Jason van Wyk is a composer and music producer based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Starting with his first release in 2004, producing mostly club music during this period, his productions soon found a home on the Dutch label Black Hole Recordings, where numerous singles, collaborations and remixes followed.

2013 saw the release of van Wyk’s first solo album Days You Remember. Moving away from his previously established sound, the album took on a range of influences, from abstract electronic music to post-classical and ambient.

Van Wyk’s second album Attachment was released in 2016 and his third album Opacity in 2017 on the UK label Home Normal. Both albums consisted of minimal compositions for piano, chamber strings and electronics.

In 2018, van Wyk signed to the American label n5MD. His fourth album Threads was released in 2021, with its followup Descendants released in 2022. While Threads reflects some of his previous electronic works, Descendants built upon these production methods, taking its underlying elements further and pushing them to their extremes while diving further into abstract and ambient territory. 2023 saw a return to n5MD with Deepriver - Volume One; a collaborative album together with Swedish, Stockholm-based musician Joni Ljungqvist.

Besides his releases, van Wyk has composed for various film, documentary and media projects. These include the feature film Triggered for Samuel Goldwyn Films, brands such as The Criterion Collection, Taschen and LinkedIn, library and production music for Universal, Paramount and Netflix, as well as sound design work for Roland.

Now, in 2025, van Wyk’s sixth solo album Inherent is set for release 13 June. By mining his past endeavours in club music, neo-classical and film composition, Inherent brings van Wyk’s sound into previously unexplored territory.

Bio written by James Harris (updated April 2025)

We like to make music and art.  We like strangeness.  We use computers.

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Embryology by Purl & Sinius

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With their roots in India and Sweden respectively, Daljit Kundi and Ludvig Cimbrelius met in the sphere of UK music culture. With Daljit growing up in Birmingham, and Ludvig having been heavily influenced by the influx of innovative electronic music from the British isles, it was in the realms of ambient jungle that the musical duo first set sail together. Their debut release ‘Timeless Travellers’ is an intergalactic voyage undertaken in the spirit of innocence and exploration that remains a hallmark of the genre, including remixes from their long time friend Simon Huxtable (Aural Imbalance) as well as the melodic genius Ulrich Schnauss. Ludvig traveled to Birmingham for the release event, performing a powerful set back-to-back with Daljit.

After some extraordinary remix work for their good friend Kirsty Hawkshaw’s Wellhead Records and several celebrated EP’s, the duo moved away from the fast paced breaks, bringing the scope of cinematic ambient into full focus. This change was also reflected in their shifting monikers, with Ludvig returning to his roots with ‘Purl’ and Daljit bringing his cinematic inner visions to life as ‘Sinius’. Their debut album ‘Oceans of Sounds’, though passed on by several record labels, was eventually released some 3 years after its completion and has subsequently become an underground classic.

Recurring struggles with record labels and with getting their music heard coincided with big life changes, ultimately leading to their next album waiting on the shelf in a near-finished state for close to 7 years. Passing along a demo to PITP eventually led to their embracing of the project, and with their loving support ‘Embryology’ is now ready to be born. In contrast to its predecessor ’Oceans of Sound’ - and as its title suggests - ‘Embryology’ is an exploration of the inner creative realms and the emotional aspects of the different stages of the creative process. As a whole, the album attempts to represent a psychic darkness that is as deeply restful as it is ripe with creative potential.

Ludvig and Daljit extend their deep gratitude to their friends at PITP for their loving support, and especially to Zach, Cynthia and James for their respective contributions in making ‘Embryology’ ready for the world. 

CREDITS
Written and recorded by Ludvig Cimbrelius & Daljit Kundi
Mastered at Ambient Mountain House by James Bernard
Photography and graphic design by Cynthia Bernard
Layout by zakè

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Purl & Sinius is an ambient collaboration project between UK artist Daljit Singh Kundi and Ludvig Cimbrelius, based in Sweden. 

Daljit Kundi is a film composer, sound designer, and producer of ambient music. Under the pseudonym of SINIUS, Daljit Kundi has composed music for a number of documentaries and feature films that explore the unexplained and occult.


Ludvig has been creating ambient music under the name Purl since a young age. Exploring endless forms of musical expression over the years, he has to date released over 100 albums and EPs from a vast array of artist projects. Ludvig remains active and is currently employing four aliases for his continuous musical output: Purl, Illuvia, Eternell and his given name.

Find out more about us via our individual SoundCloud profiles: 
https://soundcloud.com/purl
https://soundcloud.com/sinius

Established in 1989 AD Music has become synonymous with beautifully refined and quality instrumental music in various genres including electronic music, electronica, new age, chill out, world, ambient and space music. 
With 30 artists from around the world producing a wide range of music styles, we hope you will enjoy exploring the extracts on our Soundcloud page. 
We are continually updating and adding music from the AD Music catalogue. Eventually every AD Music album by every artists will be featured.

If anyone thinks I can add something to their music please get in touch i'd love to collaborate

I hope the Wild Edges speak for themselves. The rest is what happens between them.

I have limited know how and equipment, but think that feeling is more important than hardware and technical ability. 

I decided to stop liking other artists tracks, even if i do like them. I was feeling the pressure to like tracks when i listened to them, especially when people sent them to me to listen to, worried that if i didn't i would upset or offend the artist if i didn't like them, its easier just to like privately. Misunderstandings sadly happened too easily, so i'm distancing myself from the possibility of hurting anyone and of being hurt myself.  Maybe it is better being alone after all. Soundcloud is just like anywhere else where there are lots of people...it can be difficult.

I won't follow, listen, or like, for followers, listens, and likes, so, please, don't ask me to. 

This is a creative escape.

I am always trying to be quiet, but often fail, and to do better.

For Headphone listening
Thank you for listening

Outrageously expressive vocalist and dancer, regrettably trapped in the tone-deaf body of a cage fighter - hence eternally death-embracing Goth
Deeply religious, yet extremely critical of a clearly unfinished project - Lord, what were thee thinking?
According to many, blasphemous, as I do not oppose a certain fallen angel. It just seems so obvious to me that this creature ('creation, see what I did there?), is just as necessary as the dear Lord himself - and is still trying to clean up some of the mess left behind. I think...
There are times when I've been known to express political thoughts, but only ever to desperately call for revolution and/or declare violence as acceptable as long as it is directed at fascists (and only as long as the good lord does not himself deal with these dickheads by bestowing upon them erectile disfunction and reserving them special rooms in hell). 
Strictly for freedom, opportunity, love, food, shelter, education, health, empathy and dreams. For a true, science based and supported, social democracy. Absolutely not in favour of any form of dictatorship, be that fascist or socialist. However, and to be clear - I am not somewhere in the middle, nor on a fence ;)

Musically, I like to think that I am influenced by classical music, as well as death and doom metal, gospel, blues, country, 80's pop, east-german 80's punk, gothic rock, Enya and, of course, Abba, however, when I listen to the stuff I churn out when I'm experiencing just the right level of depression, I can't help but be reminded of classics like 'Da Da Da' by Trio or 'I'm too sexy for my shirt' by Right Said Fred.
I'd love to liken my voice to heroes like David Bowie, Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Peter Murphy, Andrew Eldritch, Dave Gahan, Marc Almond, Peter Steele and so many other real singers out there, but have to honestly say that, by carefully resisting the need to actually hit notes befitting the underlying musical arrangements, harmonies and ambience, I've managed to create a perfectly detuned and emotionally confused, yet consistently dislikeable style of my own. I wish I could say it grows on you ...

As all my remaining friends despair of my tyrannical tendencies (proudly displayed by diva-like tantrums) when participating in collaborative attempts to achieve somewhat melodious and/or rhythmic proclamations, I tend to squeeze these out all by my lone self. Should anyone out there feel capable (and inspired) to deal with an eternally intoxicated (by his own ego) and therefore very very angry individual, that (who?) is yet confusingly happy to sensually scream along any old tune (that does not glorify fascism), then please get in touch. 

Also happy if you get in touch if none of the above makes any sense to you, but you do like one or two of my songs - there must be someone out there ...

Thank you kindly for stopping by...

'Being humble dictates that I tell you not to take my music and words too seriously - but I don't mean it!' (Rausch, Psalm 384 (or thereabouts), 2021)

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