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Date : 03.03.16
Map Point : eilean 75
Color : green
Season : spring
Duration : 37.22 mn
Edition : limited to 130 copies
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Jason van Wyk is a contemporary composer and producer based in Cape Town, South Africa. He presents on Eilean Rec. his second solo album - Attachment.

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VIDEO :
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credits
releases March 3, 2016
All music written & produced by Jason Van Wyk.
Recorded during 2015 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Violin : Brittany Dilkes / Gavin Clayton
Cello : Lynne Donson
Piano, synthesizers & electronics : Jason Van Wyk
Mastered by Ian Hawgood in February 2016.
Artwork photography by Lunakhods.
Inside photography by Mathias Van Eecloo.
Design by Rémi Verdier.
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