THREADS
Release date: 23 July 2021
Label: n5MD
Formats: Vinyl, digital
Threads is the fourth solo full length from Cape Town, South Africa based composer Jason van Wyk and his debut album for Oakland based n5MD. Previously known for his progressive trance works, van Wyk has spent a lot of his time as of late composing for the film industry. In 2013, his solo output switched to more pastoral forms of neo-classical leaning ambient with his first full-length Days You Remember, before moving into more piano-based composition for Attachment (2016) and Opacity (2017). Threads does reflect some of his previous ambient works; however, the album shows van Wyk composing music for (and of) current times. There is a much-welcomed underlying beauty to Threads, but there are also threads of anxiousness and unwavering intensity throughout its forty-minute run-time. Threads is out now on vinyl and digital.
“Distantly beautiful. Jaw-droppingly epic. One of my favorite releases of the year so far.” – Igloo Magazine
“Van Wyk leaps even further into the open and high textured atmospheres. One which I’ve been playing on a loop. Best of 2021.” – Headphone Commute
“A wide and yet stylistically-uniform tapestry of tones and textures. A record of supreme beauty.” – Fluid Radio
“Another enthralling instalment on van Wyk’s musical journey.” – A Closer Listen
VINYL & DIGITAL
01 Retention
02 Amidst
03 Sun Fluorescent
04 Light Burns Out
05 Partial Dawn
06 Where To End
07 Subdued
08 Near Dark
Written, produced and performed by
Jason van Wyk
Recorded during 2018-2020 in
Cape Town, South Africa
Mastered at
37N,122W
Cover photography by
Gean Burrell
THREADS
Release date: 23 July 2021
Label: n5MD
Formats: Vinyl, digital
Threads is the fourth solo full length from Cape Town, South Africa based composer Jason van Wyk and his debut album for Oakland based n5MD. Previously known for his progressive trance works, van Wyk has spent a lot of his time as of late composing for the film industry. In 2013, his solo output switched to more pastoral forms of neo-classical leaning ambient with his first full-length Days You Remember, before moving into more piano-based composition for Attachment (2016) and Opacity (2017). Threads does reflect some of his previous ambient works; however, the album shows van Wyk composing music for (and of) current times. There is a much-welcomed underlying beauty to Threads, but there are also threads of anxiousness and unwavering intensity throughout its forty-minute run-time. Threads is out now on vinyl and digital.
“Distantly beautiful. Jaw-droppingly epic. One of my favorite releases of the year so far.”
– Igloo Magazine
“Van Wyk leaps even further into the open and high textured atmospheres. One which I’ve been playing on a loop. Best of 2021.”
– Headphone Commute
“A wide and yet stylistically-uniform tapestry of tones and textures. A record of supreme beauty.”
– Fluid Radio
“Another enthralling instalment on van Wyk’s musical journey.”
– A Closer Listen
VINYL & DIGITAL
01 Retention
02 Amidst
03 Sun Fluorescent
04 Light Burns Out
05 Partial Dawn
06 Where To End
07 Subdued
08 Near Dark
Written, produced and performed by
Jason van Wyk
Recorded during 2018-2020 in
Cape Town, South Africa
Mastered at
37N,122W
Cover photography by
Gean Burrell