What happens when you bring together familiar faces at London experimental music venue Café OTO, Charles Hayward (drummer Abstract Concrete, This Heat) and John Edwards (double bass), and the Total Refreshment Centre  (hub of new london jazz scene recording studio ) like Alabaster DePlume (singer and saxophonist) and Danalogue (synths from Soccer96, The Comet is Coming), and the learning disability autism art scene like singers/spoken word artists Sebastian Golgiri and Dean Rodney Jnr (Fish Police), on a magic carpet with space trumpeter Robyn Rocket? The answer materialises in the groundbreaking collaboration 'Robyn Rocket and People You May of Heard of'.

Recorded across three days in three different studios connected to the three communities Robyn Rocket calls home, each session brought together musicians from these diverse backgrounds—many meeting for the first time. Together, they improvised and created a musical journey that transcends conventional boundaries.

This cosmic voyage features more than 20 musicians and a dog ( Taz from lost socks), gliding through free jazz, danceable tunes, loopy vistas and spoken word doors into different ways of seeing the world. At its heart lies a profound message about community as a vital part of existence and difference as something to embrace and value.

The project culminates in the final single and focus track 'We Are All Human', featuring a poignant speech by Rocket from her night 'Robyn's Rocket - a residency at cafe OTO featuring experimental music  and live visuals by artists with and without Learning Disabilities/ autistic and non autistic artists ' in the speech rocket talks about supporting each other—words she actively lives by and encourages others to embrace.

Like many autistic people, Rocket has experienced abuse, bullying, isolation and feeling unwelcome in the world. “This project is like my nights but you can carry it around with you”, she explains. “I started my own night to share my work. I also recognised, it was a privilege to have my own night, I wanted to help other artists share their work too, and create an environment where people with and without learning Disabilities/Autistic and non autistic people as audience and performers could come together and get to know each other”.

Historical Context 

From the 1800s until the late 1980s, people with learning disabilities (some of whom would have also been autistic) were sent to long stay hospitals, often far from their families and forgotten about, and not believed in. In 1990, the law changed, hospitals closed, people were moved back to where they were born, they were separated from society, as they were sent to special day centres. Charities like Heart n Soul (who support Robyn) started going to these centres and taking people into community spaces and believing in people being able and having a right to take part in the world around them.

The vinyl was funded by  a Kickstarter campaign, with State 51 offering physical distribution, reflecting belief in the project and artists involved.The recording and mixing was funded by  a Arts Council England  project grant and Performing rights society foundation (PRFS) open fund, with the digital only tracks being mixed by Rocket with one to one support funded by Help Musicians UK (HMUK)

Release Information: 

Artist: Robyn Rocket and People You May of Heard of :

featured : Sam Castell-Ward , Sebastian Golgiri

other musicians : Alabaster deplume , Danalogue , Donna Thompson , Mikey chestnutt, Mark Williams, Will King , Charles Hayward , Alan Wilkinson , John Edwards , Cheryl Lyte, Ned Smith , Otto Willberg , Michela Overton , Issac Palm , Dean Rodney Jnr , Lost socks : Giulia Cavallini , Stu Handy , Taz the dog , Alex Nunn , Julia Nutter

Recording Mix and co production

Snorkel studios - Frank Byng

Toby Burroughs 

Shaun Crook

Total refreshment studio : Capitol K Jordan Parry 

Mastering Joe Caithness

Album title : Robyn Rocket And People You May of Heard of

Release Date: 18 April 2025 

Label: Robyn Rocket's Records 

Available formats: Vinyl, Digital

Cat No: 001 

Distribution: State 51 

Robyn Rocket and People You May Of Heard Of Tracklist:

1. Intro

2. I Was Disconnected feat Sam Castell Ward

3. Mystery Man feat Sebastian Golgiri

4. Intense Love 

5. credits side A 

6. On Connection

7. We Are All Human 

8. Are you a lost sock? part 3 ( K Edit)

9. Credits side B

10. All Aboard (digital only)

11. The Aliens Have Arrived (digital only)

12. New York Shuffle (digital only)

13 We Are Connected (digital only)

For press photos, audio files and more info , please contact: robyn@robynsrocket.com

PRESS RELEASE

'WE ARE ALL HUMAN': LEADING JAZZ NAMES AND THE LEARNING DISABILITY / AUTISM ART SCENE  IN LONDON UK JOIN FORCES ON A MAGIC CARPET 

Robyn Rocket and People You May of Heard of Unites Jazz, Experimental, and artists with  Learning Disability/ Autistic Artists

New Album Out Vinyl + Digital 18 April 2025