Los Angeles producer and artist Nosaj Thing AKA Jason W. Chung returns with his fifth album, Continua, his most explorative and collaborative effort yet, yielding twelve tracks with just as many collaborators. That time spent in service to other artists clearly had an impact on the Angeleno, as the record runs through genres, styles, and switch ups like sprinklers on a hot summers day.

Nosaj Thing’s expertise is in crafting exquisite soundscapes that hold a mirror up to his journey from noise and punk shows at DIY venue The Smell, to his debut sets at Low End Theory, to touring with The xx and The Weeknd. Throughout, he has innovated with a live experiences conceived with Tokyo-based AV savant Daito Manabe. Chung’s music carries such visceral humanity it feels like a disservice to refer to the ‘mood’