The Temple Within, by Matthew Halsall

The Temple Within

by Matthew Halsall

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Benjamin I do not understand jazz or why I love the work of Matthew Halsall and the Gondwana Muscicians so much, but … oh boy … this really connects to me in a way I have hardly ever experienced with any other music … as if theres a direct cable from my heart to this album …

h-pee-sos The funkiness of an album like Ashby's Afro Harping meets Pharaoh Saunders / Sun Ra spirituality while held in the palm of mother nature.
Favorite track: The Eleventh Hour.

joshua david klassen So much to discover. Could listen forever. Perfect for painting pictures to. Perfect to get me through the work week.

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1.	The Temple Within 07:41	buy track
2.	Earth Fire 05:35	buy track
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4.	A Japanese Garden in Ethiopia 03:34	buy track

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** 1st pressing- restricted to 1500 units **

Matthew Halsall announces The Temple Within – a four track EP on 12", CD, DL and streaming

When Matthew Halsall released Salute to the Sun in November 2020, his first new album in five years, he shared the first fruits from an especially fertile period of writing and recording, which also gave birth to the music released here as The Temple Within.

The recording sessions featured Halsall's then brand new band of hand-picked local musicians, brought together through weekly rehearsals and a monthly residency at Yes in Manchester, they forged an immersive, communal sound, drawing on spiritual jazz, the heritage of British jazz and progressive world music and electronica influences. 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.

"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."

The 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.

The Temple Within features Matthew Halsall trumpet and electronics, Matt Cliffe flute & 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. The distinctive artwork is by Ian Anderson of The Designers Republic,

Join us on this beautiful journey to The Temple Within, the latest chapter in Halsall's ongoing musical voyage of discovery.

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released August 26, 2022

2022, Gondwana Records

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Matthew Halsall Manchester, UK

A trumpeter whose unflashy, soulful playing radiates a thoughtful beauty, Halsall, has created his own rich sound world. A sound that draws on the heritage of British jazz, spiritual jazz, 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. ... more

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shows

Jun 17

Saint Luke's

Glasgow, UK
Sep 13

Wylam Brewery

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Sep 14

Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen

Leeds, UK
Sep 15

Metronome

Nottingham, UK
Sep 16

New Century Hall

Manchester, UK
Sep 21

Royal Albert Hall

London, UK
Sep 22

Norwich Arts Centre

Norwich, UK
Sep 23

Upper Chapel

Sheffield, UK
Sep 30

The Parish

Huddersfield, UK
Oct 05

Hare and Hounds

Birmingham, UK
Oct 06

The Goods Shed

Stroud, UK
Oct 07

Theatre Severn

Shrewsbury, UK
Oct 09

Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre

Exeter, UK
Oct 10

St George's Bristol

Bristol, UK
Oct 18

CAFE DE LA DANSE

Paris, France
Oct 19

Hotel Cecil

Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 21

Ancienne Belgique (AB)

Brussels, Belgium
Nov 01

De Duif

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 02

Lantaren Venster

Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nov 03

Passionskirche Kreuzberg

Berlin, Germany
Nov 05

Moods

Zürich, Switzerland
Nov 08

Tama

Poznan, Poland
Nov 09

Niebo

Warsaw, Poland
Nov 20

Centro Cultural de Belém

Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 21

Casa Da Música

Porto, Portugal
May 24

Konzerthaus Dortmund

Dortmund, Germany

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