Cafe Oto has set up a new in-house digital imprint called TakuRoku. Featuring works made in response to the current lockdown, the label will serve a dual function. “As well as providing an outlet for some incredible new work being created over the past few weeks, TakuRoku aims to provide a way to help sustain both Cafe Oto and the artists involved through these incredibly challenging times,” declares the East London venue.

Four releases have already been announced: Steve Gunn's Spring In Brooklyn offers up a selection of refrains from solo guitar; Ashley Paul's Window Flower features playtime daughter Cora and partner Ben on saxophone, keyboard and found objects; Malvern Brume's Gaps In The Persistent Hiss portrays his lockdown ambience with a mass of processed instructions and poems written while walking; and Dali De Saint Paul and Miguel Prado’s duo HARRGA dedicate their release Femmes D'Intérieur to “all sisters around”, offering thoughts to women who have experienced suffering during lockdown.

Oto promises that 50 per cent of the profits from standard downloads will go directly to the artist, concluding, “We've got some amazing recordings in the pipeline so stay tuned over the coming weeks!”