The Bronx, New York's very own, Jokatech (a.k.a., Jason K. Addae) is currently nearing the midpoint of his second decade as a recording artist (13 years to be exact). As a jazz musician and hip-hop artist, he's now recorded an astounding 19 [Click here to open...]
Steve Wheeler – Stormseeker (single)
Acquiring his formal composition and production training from the State University of New York---Purchase College Conservatory of Music, composer/performer/producer, Steven Wheeler, crossed our radar back in July when we reviewed his Flash [Click here to open...]
The Suborbitals – Klutina (single)
Formed in 2002 by a group of unlikely musical gurus who---more or less---weren't really looking for one another, the four-piece alt-jazz-crossover group known as, The Suborbitals, have received the same complement by almost every critic that has [Click here to open...]
Pablo Embon – Nobody’s Land
Father, engineer, world traveler, and of course, master musician, Pablo Embon, has been gracing The Ark of Music's archives every year since our doors opened in 2016. For, in November of that year we reviewed, Funky Side Of The Road, an album we [Click here to open...]
Manuel Muzzu M² – New Stories–Old Hands
The skill of the Italian master bass-player known as, Manuel Muzzu M², may impress, amaze, and leave you wanting more... and all before you learn of the handicap in his right hand---which prevents movement in all but his thumb and index finger. A [Click here to open...]
Jokatech – Standing on the Corner: The Unborn Soundscape
New York, New York's own, Jason K. Addae, in his own words has, "...always been a poet...". It is likely that same creative outlet which fueled the drive that would eventually lead him to the world of music. "It's the world full of squares, [Click here to open...]
Joe Smith and The Spicy Pickles – Gin & Moonlight
Damn, this is just fun right here... After a long childhood history with music---which included being paid by his grandmother to practice at age five---band director, trumpet player, and vocalist, Joe Smith, started the Denver, Colorado--based swing [Click here to open...]
Daniel Biro – 120 Onetwenty
At just 12 years old, the Hungarian-rooted, London-based multi-talented composer, keyboard-player, producer, songwriter, label director, and video artist, Daniel Biro, received his first synth keyboard---and his universe was transformed. Studying [Click here to open...]