For New York-based artist Ant LaRock BK Brooklyn introduces a different essence of house music, an “at-home house” type of grooves. In the present socially isolated day, the album brings the unique Brooklyn color and hustle to everyone at home. This is truly an album of the new decade.
Ant LaRock is the current face of house music. Since developing his artist name in 2014, dance music legends Todd Terry, Armand Van Helden, Kenny Dope have all championed him for his abilities. He has toured the world playing music in some of the world’s best venues including Hi (Ibiza), Chinese Laundry (Sydney), Output, Cielo, Elsewhere (NYC) and Halcyon (San Francisco). Ministry Of Sound, Snatch OFF!, Get Physical, Exploited Ghetto, Lumberjacks in Hell and Nervous Records are some labels Ant calls home.
He also hosts a monthly radio show on industry-respected media platform Data Transmission Radio where he explores house music through playing tracks, interviewing famous friends/colleagues, and much more. As a monthly contributor at Magnetic Magazine, Ant provides studio production advice.
As a global pandemic shook the world in 2020, Ant LaRock took the time to reflect on his current life in Brooklyn and all the music, people and places that had influenced him over the last 5 years which blossomed on the Ibiza scene and matured back in Brooklyn.
Ant created his album BK (Brooklyn) to reflect the feel of the varying neighborhoods, nightclubs and depth of diversity Brooklyn offers today. The songs all have a vibe different from each other but as a whole, they truly represent the essence of Brooklyn and Ant’s life within it.
It features gritty hip-hop soul samples; is colorful, loud, saturated, vibrant, chill and energetic – all in one. It’s not lounge music, it’s not full-on club-bangers. The album is that absolute sweet spot right in between the two.
