Greasy Noise

27/09/2024

The new The Jonny Halifax Invocation single 'Dead Swamp Hula' is out today on all digtial platforms... add it to your playlsits, share it with your pals, send it to your local council, you can even do the old fashioned thing of buying a copy if you're feeling supportive:
https://jonnyhalifaxinvocation.bandcamp.com/
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27/09/2024

Sisters and Brothers....The NEW The Jonny Halifax Invocation single is released TODAY!!!
Available on all digtial platforms now.
Pre-order of a limited edition lathe cut vinyl will go up next Friday 04/10/24.
We hope you dig it!
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Following hot on the heels of The Jonny Halifax Invocation’s debut single "Thank You” receiving widespread rave reviews and 6 music plays from Riley & Coe and Steve Lamacq, East London’s cosmic free blues collective lurch back into the room with a fabulously filthy new single; “Dead Swamp Hu...

19/09/2024

New Single is coming out 27 September.... DM me if you run a radio show or write reviews and would like a press pack.
Jx

13/09/2024

This evening we have a special evening of acid blüüs rääg interpretations from the Vol.2 album with a 7 piece line up of The Invocation:

Will Emms - guitars, horns
Rick Jensen - sax, bass clarinet
John Lynch - percussion
Chris Rotter - keys, drones
Mel Draisey - violin, melodies
Mr Paul Williams - harmonicas, guitar
Jonny Halifax - lapsteel, harmonicas

We’re very excited to be presenting 3 improvisational sets before the band played in smaller groupings, so do come along early if you can.
Timings are:
7:30 Doors
8:00 Jonny, Rotter, Mel
8:20 Rick, Will, Jonny
8:40 Will, Paul
9:00 Band
10:30 Close
There’s still some reduced price (£7) advance tickets left (link in bio) or here:
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/629995
See you laterX
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01/09/2024

Poeple of Hastings!!!
The Jonny Halifax Invocation are coming to play at your fabulous Henry Ward Hall on Saturday 14 September... we are opening the Autumn programme with an evening of live and heavy Acid Blüüs Rääg explorations with a 6 piece band playing 2 sets. We will also be playing our favourite tunes inbetween.. it's set to be quite a party!!!

Don't miss out.. advance early bird tickets are £10:

About the Artist Jonny Halifax is a primitivist free blues outsider, sonic shaman of the acid fuzzed lap steel guitar, demented blower of the howling harmonica of doom. His new band project now combines avant swamp blues heaviosity with kosmic free jazz experimentalism in a fluid collective of godle...

10/07/2024

Something to check out if you’re interested in the sounds and a bit of the philosophy behind The Jonny Halifax Invocation. Here’s a new interview I did with Sun 13. Hopefully some interesting insights in there!
Peace X

https://sun-13.com/2024/07/09/the-jonny-halifax-invocation-interview-music-is-the-best-expression-of-our-humanity/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3alMbmfFGDwBmsAs48EKSSGwudgLLYY6kY2Vvln-_PN0iTtPsvpxUg4Pg_aem_2_prNukJAAPmxyWeeaVlAQ

The band leader talks us through his journey so far.

05/07/2024

Sisters and Brothers!!!

“Thank You” to everyone who bought the single! Now The Jonny Halifax Invocation take it further back to the source....

The 'Thank You (Slight Return) EP' features 3 alternate versions to the original single; First up an alternate first take live vocal version - mean, loose and unfiltered. Then the 'Karaoke Version' invites you the listener to join in with friends, family and loved ones in a heart felt testimonial of revolutionary love and rage - the time is now - are you ready to testify?!? And then to really push the whole careering s**t show right over the edge into the abyss is the Cherrystones 'Spirits Rejoice Vocal Dub Mix', a filthier slab of psychedelic beat driven intent has seldom been committed to vinyl. Dig!!!

https://jonnyhalifaxinvocation.bandcamp.com/album/thank-you-slight-return-ep

It is available as digital download and clear 8" lathe cut vinyl. Sleeves are individually hand printed from original linocut artwork onto 210gsm card. This is a limited edition run of 50 copies, each one indivually numbered and signed. The photos shown are a laser printed mock up of the lino printed sleeve which I'll be printing this weekend.

Check it out. I hope you like the extra versions.

Peace and Love
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24/05/2024

⚡️PARTY!!!⚡️

17/05/2024

Sisters and Brothers! We are very happy to announce the release "Thank You" c/w "Gratitude Dub" by The Jonny Halifax Invocation. We think you are going to love this one!

“Thank You” is a two minutes and thirty-seven second explosion of raw, primal energy, a filthy blast of amphetamine buzzsaw swagger cutting some heavy sonic rug with spiritual forefathers The Stooges and MC5. A revolutionary testimonial of love and rage. The time is now. Are you ready to testify!? And on the flip side, "Gratitude Dub” slows the rumbling groove to a lurching, swaggering rollercoaster ride of hallucinogenic dub before the wheels fall off.

The single is available now digitally with the vinyl shipping on 7 June. This special limited edition dinked jukebox 7" comes in pink and black vinyl versions.

Love and Revolution People.
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10/04/2024

Hey... Hey... Hey... Got a The Jonny Halifax Invocation show on the Strummerville stage this year at Glastonbury Festival.. anyone connect us for some more gigs ???
Got a new single coming out in May... so we'll be s**t hot top of the pops property by then.. DIG!!! X
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15/03/2024

Morning Greasers!

We'd like to cordially invite you to a listening party for the new The Jonny Halifax Invocation album; 'Açid Blüüs Räägs Vol.2', on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 8:00 PM BST.

It's hosted through the God Unknown Records Bandcamp page, where Jason Stoll and my good self will be online to chat as you listen and give you the story behind the sounds on the album, and answer all your probing questions. You've a few weeks to think up some good ones.

This is our listening party, so we're really excited to be doing this. Please do come and join in by hitting the RSVP button on the invite link:
godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com/merch/the-jonny-halifax-invocation-a-id-bl-s-r-gs-vol-2-listening-party

Have a great weekend!
Peace JX

Listening Party from God Unknown Records.

10/03/2024

Morning Greasers....we another tasty sonic morsel for you....‘Wail Of The Dead Woods’ is the third track from the new The Jonny Halifax Invocation album coming to your blasted ears this murky Sunday.
Açid Blüüs Räägs Vol.2’ is releasing on God Unknown Records on 5 April. Pre-orders are live on the Bandcamp link here:
https://jonnyhalifaxinvocation.bandcamp.com/album/a-id-bl-s-r-gs-vol-2
EU shipping:
https://godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-id-bl-s-r-gs-vol-2
Happy Sunday
Be kind to your mother.
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09/03/2024

Hey Hey Greasers wherever you are… here’s some ‘Celestial Symphony in D’ from the new The Jonny Halifax Invocation album to brighten your day....
If you dig what you hear, ‘Açid Blüüs Räägs Vol.2’ is available for Pre-orders on the Bandcamp:
https://jonnyhalifaxinvocation.bandcamp.com/album/a-id-bl-s-r-gs-vol-2
For EU shipping:
https://godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-id-bl-s-r-gs-vol-2
Have a great weekend!
Be good to one another XX
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