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The original pressing sold-out on Matthew’s EU and UK tour last October and November and so many people got in touch with us here at Gondwana asking how they could get a copy that we decided to make a further 2000 copies available for retail and online sales. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track is a hypnotic meditation built on one of the lushest loops Halsall has ever created and featuring stellar work from Halsall and flautist Matt Cliffe. Newborough Forest is a brisk, uplifting composition celebrating one of Halsall’s favourite landscapes and the wonderous Tide and the Moon paints a sonic picture of late-night waters and deep mindfulness and features some of Matt Cliffe’s most beautiful tenor playing. Like An Ever Changing View, Bright Sparkling Light comes in a package as striking as the music, with handmade fonts designed by Ian Anderson and a beautifully realised embossed artwork that offers a perfect compliment to the LP. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gondwana Records","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\"","offer_id":50382838071627,"sku":"2178633","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/GONDEP063_-_Bright_Sparkling_Light_MP3_Art_19th_Oct_2e3dd603_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726260383"},{"product_id":"salute-to-the-sun","title":"Salute To The Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalute to the Sun is his first album as a leader since Into Forever (2015) and marks the debut of his new band. A hand-picked ensemble featuring some of Manchester’s finest young musicians: Matt Cliffe flute \u0026amp; saxophone, Maddie Herbert harp, Liviu Gheorghe piano, Alan Taylor drums and Jack McCarthy percussion as well as long-time Halsall collaborator, bassist, Gavin Barras who has been at the heart of Halsall’s bands for over a decade. For Matthew it was important to have a band based locally and able, pre-Covid, to meet and play each week, and who also performed a sold-out monthly basement session at Yes in Manchester. The album draws energy from these sessions and inspiration from themes and ideas that have inspired Halsall through the years (on albums such as Oneness, Fletcher Moss Park and When the World Was One) ideas of ecology, the environment and harmony with nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposer, trumpeter, producer, DJ and founder of Gondwana Records, Matthew Halsall has always worn many hats. But at the heart of everything that he does Halsall is first and foremost an artist and a musician. A trumpeter whose unflashy, soulful playing radiates a thoughtful beauty and a composer and band-leader who has created his own rich sound world. A sound that draws on the heritage of British jazz, the spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, as well as world music and electronica influences, and even modern art and architecture, to create something uniquely his own. A music that is rooted in Northern England but draws on global inspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gondwana Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP | Signed Copy | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50425243566411,"sku":"1110650","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Clear LP | Signed Copy","offer_id":50425245499723,"sku":"1103782","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50425245696331,"sku":"1103780","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50425247203659,"sku":"1103781","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/71c42b60-1f70-49e6-b39d-1aac88000344_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726788425"},{"product_id":"colour-yes","title":"Colour Yes","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollow up to Sending My Love debut, and now remasetred and remixed with additional tracks, Mancunian trumpeter Matthew Halsall teams up with labelmate Nat Birchall, pianist Adam Fairhall, bass player Gavin Barras and alternating drummers Gaz Hughes and Marek Dorcik for an album of melodic and often meditative jazz. As with its predecessor there's a pleasantly trad feel to all this, taking on the feel and character of a fairly conventional club combo, albeit with an uncommonly heightened sense of composerly intuition. Halsall sounds especially strong during the record's quieter passages, slowing the pulse to stealthy, dulcet levels on 'I've Been Here Before', leaving room for restrained, melancholy intonations counterbalanced by the prickly harp of Rachael Gladwin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSending My Love (2008) and Colour Yes (2009) were his first releases and document Halsall's first great bands featuring the likes of flautist Chip Wickham, saxophonist Nat Birchall, harpist Rachael Gladwin, bassist Gavin Barras and drummer Gaz Hughes. Joyful, life-enhancing albums, drawing on UK jazz and spiritual jazz influences but with a decidedly modern bounce, they introduced Halsall's music to the world gathering support from the likes of Gilles Peterson and Jamie Cullum, Mojo, Straight No Chaser and beyond. But Halsall was never completely happy with how the records were presented and as part of Gondwana Records 10th anniversary decided to revisit the recordings, meticulously remixing and remastering them for vinyl and commissioning new artwork from Ian Anderson, one of his favourite designers. These then are the definitive editions of the records. Sending My Love comes complete with the beautiful bonus track This Time, while Colour Yes features the equally striking It's What We Do and Ai.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gondwana Records","offers":[{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":50425263096139,"sku":"2028832","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50425261850955,"sku":"319809","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50425262670155,"sku":"1078933","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/875b5cde-a40b-4611-a2a0-2fcd9e6786ea_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726788507"},{"product_id":"sending-my-love","title":"Sending My Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatthew Halsall is a worldwide award winning and MOBO nominated trumpeter, composer, producer and DJ. Since 2008, Matthew has released seven critically acclaimed studio recordings and has been a key figure in the rise of a new jazz sound in the UK. In addition to his own releases Halsall has collaborated with many DJs and producers, most notably DJ Shadow and Mr. Scruff, and in 2013 Matthew's music was selected by Bonobo for his Late Night Tales compilation. Halsall is also the founder of Gondwana Records, a genre bending independent record label featuring a wealth defining albums by the likes of Portico Quartet, GoGo Penguin, Hania Rani and Mammal Hands. His own rich music draws on the spiritual-jazz of Alice Coltrane and Phaorah Sanders, contemporary electronica and dance music alongside his travels in Japan, the traditional art and music of which, has left a lasting impression on his compositions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSending My Love (2008) and Colour Yes (2009) were his first releases and document Halsall's first great bands featuring the likes of flautist Chip Wickham, saxophonist Nat Birchall, harpist Rachael Gladwin, bassist Gavin Barras and drummer Gaz Hughes. Joyful, life-enhancing albums, drawing on UK jazz and spiritual jazz influences but with a decidedly modern bounce, they introduced Halsall's music to the world gathering support from the likes of Gilles Peterson and Jamie Cullum, Mojo, Straight No Chaser and beyond. But Halsall was never completely happy with how the records were presented and as part of Gondwana Records 10th anniversary decided to revisit the recordings, meticulously remixing and remastering them for vinyl and commissioning new artwork from Ian Anderson, one of his favourite designers. These then are the definitive editions of the records. 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Halsall explains the decision to reissue \u003ci\u003eOn The Go\u003c\/i\u003e, \"I have always loved this album, and when fans kept asking me for a vinyl version I decided to make a special edition release, so I remixed and remastered the whole album with George Atkins at 80 Hertz Studios and in the process decided to include three bonus tracks that were recorded around the same time and took inspiration from one of my favourite jazz records, Miles Davis's Lift To The Scaffold \"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gondwana Records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50434472313163,"sku":"1117386","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/42abc7bf-808d-4fc2-9d78-926316eb5f26_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726889746"},{"product_id":"fletcher-moss-park-1","title":"Fletcher Moss Park","description":"\u003cp\u003emanchester based trumpeter, composer, arranger and band-leader matthew halsall is one of the rising stars of the uk jazz scene. his unique sound was brilliantly described as \"rain-streaked spiritual jazz from manchester\" by the independent on sunday and previous albums have found halsall exploring the modal jazz of john and alice coltrane or paying heartfelt tribute to the hard bop of the late '50s and early '60s, but on fletcher moss park he offers his most personal statement yet. written and recorded over the last couple of years, fletcher moss park is inspired by one of manchester's most beautiful places. a rambling, multi-tiered park of walkways and dreamy gardens that offers the contemplative halsall a place of peace and respite from the city, a meditative space to think and write in. the stillness and beauty of the surroundings have steeped into his beautiful compositions for this album. elegant and sincere, halsall's compositions draw on his love of spiritual jazz, modern dance music and even his work with the award-winning brighouse \u0026amp; rastrick brass band earlier this year. halsall who has recently been exploring his music in a stripped-back, electronica influenced, trio (featuring taz modi and luke flowers who also appear here) as well as the 12 piece gondwana orchestra has always favoured an earthy honestly and direct communication over tricksy arrangements and it is this deceptively simple openness that gives his music such a unique flavour as the young composer and producer seeks to express his feelings and thoughts with his music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50458258538827,"sku":"356284","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d8ad21f7-c973-4658-af6c-bc7767f27ae4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727210590"},{"product_id":"salute-to-the-sun-live-at-halle-st-peter-s","title":"Salute to the Sun Live at Halle St. Peter's","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalute to the Sun: Live at Hallé St Peter's documents a very special concert recorded at the iconic Manchester venue during lockdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in November 2020, Matthew's Halsall'sSalute to the Sunwas the trumpeter's first album since 2015'sInto Foreverand marked the debut of his new band. A hand-picked ensemble featuring some of Manchester's finest young musicians. The album drew it's energy from the band's weekly sessions and was inspired by Halsall's love of nature. Lush and spiritual it received universal praise, but Halsall and his band were frustrated that they were unable to share their beautiful new sound live with an audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn November 25th 2020, Halsall took his band into the iconic Manchester venue,Hallé St Peter's,for a concert recording in aid of the charityMindand was streamed to a global audience in the thousands the concert was also recorded for posterity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When we recorded Salute to the Sun, I wanted to create something playful but also quite earthy and organic that connected to the sounds in nature. It seemed to strike a chord with people and I was blown away by the response to the album. 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It is presented in the form of a limited edition 2LP set with artwork by legendary designerIan AndersonofThe Designers Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpread over three sides of the vinyl LP for maximum fidelity the fourth side of the LP (side D) features an etching ofDaniel Halsall's now iconic artwork for the album Salute to the Sun and copies are strictly limited with just 3000 available in total. 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An Ever Changing View finds him at his most experimental yet, once again expanding his sound and production techniques to create his unique brand of deeply meditative music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the album's creation, he was staying in both a beautiful architect’s house with breath-taking sea views and a striking modernist house, where he composed what he saw “like a landscape painting”. In these new environments, Halsall wanted to capture “the feeling of openness and escapism” and to approach making music again from scratch. “I hit the reset button and wanted to have complete musical freedom,” he says. “It was a real exploration of sound.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was hearing jazz on the dancefloor as a teenager that first opened up new possibilities in Halsall’s mind and his music has long drawn on his love for the spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders and contemporary electronica from the likes of Warp Records and Ninja Tune. An Ever Changing View melds those forms in a way that feels heady and, at times, even otherworldly. One of the album’s starting points was Halsall’s ever-expanding box of percussion, from congas and kalimba to various clusters of seeds, bells and chimes, which he sampled and looped to use as a foundation for the songs – a first for him and his band. Elevating, charming, totally modern jazz tracks jostle with deft warm magic realism; and laid back grooves with hand percussion, deep bass and the gorgeous glisten of the Fender Rhodes meet hip-hop beats. 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Inspired by these monthly sessions, together, they created a body of music that is rooted in Northern England but draws on global inspirations. For Halsall the music on The Temple Within perfectly captures the spirit of those sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I felt really excited by the connection that we were building, both together as a band, but also with the local community. People of all ages and types come to our monthly sessions and the energy of being able to write and rehearse and then perform new music each month is really uplifting. And this music is a perfect case in point. To me it really feels like a perfect pocket of music, a perfect moment. We thought about expanding it to an album, but in the end if just feels right as it is, and we wanted to share that energy of that moment with our wider community, not just people at our shows, but our fans and listeners around the world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track, and first single 'The Temple Within' is a darker, heavier tune than anything on Salute to the Sun and has become a firm part of the band's live shows. The enigmatic title is taken from a quote by Alice Coltrane and expands on the idea that your spiritual space is within yourself and not the bricks and mortar of a church or monastery or Ashram. The hard-grooving Earth Fire features beautiful flute work from Matt Cliffe and inspired drums from Alan Taylor, and offers a emotional response to the horrendous bush fires that ravaged Australia. The Eleventh Hour is another dark-toned \"banger\" with a late-night vibe and with its incessant groove and fiery solos is another track to have found a regular place in the band's sets. Finally, A Japanese Garden in Ethiopia takes it unique flavour from both musical cultures and is one of Halsall's most beautiful wistful compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Temple Within features Matthew Halsall trumpet and electronics, Matt Cliffe flute \u0026amp; saxophone, Maddie Herbert harp, Liviu Gheorghe piano, Gavin Barras, bass, Alan Taylor drums and Jack McCarthy percussion. The Temple Within is produced by Matthew Halsall and Daniel Halsall, recorded by Matthew Halsall, mixed by Greg Freeman, mastered by Peter Beckmann of Technology Works and vinyl cut by Norman Nitzsche at Calyx. 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Where the music on The Temple Within came from the energy around the band's monthly sessions at Yes in Manchester, Changing Earth is a more meditative, spiritual offering:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I was thinking about climate change and the profound implication of the human race's relationship with nature and the changes we have wrought on our environment when I wrote the music for Changing Earth. Our world is changing around us, and it is a dark, unsettling period in our shared history, but I still believe that together we can change things for the better and find harmonious solutions together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track Changing Earth is a soulful, elevating groover featuring sublime work from the whole band but especially, Matt Cliffe on flute and Maddie Herbert on harp. 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They also offer an intriguing snapshot into the birth of Halsall’s Gondwana Orchestra and feature many musicians who would go on to become a key part of Halsall’s musical journey, such as harpist Rachel Gladwin, bassist Gavin Barras and saxophonist Nat Birchall. The recordings sat in the Gondwana Records vaults for over a decade before Halsall felt it was the right time to share them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemarkably, the beautiful compositions heard here were all built around a simple tanpura drone sound. 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