favourite things | 10.19
favourite things 10.19 – Savannah Cristina, Terrace Martin, SiR feat. Kadhja Bonet, Earl Sweatshirt feat. Liv.e, Joy Crookes, Michael Kiwanuka, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Iman Omari, Leaf Boy feat. ECHO, Saba feat. theMIND, Musa Reems feat. Mick Jenkins, Daoud, Sudan Archives, 30/70, Moses Boyd, Kamaal Williams, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Karate Boogaloo, Kuzich, Wyl & […]
favourite things | 9.19
favourite things 8.19 – Matthew Halsall, Kate Tempest, Koma Saxo & Petter Eldh feat. Christian Lillinger, Bokoya, Harris Cole, Pablo Ygál, Hector Plimmer feat. Andrew Ashong, Robert Glasper feat. Yasiin Bey, 30⁄70, Yelfris Valdés, Angel Bat Dawid, Jaimie Branch, Ashley Henry feat. Binker Golding & Moses Boyd, The Comet Is Coming, GoGo Penguin, Portico Quartet, […]
Matthew Halsall | Oneness
A collection of unreleased meditative, spiritual jazz from the Gondwana archives in a 3xLP vinyl set. The recordings on “Oneness” date from Jan, March and September 2008 and were born from a period of experimentation as Halsall first began to explore the music that would provide the inspiration for his spiritual jazz recordings Fletcher Moss […]
favourite things | 8.19
favourite things 7.19 – Snoop Dogg feat. Tdot Illdude, The Alchemist feat. Action Bronson, Barney Artist, SiR feat. Kendrick Lamar, Bishop Nehru, Kojey Radical, Sampa The Great, Persian Empire, Rapsody feat. D’Angelo & GZA, Raphael Saadiq feat. Kendrick Lamar, Curren$y, Snoop Dogg feat. Marknoxx, Dorj & Melodiesinfonie, Melo-Zed feat. James Walker, Tropics, SGJAZZ feat. J.Lamotta, Bokoya, […]
Dwight Trible | Inspirations
Gondwana Records presents Los Angeles based jazz singer Dwight Trible’s new album. A key collaborator with the likes of Pharoah Sanders and Kamasi Washington, Trible is a long time favourite of the Gondwana record label owner Matthew Halsall. The label-debut release “Inspirations” is produced by and features Matthew Halsall on trumpet, alongside members of The Gondwana Orchestra. […]
favourite things | 6.16
Our soundcloud-selection for june 2016, „favourite things 6.16“ holds 1,5 hours of new music. The Set features tracks through various styles of music, by artists and producers such as Jonwayne, Sigmund Washington, Black Milk, Snoop Dogg, A Country Called Earth & Yassin Bey, Jeedo, DJ Shadow featuring Nils Frahm & Matthew Halsall, Kuba Kapsa Ensemble, Jono McCleery by Anthony Valadez, […]
dj shadow | the mountain will fall
DJ Shadow, widely acknowledged as a crucial figure in the development of experimental, instrumental hip-hop, will return with ‘The Mountain Will Fall’ worldwide on June 24 via Mass Appeal Records, his first full length release since 2011. The 12-track album finds DJ Shadow exploring new realms in addition to the deep samples and kinetic soundscapes […]
mammal hands | floa
The new Mammal Hands album, “Floa” will be released on Gondwana Records on May 27th. Produced by Matthew Halsall and recorded/mixed/mastered by George Atkins at 80 Hertz Studios in Manchester the album also features string players from The Gondwana Orchestra on tracks ‘In The Treetops’ and ‘The Falling Dream’. You can catch the band live […]
forgotten songs vol. two
Adam Scrimshire just released the second volume of his “in between” series. ‘Forgotten Songs’ features six unheard songs. ‘Saltwater’ featuring Matthew Halsall was written and recorded just a few short weeks after his first album ‘Along Came The Devil One Night‘ in 2009. ‘Driftwood’, is an acoustic guitar track, he played it while recording ‘The Hollow‘. Modified Man, Fuselage, […]
animalia
Mammal Hands debut album ‘Animalia’ will be released on Gondwana Records. The album’s entirely produced by label owner Matthew Halsall. After GoGo Penguin (v2.0), Mammal Hands is the new signing for the label. Release is Monday 15th September 2014, pre-order on CD and Digital formats online at Bandcamp.
when the world was one
Manchester based DJ, bandleader and trumpeter Matthew Halsall, is one of the UK’s brightest talents. His albums have won him a legion of fans across the world and acclaim from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Jamie Cullum, Mr Scruff, Radio 3’s Late Junction, MOJO, BBC Music Magazine and BBC 6 Music. His latest album ‘On […]
label love vol. 5
Label Love is an eclectic yet unified bundle of unique sounds compiled simply for the love of sharing them with the universe – each track plucked and presented by Jazz heads from Tru Thoughts Recordings, Impossible Ark Records, Gondwana Records, Jazzman Records, Edition Records, Katalyst Entertainment, Revive Music Group, and Basho Records. Label Love Volume […]
fletcher moss park
Trumpet Player Matthew Halsall released his new album “Fletcher Moss Park”, named after a public garden in Manchester, is now available on Gondwana Records or iTunes. Backed up with his sextet including Rachael Gladwin, Adam Fairhall and Gaz Hughes created a very fine jazz album which needs all your attention. Preview snippets are below. Support: Official | Facebook | […]
ode to the big sea
Enjoy Matthew Halsall‘s fantastic cover of Cinematic Orchestra’s “Ode To The Big Sea”, listen and download below. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/6967281″ iframe=”true” /] – Support: Official // Facebook // Soundcloud // Gondwana Records
blue nile
Matthew Halsall‘s cover of Alice Coltrane‘s track “Blue Nile” from the album “Ptah The El Daoud” on Impulse! Records. Support: Official // Facebook // Soundcloud // Gondwana Records
on the go
Manchester based, DJ, bandleader and trumpeter Matthew Halsall released his new album “On The Go” back in april 2011 via his own label Gondwana Records. Stream below and order via iTunes. Support: Official // Facebook // Soundcloud // Gondwana Records