In an era where music is consumed at the speed of a scroll and emotions are filtered through algorithms, The All’s Eye arrives with a project that rips through the noise — not with excess, but with soul. Their latest release, Saturday Sessions, is more than a two-track EP. It’s a manifesto, a spiritual detonation captured live at the legendary Barbershop Studios, in stunning multi-camera fashion, where every note bleeds intention and every silence feels sacred.
What could have been a modest performance becomes a transcendent experience. The trio — guitarist Ari Joshua, drummer Ben Atkind (formerly of GOOSE and Elephant Proof), and organist Kris Yunker (Bearly Dead) — crafts something greater than the sum of its parts: a living, breathing act of improvisational alchemy rooted in tradition but aimed straight at the stars.
Gramama: A Gospel-Laced Locomotive Through Ancestral Fire
The first track, “Gramama”, affectionately referred to as Blue Grass Boogaloo, isn’t just a tribute — it’s an invocation. Dedicated to Ari Joshua’s late Granny Queenie, the track channels gospel’s spiritual gravity and bluegrass’s earthy pulse, building into a hypnotic groove driven by a rhythm section that feels as if it were summoned from the bones of the Earth.
Ben Atkind lays down a backbeat that pulses like a runaway train, while Yunker’s organ soars and shimmers like a memory you can almost touch. Joshua’s guitar riffs cut through like a sermon — sometimes weeping, sometimes raging — paying homage to legacy, love, and the unbreakable threads of family.
This isn't just music.
It’s memory turned into fire.
Say What You Wanna Say: A Cosmic Storm of Freedom and Fury
If “Gramama” is a hymn to the past, “Say What You Wanna Say” explodes forward like a meteor of freedom. A one-take, boogaloo-infused track bursting with psychedelic rock energy, it’s wild, bold, and utterly uncompromising. This is where structure melts, and the trio enters a realm of fearless improvisation.
Yunker’s organ swells like waves hitting a cliff. Joshua’s guitar becomes a lightning rod channeling cosmic chaos, while Atkind’s drums crash and roar with divine purpose.
This track doesn’t ask for permission — it demands your attention.
It feels like a live exorcism of restraint, a reminder that real music isn’t meant to be clean — it’s meant to bleed.
Live, Raw, and Unfiltered: The Power of Presence
Produced, mixed, and mastered by Emmy Award-winner Matt Rifino, Saturday Sessions captures what few modern recordings do: the danger and thrill of real-time creation. There’s no auto-tune, no second takes, no digital gloss. Instead, there’s warmth. There’s sweat. There’s truth.
The analog texture adds a human weight to the project. It doesn’t just sound vintage — it feels alive. Every hiss, every breath, every fleeting imperfection is part of the ritual. It’s an invitation to witness not just a performance, but a moment that can’t be replicated.
A Call to Gather: The Ritual Continues On Stage
To mark the release, The All’s Eye will bring this cosmic communion to the stage with two live performances:
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April 11th at Umbra (Brooklyn, NY)
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April 12th at Park City Music Hall (Bridgeport, CT)
If the recordings feel like fire on tape, the live shows promise to be nothing short of full-blown ceremonies — where groove becomes gospel, and the crowd becomes part of the spell.
Final Thought: Music That Remembers What It Means to Be Alive
In a world where perfection is faked and authenticity is rare, The All’s Eye offers something radical: imperfection made sacred, spontaneity made immortal.
Saturday Sessions isn’t about playing music.
It’s about channeling it.
Feeling it.
Letting it possess the room.
So if you’re tired of sterile playlists and manufactured emotions, step into this session.
Let it crash into your bones.
And remember what it feels like to be truly present.
This isn’t background music.
This is the main event.
CREDITS
Guitar – Ari Joshua
Drums – Ben Atkind
Organ/Keys – Kris Yunker
Producer – Matt Rifino
Mixing Engineer – Matt Rifino
Mastering Engineer - Matt Rifino
Recorded at – Barbershop Studios
Artwork - Ari Joshua
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