us a share to help out! carlraven.bandcamp.com/album/glass-... 010
Reposted by John GarnerTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 31/07/2026Why did the British government suppress a report warning that ecosystem collapse must now be treated as a core national security threat? That’s what Caroline Lucas explores in a column for the Nerve and in her new podcast When Nature Becomes A Security Threat, from The Rest is Politics. 6186114
Reposted by John GarnerDifficult Art And Music @difficultart.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Really glad to see this has been getting a little more love recently. It's like a whose-who of genuinely inventive contemporary composers and experimentalists you don't know but probably should: difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-only...difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.comI Only Like Difficult Art (and music), by Difficult Art And Music17 track album 092
Reposted by John GarnerDifficult Art And Music @difficultart.bsky.social · 26/07/2026You're not supposed to admit you're struggling. But we r - and I know for a fact we're not alone. The grassroots is dying - it needs U to keep it alive. Buy something from a small label/press. Tell ppl about it who don't often support such things. Explain to them why it's so important. PLS SHARE. 86156
Reposted by John GarnerDifficult Art And Music @difficultart.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Busy admin day today - just updated the store! We've got cool prints, magazines, tapes, shoes, mugs... Why not pick up a little something? www.artisstillhonest.com/storeartisstillhonest.comStore — Art is still honest 043
Reposted by John GarnerSubvert @subvert.fm · 17/07/2026Bandcamp owned by Songtradr Songkick owned by Suno Distrokid owned by Private Equity Boiler Room owned by Superstruct Subvert owned by co-op members 112232
Reposted by John GarnerOwen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Listen to what he chooses to emphasise 20478224
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 15/07/2026#bandcamp codes wvaz-cx55 cg9k-hpbr e22u-v2sl rlva-6dhe dcg8-khp3 go get em 142
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 15/07/2026Just deactivated my Facebook account. Feels awesome. F*** Meta. 100
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 14/07/2026Can’t recommend this enough. Wynn-Williams’ account of her time at Meta is appalling. The company is a cancer that has done potentially irrevocable damage to the world. 110
John Garner @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com · 06/07/2026North Easterners — join us at Mudita Arts for an evening of music and poetry, raising funds for RTMinds, on July 26th. www.muditaarts.co.uk/calendar/com... 010
Reposted by John GarnerDifficult Art And Music @difficultart.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Will make proper ads soon but in the meantime (and coz my dayjob declined to give me a contract, again), I'm sharing my new store: www.artisstillhonest.com/store As a musician/researcher/designer (with a PhD no less), I'm really proud of this work. Plz consider buying a print or tee or something!artisstillhonest.comStore — Art is still honest 042
Reposted by John GarnerAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 02/07/2026"So that's Theft, Fraud, Financial Misconduct, Political Misconduct and Misconduct in a public office. That's just the EU. In the UK, all of the above plus Treason, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion. The list probably goes on but that's enough of a start. Criminal Filth." via Timothy O'sullivan 12120901081
Reposted by John GarnerDifficult Art And Music @difficultart.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Ok, it's here! My new site, incorporating the majority of my creative work. I've set up a great store too, where you can purchase prints, magazines, music, merch and more. Support grassroots and indie makers! www.artisstillhonest.com 0106
Reposted by John GarnerTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 23/06/2026Farage's £5m problem: do any of his defences hold up? www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-fara...thenerve.newsFarage's £5m problem: do any of his defences hold up?Nigel Farage has offered a succession of explanations for failing to declare a £5m gift he received in 2024 from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne. Ex-MP and professor of law David Howarth exami... 59443
Reposted by John GarneraJazzNoise @ajazznoise.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Daily Tune #3056 - "Happy Face, No Crown" johnpope.bandcamp.com/track/happy-... @basspope.bsky.social - double bass @johnjamesgarner.bandcamp.com - violin, shakuhachi Dee Byrne - alto saxophone Simon Roth - drums, accordion Turquoise Coconutjohnpope.bandcamp.comHappy Face, No Crown, by Pope / Garner / Byrne / Rothfrom the album Harvester 182