There are moments in music when everything just clicks—the musicians, the room, the mood, the spirit. Saturday Sessions by The All’s Eye captures one of those rare, golden moments and bottles it like lightning in a jar. It’s not just music—it’s a feeling, a conversation between souls. And if you’re craving something raw, real, and rhythmically rich, this short but mighty two-track release will hit you right where it matters.

Let’s set the scene: three masterful musicians—Ari Joshua on guitar, Ben Atkind on drums, and Kris Yunker on organ—lock into a groove so tight, it feels like telepathy. Recorded live at Barbershop Studios as part of Matt Rifino’s Emmy-winning Saturday Sessions series, the album is beautifully unpolished in the best way. It’s all analog warmth, human touch, and heart-forward playing—no studio trickery needed.

Now let’s talk about the magic of the tracks themselves.

Gramama is an emotional powerhouse. It’s not every day a song makes you feel like you’re sitting on a wooden porch with your ancestors, watching the sun dip below the horizon. This track feels like a memory. It starts with the haunting lyric, “How lucid and beloved seem those days of which I covid,” immediately tugging at your soul with a quiet kind of ache. Inspired by Ari Joshua’s late Granny Queenie, the song pays tribute to a woman whose spirit clearly lives on through the music. The gospel-inflicted organ swells, the electric bluegrass rhythm gallops forward like an old train full of stories, and Joshua’s guitar tone is drenched in love. You can hear the reverence in every note. It’s not just a tribute—it’s a spiritual connection channeled through sound.

Then comes Say What You Wanna Say, and oh boy, this one rips. Where “Gramama” is spiritual and soulful, this track is bold, brash, and bursting with energy. Originally written for a boogaloo jam with Skerik and Delvon Lamarr, The All’s Eye reimagines it here with fuzzy psych-rock edges and fearless jazz improvisation. It’s got that gritty basement club vibe—the kind where the walls sweat, and the music owns your body before your mind catches up. Yunker’s organ solos soar like they’ve got wings, Atkind’s drumming is fluid and ferocious, and Joshua shreds with a mix of bluesy bite and cosmic curiosity.

Lyrically, Say What You Wanna Say is a battle cry for honesty. It’s about speaking truth from the gut—from that deep, timeless place inside where fear can’t reach. The track doesn’t preach; it burns. It dares you to drop the mask, open your mouth, and speak from your soul.

What ties both songs together is chemistry. This isn’t a band just playing well together—this is a band listening deeply to each other, pushing and pulling like a single organism. The live setting elevates that energy tenfold. There’s no hiding behind edits or filters. It’s raw, intimate, and alive.

And the production? Hats off to Matt Rifino. The way this album is captured—clean, close, and full of warmth—makes you feel like you’re sitting in the middle of the studio, surrounded by amps and glowing tubes. The mix gives each instrument its own space, yet binds them together with an invisible thread of soul.

Saturday Sessions is short, sure—just two tracks—but they pack the punch of a full album. Each note feels intentional. Each silence, sacred. It’s a beautiful snapshot of three musicians trusting each other enough to leap—and landing somewhere extraordinary.

This isn’t background music. This is feel-it-in-your-bones music.

Plug in. Close your eyes. Let The All’s Eye take you somewhere timeless.

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