Ari Joshua - Pork Fat
There is art, and then there is art that makes your heart leap and groove; that’s the kind of music that Ari Joshua focuses on in his latest release, Pork Fat. The track is a collaboration between Ari, Sherik, Grant Schroff, and Delvin Lamarr. The very name of the track sets the stage for what’s to come in the song. The songwriter, guitarist, and composer already has exposure to a variety of cultures, from the city he was born in (Cape Town, Melbourne) to the city he grew up in (Seattle) and the city he ended up moving to to study music. The style of music sticks to Ari’s usual flowing yet thumping jazz synth that swivels you off your seat and onto the dance floor. Ari’s music has always played with diverse textures and rhythms, always giving us the weekend experience in a song kind of vibe. For a track that begins so playfully, it takes a dramatic turn with the guitar. The track is a casino of sounds, giving us both the playfulness and seriousness of the gamble in one track. Everything in the track is so meticulously placed. Every instrument, from the horns to the guitar to the drums, everything adds to the drama, a wonderful theatre of music. The playfulness and a sleight-of-hand feeling in the song. A song like this would be wonderful in a film like Now You See Me or even Ocean’s 8, especially when Nine Ball (Rihanna) and her sister are hacking into a computer. So if you want to let loose and allow the music to guide your body, Ari Joshua is your guy. You can click on the links attached above and float away.