This week’s PBS Feature Album is The Modern Ark, the sophomore release from the Jake Mason Trio.
ARIA-nominated Hammond organist Jake Mason returns alongside James Sherlock (guitar) and Danny Fischer (drums) for their most ambitious studio statement yet: The Modern Ark. Across ten tracks the trio fuse the grit of 1960s soul-jazz with a contemporary conscience, reflecting on humanity’s uneasy dance with its environment while delivering the pocket, melody and feel that define their sound. Recorded live to tape with vintage style production, the sessions capture three musicians with decades of shared language - Sherlock’s harmonic finesse alongside Fischer’s vibrance and solid groove is perfectly anchored by the weight of Mason’s unmistakable Hammond B3. The production tips its hat to the classic Rudy Van Gelder era of Blue Note recordings - warm, present and human - then carries that tradition forward with a Dolby Atmos presentation that opens the music into wide, immersive space without losing the grit of tape.
Tune in all this week to hear tracks from The Modern Ark. PBS Members have the chance to win a vinyl copy of the album - simply email your name and membership number to before midnight Sunday February 22.
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TOP TRACKS WE'RE LOVING THIS WEEK
Asteroid Ekosystem - 'Off Axis'
kisses - 'Under The Ground'
Kim Gordon - 'Dirty Tech'
Rory Tiganis-Hannan - 'Orbit'
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - 'Shenandoah'
Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest - 'Flags'
Nocturnal Sunshine X CHA$EY JON£S - 'Ringtone'
Sister Nancy - 'Muma Dis Come'
ff8282 - 'burden's landing'
Young Charlatans - 'Shivers' (demo)
