Review: Jerk - As Night Falls EP (DeepMatter Records)

Jerk's 'As Night Falls' EP has a Brookyn in the dark groove as jazz fusion meets Bob James' hip-hop off-spring. 

This is quite a bit different to Jr. Thomas & Eraserhood Sound (see review HERE) as DeepMatter go on a night cruise to discover multi-instrumentalist Jerk as influence by Dilla/Madlib beats as much as Thundercat / Bob James jazz-fusion-funk-OST.

Jerk (aka Joshua Kinney) is joined by Martin Wade (drums) and Wyatt Rydlewski (bass), the single 'stealthy, she moves' is like a nervous sax cat stalking the dark back alleys on a Co-Op beat.

'Incoming' features a more cock-sure walking bass as emergency vehicle sirens go off in the background along with that cat knocking over milk bottles.  And, of course, if you're in Noo York, there's going to be a Fania influence as Phillip Catherine finds Patrice Rushen at a  'dance beneath a dripping moon'.  

Don't be surprised to here any of these tracks slipping onto a soundtrack or advert soon as.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER:as night falls | Jerk

Artist: Jerk
Title:   As Night Falls EP 

Release date: 14th November, 2025

Label : DeepMatter Records

Catalog Number : TBC

Format: Digital / Bandcamp