
Mac yellek
HORIZON
MAC YELLEK
HORIZON
First written in a four-hour creative burst, HORIZON is more than just a track, it’s a moment in time, frozen in melody. Inspired by cold, solitary mornings pacing the shoreline of Montrose Beach in Chicago, and the fleeting intensity of a short-lived connection, HORIZON paints a sonic landscape of longing, clarity, and release.
The track builds like the earliest hours before dawn (dark, hypnotic, and uncertain) until the break of light cuts through. A driving pluck melody pushes forward, exploding into a bold, cinematic lead that’s as colorful and piercing as the sun itself. The track carries the textures of those winter mornings, of golden-hour reflections on the water, of being lost. Lost in thought, in memory, in the horizon itself.
Reflecting on the moment it all clicked, Mac shares:
“I turned on the ARP for my Prophet 6 to 16th notes, held down what felt like a solid bassline, and let the lead melody cut through, two, three octaves up. It was bright, bold, noisy; it felt alive. I originally wanted lyrics, but nothing I wrote captured the feeling better than just letting the synth speak for itself.”
The HORIZON music video follows Mac performing on a sand dune at sunrise, his silhouette breaking the skyline as drone and close-up shots capture the track’s journey from solitude to warmth.
With HORIZON, Mac marks a new chapter: a commitment to releasing music, sharing every emotion, and letting listeners define the journey. As the track drops, a new sunrise begins. And just beyond the horizon? The next release is already waiting.