Jerk - as night falls / as day breaks

Brooklyn-based composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Jerk presents ‘as night falls / as day breaks’, a two-part project brought together as a single, narrative-driven vinyl release tracing the transition from night into day.

Originally conceived as a dual EP cycle, the project unfolds across two contrasting sonic worlds. ‘as night falls’ explores nocturnal electro-jazz, midnight funk and introspective, groove- led textures, while ‘as day breaks’ shifts toward warmth, clarity and forward motion, capturing the quiet optimism of first light.

Created alongside longtime collaborator and drummer Martin Wade, the music moves fluidly between jazz, soul and electronic influences, forming Jerk’s most cohesive and
immersive body of work to date.

Presented as a single LP, the release offers a complete listening experience. Side A journeys through the shadowy, late-night tones of ‘as night falls’, while Side B introduces the brighter, more expansive palette of ‘as day breaks’. Together, the record forms a continuous arc, a cinematic, emotionally resonant project designed to be Experienced in full.

Tracklist:

as night falls
dance beneath the dripping moon
stealthy, she moves!
incoming
a divine wrath
set adrift
wading
emergence and reckoning
still dreaming
alarmed
steppin’ out
wait
picking flowers
putting it back together
lean in
as long as I breathe