Name: Morning Sun / Arrival
Brand: Phi-Psonics

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GOND121005

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Black

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Limited edition

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2024-09-13

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4062548086317

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Black 12"

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Phi-Psonics

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Jazz

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Gondwana Records

Los Angeles based Phi-Psonics is a new instrumental group with an introspective, improvisational approach to creating lush, immersive soundscapes. Comprised of Sylvain Carton, Mitchell Yoshida, Josh Collazo & Seth Ford-Young, their music transports listeners into ethereal realms where melodies intertwine and rhythms pulsate.
Phi-Psonics' unique blend of instruments and styles results in a captivating sonic experience that defies genre boundaries. Drawing inspiration from jazz, electronic music, and world beats, their compositions are intricate yet accessible, taking listeners on a journey through evocative landscapes of sound.
With each member bringing their own expertise and musical background to the table, Phi-Psonics seamlessly weaves together layers of saxophone, keyboards, percussion, and bass to create mesmerizing harmonies and textures. Their performances are characterized by dynamic interplay and spontaneous creativity that keeps audiences engaged from start to finish.

Gondwana Records is an independent record label based in Manchester, UK. Founded by Matthew Halsall in 2008, the label has gained recognition for its diverse roster of talented artists and exceptional music releases.

Over the years, Gondwana Records has been a platform for renowned musicians such as Dwight Trible, GoGo Penguin, John Ellis, Mammal Hands, Nat Birchall, Noya Rao, Phil France and Portico Quartet. Each artist brings their unique style and musical expertise to the label's catalogue.

With a commitment to showcasing innovative and boundary-pushing music, Gondwana Records continues to be at the forefront of the independent music scene. Whether you're a jazz enthusiast or simply appreciate good music across genres, Gondwana Records offers a captivating selection that will leave you wanting more.

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Gondwana Records are proud to announce Morning Sun / Arrival, a limited two track 12” release from the sublimely beautiful and immersive LA deepjazz masters Phi-Psonics Phi-Psonics is a meditative, deeply soulful jazz group from Los Angeles, led by bassist Seth Ford-Young and featuring Sylvain Carton on woodwinds, Mitchell Yoshida on electric piano, and Josh Collazo on drums. Their beautiful music draws on jazz and classical influences together with Ford-Young’s own musical experiences, relationships, and his introduction to spirituality, yoga and philosophy at a young age. Along the way they create something uniquely their own, sharing beautiful landscapes for your spirit to roam freely within.

Morning Sun / Arrival was recorded from the same sessions that formed PhiPsonics second album Octava - it’s an emotional, introspective, and unusual approach to meditative jazz that offers us a beautiful space for uplifting contemplation and wields a quiet power to create a spiritually inspiring world of timeless, warm melodies and instrumental exploration for the deep listener and thoughtful voyager. Seth explains: “(Octava) is about change and evolution to a higher version of ourselves. Understanding this journey through the idea of ascending a musical scale and arriving at a new, higher octave is natural especially for a musician. We move, struggle, and work through the various steps or tones and arrive at the octave a new version of ourselves, still the same person, but vibrating at a higher frequency.”

Morning Sun draws direct inspiration from the backdrop of Seth’s neighbourhood and the sounds of a dance party or ‘Quinceñera’ floating through the streets. “The live music in my neighbourhood largely ranges from regional Mexican styles like Mariachi and Banda to Cumbia, Salsa and Reaggeaton , along with Oldies or “Brown-Eyed Soul”. Sometimes the same band will play several of these styles throughout a long evening of music, sometimes more than one band’s sounds will be drifting across the hills creating an interesting “mashup”….all these sounds definitely find their way into my music and I welcome it, it is in the air I breathe everyday, and feels like part of my sonic DNA.”

Recorded at 64 Sound in the Highland Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles, and featuring a beautiful dance between Sylvain Carton’s alto flute and Mitchell Yoshida’s Wurlitzer, ‘Arrival’ emerged from the first band sessions after the Covid lockdowns. Seth remenices: “...we were still shaking off the heaviness of the previous year or so. Arrival felt like a moment to recognize that we had come through something and here we stand. Like always, we can only be where we are at the moment and yet we all came through something to get to this place. Arrival is a contemplation of this idea of being where we are after whatever journey got us here”.

Morning Sun / Arrival

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Discover Morning Sun / Arrival by Phi-Psonics on Gondwana Records. Limited 12” vinyl release showcasing LA deepjazz masters. A soulful journey of meditative jazz exploration.