Wind' (20:32) are bright, crisp and clear, producing the feel of the confidently cold. The hibernal texture of Side B's 'On the Swift Howlings of the Winter

It seems for a season yet to come - further ahead than our own, but not too far removed. This lovely electronic wandering sonifies the bold proportions of the wintertime, and electrifies us in its chilled charm. Synthesized strings freeze and thaw, while silvery strains hold fast to the heart. The motoring pulse expands and contracts beneath lilting lead lines and gelid chords. Navigating between tundral gloom and arctic brilliance the sequencer notes tumble one over another in echoing syncopation. Side A's 'In the Dull Soft Skies of Coming Snow' (20:50) conjures ice, frost and snow, as well as a sense of scale. Referencing classics of the Berlin-School, sounds and energy arise, combine, change and melt away - gradually, as all things sub-zero must. Across two side-long aural odes to wind, frost, snowflakes and ice he generates meaning from an array of analogue and digital studio devices and instruments. Leaning into Spacemusic's expressive potential, Chuck van Zyl directs our attention inwardly - where it expands. An artist of independent mind, Chuck van Zyl has sighted common goals with industry8, which has now released 'The Winter Wind' (41:22) - the first vinyl LP project for both artist and label.

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