B i o g r a p h y (by Sean Cooper)
Locust's Mark Van Hoen occupies the shadier, more melancholic side of contemporary ambient, assembling records of unmistakable beauty out of shards of dark, somewhat foreboding textures and arrangements. A London native active in the film and commercial music business before concentrating full-time on recording for release, Van Hoen has produced a string of highly thought-of releases for the R&S subsidiary Apollo in a relatively short period of time. He's quoted Steve Reich, David Sylvian, Kraftwerk, and Brian Eno as early influences, but more recently has been attempting to pursue paths of creative conception opened up by John Coltrane and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Although earlier releases focused on sprawling, mostly beatless experimental soundscapes, his more recent work has incorporated elements of breakbeat styles such as trip-hop and jungle ' mostly in terms of production techniques, as opposed to aesthetic qualities, and with decidedly Locust flair. Truth Is Born of Arguments was the first release of this sort, and included heavy, distorted percussion and complex, looping polyrhythms similar to (although much more sluggish than) those found in drum'n'bass. Not always the ambient misanthrope, Van Hoen splits his creative activity between Locust and a number of ongoing collaborative ventures, among them Autocreation (techno) and Involution (post-techno experimental electronic), the latter with Seefeel frontman Daren Seymour. Van Hoen's also completed a number of remixes for Seefeel and As One, among others, and has recently incorporated elements of multimedia and performance art into his live appearances. Van Hoen also released the occasional recording under his given name, including 1996's Last Flowers from the Darkness and 1999's Playing with Time.
Morning light
Your Selfish Ways Stabbed in the heart, life's falling apart Never look back, but I don't want to Your selfish ways will catch up one day Never look back I guess we just went downhill A shame, but life is cruel Should have known, we became so silent I didn't ask, but I wanted to The connection, barely worth it I'm confused, and honestly dry Now I'm asking master questions It seemed natural at the time Now my bed is free Crushed pillows, rolled back sheets Now the mess is mine I can do whatever I like We're banging our heads together Crossed wires, we do intrude My hopes and wishes are blasted You dumb girl, it was never you I guess we just went downhill Aware of the fact we clash No love is ever perfect We made the effort, and now it's passed Just Like You There wasn't room Inside that smoke-filled room You were beside yourself Not beside me You've caught up You believe that you've grown up We know you thought that up, needless to say You had your way, king for a day You always see that you have your way I'd suggest If they were to be impressed And see you at your best It would be without me But you never knew What I could be without you What I could ever do Without you Without you I'd start anew I'd take control I could be just like you... I Am The Murderer Beneath the tailor's stitches Crowds and crowds of butchers play Hung high from the ceiling Staring at it, wondering how... No tree, no wall can stop their hell No snake, no trick is accounted for I am the murderer Complete this fatal moment While you're twisted and ready For duty calls: you are the bravest of all men No suit, no shoe can hide the smell No snake, no trick is accounted for I am the murderer I'm clean of consequence I'm niggling, shameful, guilty I'm tempted, I'm hungry Instinct to kill My will has dropped, and I want it with a passion I'm lead by the weapon and it's red for hire But I'm clean of consequence I am the murderer Jukebox Heart Don't you speak to her like that She's just a crazy, mad girl with a jukebox heart Punching, whirring, singing tunes that take her head apart But that doesn't mean that she can stop It's all screwed tight as a knot So you adjust your sight, and press the buttons right Folie Something that you said is living in my head Grows nightly inside me And though my dream exists, memory persists To fight me, despite me Silver words you spoke, under your breath Making whirlwinds in my head 'There is a light shining for you', he said, 'That doesn't shine here for me too', he said So passion echoes doubtfully And falls against the walls of my dream Through open pores, tiny trickles to the sea The story as is read is hanging by a thread Tread lightly, slightly, so lightly And, leaving me exposed, the folie I proposed Has fooled me, ruled me, ridiculed me Silver words ' spoke, under my breath Making whirlwinds in my head 'Do they really deserve you?', he said 'Have my words really fooled you?', he said And passion echoes doubtfully And falls against the walls of my dream One Way Or Another You say you're not going anywhere Does that mean time is the conjurer here? I'm sold, but I'm paid for By our old friend fear Unacceptable to do exactly what I feel When every fibre compels me to reveal My love can imagine questions and answers One way or another can reveal 'Cause there's nowhere I can see a sign Inscribed for me with fate's design And if I've learnt something It's back to this moral code Gestured split direction Along the same old road My love can imagine questions and answers One way or another can reveal 'Cause there's nowhere I can see a sign Inscribed for me with fate's design For everything there's a price to pay But do we ever realize the day? My love can imagine questions and answers One way or another No-one In The World No-one in the world ever had a love as sweet as my love Nowhere in the world could there be a boy as true as you, love Summer Rain Where are the flowers? Where are the bees? Where is the blossom that grows on the trees? Fruits of the summer ain't as ripe as they ought to be The grass in the park just ain't as green Where are the people in sandals and shorts Eating al fresco at Sanchez D'Amour? Look at the clouds: they are black as the night Sack the weatherman, 'cause he didn't get it right In summer it's raining The Girl With The Fairytale Dream Care - I know you want to care Love - I know you really love That someone is waiting: the girl with the fairytale dream Touch - I know you gently touch Fear - you have no need to fear That someone is waiting: the girl with the fairytale dream Share - I know you long to share Need - you've had your time alone That someone is waiting: the girl with the fairytale dream Some Love Will Remain Unsaid When you feel the need When the heart unfolds When you've thought it through When the hurting stops Will you think of me? If you called my name Asked the time of day Caught my parting words Had something good to say Would you think of me? Would you think of me? Of all the moods that I've been through Of all the things I'd thought I'd do I'll keep on trying Keep on dying To be seen by you If you feel in need Of a hand to hold And you've thought through How it all unfolds I'll be there for you I'll be there for you I'll be there for you On The Horizon Jennifer... where do you go at night? Is no-one there to hold you tight? Above your head I see a golden ball And it catches light from all around you Jennifer says she'll be back when she's older She's fixing her wings just to fly Leaves me a note on her beautiful paper Fixing her wings just to fly Closer still, I hear a melody Singing loud and clear, above the trees Like a siren's call, away on a distant boat Like a memory that breaks you in two Jennifer says she'll be back when she's older She's fixing her wings just to fly Leaves me a note on her beautiful paper Fixing her wings just to fly Touched On Every Side How should I go on, without you to guide me? I don't think I should I don't think I should How should I go on, without you to help me? I don't think I should I don't think I should Feel me breathe Feed me need Breathing softly, next to me Lost if you do Lost if you don't Laughing at myself With you locked inside, my mind is a warm place Where the air is sweet A place where I can see What I might become, and what I might create With you on my side With nothing left to fate Everything in reach It's all there to see Lost in you Lost in me Nowhere's home Almost free Touched on every side, by those who would help me I won't take their gift For what would I give? Show me that I'm wrong, and I'd believe I know that you could You know that I would I know that I'm lost
All your own way
How is your head these days? How does it feel? Are you all over the place? Deeply confused You wanted it all your own way Your ear won't buy all the hearsay You wanted it all your own way Your ear won't buy all the heresay What lurks in you shadows? Dark Do you see? What once was once innocent Now conspiracy You wouldn't listen for your own sake You went along by all the heresay You wouldn't listen for your own sake You wanted it all your own way You could do a synapse through my brain Put fire on my wounds and do it again You could change the times with a miracle Even if I die, I'd do it again I'd do it again I'd do it again I'd do it again I don't recall too much Some faces stay.... It doesn't seem part of my life Feel like a dream You wanted it all your own way Your ear won't buy all the heresay You wanted it all your own way You went along by all the heresay You could do a synapse through my brain Put fire on my wounds and do it again You could change the times with a miracle Even if I die I'd do it again Even if I, even if I, even if I Even I die, I'd do it again Even if I, Even if I Even if i, Even if I I'd do it again I'd do it again I'd do it again I'd do it again
*** Thanx a lot to Aaron for this one ***
Wrong Heal Must have been something in the air Drifting on a breeze to nowhere But it's safer in your world Must of been your gentle soul Lifting me up into the whirl of it all But It's safer in your world Won't you heal it with your love Cease to amaze me Won't you heal it with you love The essence of you Won't you heal it with your love With your precious touch One spoonful would be enough To hide a wooden eye One day soon we'll be on top of it And only want to smile In this room you are not awake Sell me what you think One handful would be enough to get a clearer view One day soon it's gonna happen to happen to you In this cushioned space you're not alone Tell me what you think Must of been your tender words Showering over like a waterfall I'd rather be in your world Must of been your captivating gaze Taking me away from the craze of it all I'd rather be in your world Won't you heal it with your love Cease to amaze me Won't you heal it with your love The essence of you Won't you heal it when it's tough The presence of you Won't you heal it with your love With your precious touch Make a Difference Whether you wanna go Whether you wanna stay Reasoning with hope There you go again I don't wanna choose between Feelings that I lost to the stars What about the sea Deep within me Then you'll understand Times when there is no way out of this crazy maze Vision starts to sway and still You can beg you can scream But it won't make a difference to me You can take you can tease But it won't make a difference to me Watch the way you walk What was I thinking of What were you thinking of Reasoning with Love I don't know I swear This isn't what I'm asking for I keep keep kicking around in the dark Whether there's less or more Whether you can cope with picking The pieces up off the floor Seems there is no second chance I don't want to sacrifice Feeling you are dampening my spark, you see Lay it aside I'm coming home Supposedly our broad minds meet And by the day we're changing And you're not coming home You can beg you can scream But it won't make a difference to me You can take you can tease But it won't make a difference to me Watch the way you walk You can beg you can scream But it won't make a difference to me You can take you can tease But it won't make a blind bit of difference to me Watch the way you walk darling Darling, darling Believe in the One Believe me I am right Stone cold and pressured volatile mind So spare me, I offer my heart To a listening ear that's standing apart I'm not susceptible to all I desire But my head fuels on a burning live wire And I played I was mental still I stood on my feet Cos' I am what I was and all I wanted to be We try to fight it, yeah And we try to turn away But there's nothing you can say That's gonna take away my pain So believe in the one The one that shows you grace Believe in the one The one that shows you grace Knock down these ruined walls cos' love will make it better Knock down these ruined walls cos' love will bring us together Knock down these ruined walls cos' love will make it better Knock down these ruined walls cos' love will bring us together I'm not susceptible to all I desire But my head fuels on a burning live wire And I played I was mental still I stood on my feet 'Cause I am what I was and all I wanted to be We try to fight it We try to turn away But there's nothing you can say That's gonna take away my pain So believe in the one The one that shows you grace Believe in the one The one that shows you grace I taste Of grace I taste Of grace (Come on, step a little closer) To make it better (Come on, step a little closer) Bring us together (Come on, step a little closer) To make it better (Come on, step a little closer) Bring us together Sweet Sky There's an empty cold Wide and by a gate of fear It is somewhere deep inside You're worn again You don't feel the love It's coming to an end You're a long way down And find it hard to bare It's so sweet the sky revolves around you Every time you fear It's so sweet the sky is feverless It comes and goes with you Look at the state you are in Take away the hood Thinning at the edges I'd like to coax the luck Before the earthquake erupts again You're not satisfied If love was purer Still you'll begin to find That nothing has your guts, no It's so sweet the sky revolves around you Every time you fear It's so sweet the sky is feverless It comes and goes with you It's so sweet the sky revolves around You ask yourself why It's so sweet the sky has fallen to It's bursting out for you This is no stampede Calmly make your way You must remember To live this sunshine day It's so sweet the sky revolves around you Every time you fear It's so sweet the sky is feverless It comes and goes with you It's so sweet the sky revolves around you Ask yourself why It's so sweet the sky has fallen to It's bursting out for you What Do You Care Going in to check the rooms Coldest scene Useless pair He will never let me die fair Beat it in and boot it out Stop that I'm purifying He will never let me die fair Hostage, holding on Hostage what did you care What did you get Boost me like at cockerel pace The tracking down never ends File up and then be friends for good Trick me like to strip my thoughts All pathetic on the stair Can't even take a look Hostage, holding on Hostage, what did you care What did you get I'm waiting on the stair With hardly any movement No use in trying to get loose He's doing it for a buzz You suck the lip that's what you do Oh, you happy fool Going in to check the rooms Coldest scene, useless pair He will never let me die fair Beat it in and boot it out Stop that I'm purifying He will never let me die fair I'm thinking I'm in the clear (?) Empty room, brutal plan (?) He would never let me die, fair Kissy Kissy Glad goodbye Probably get a karma war Hate to say that I remember well Hostage, holding on Separate A wider walk around the sun I won't run away this time But to settle until death Wait until the future ends Separate the mountain from The birds they set a fire Separate the mountain from I won't trust your garden Time doesn't fly It's a memory A love that's left behind One step too close I don't look back It's a love that's left behind Burned painted silhouettes A symbol of your self respect Hidden in a no mans land Under a heart you lay your hands Separate the mountain from The birds they set a fire Separate the mountains from I won't trust your garden Time doesn't fly It's a memory A love that's left behind One step too close I don't look back It's a love that's left behind You listen a lot little girl You listen a lot do you know Wishing to God little girl You're missing a lot Do you know I'll nurse you back to happiness Under the wash of your Golden rainbow Freedom of humanity A vision of the way it should be Separate the mountain from The birds they set a fire Separate the mountain from I won't trust your garden Time doesn't fly It's the memory A love that's left behind One step too close I don't look back It's a love that's left behind You listen a lot little girl You listen a lot do you know Wishing to God little girl You're missing a lot do you know Do you know Do you know Do you know Separate, separate The birds they set a fire Separate, separate Wrong Finger fights and dreams Woman sad it seems What do we do when it all goes wrong Tobacco bits and toys Queen and cowboys What do we do when it all goes wrong Tell me, tell me How you gonna make it work for you Tell me, tell me It's harder now than ever We gotta get it back together for good Fickle fate in ties Petulant child he cries What do we do when it all goes wrong Tell me, tell me How you gonna make it work for you Tell me, tell me It's harder now than ever We gotta get it back together for Good Good, good, yeah, good Tell me, tell me How you gonna make it work for you Tell me, tell me How you gonna make it work for you Tell me, tell me It's harder now than ever We gotta get it back together It's harder now than ever We gotta get it back together for good, yeah Good, good, yeah, good Buttermilk sky and birth Money pots and myre What do we do when it all goes wrong Wrong, wrong Impossible Adventure Our love begins to wither away Nothing to do with spells I am not your kind of wish You are not my candid wizard Or are we, soon we'll see When you're up I'm down When I'm up you're down An impossible adventure When you're fast I'm slow When I'm fast you're slow An impossible adventure This museum is personal Still impossible especially when you're watching on For there is no refusal No responsibility If you don't ask me When you're up I'm down When I'm up you're down An impossible adventure When you're fast I'm slow When I'm fast you're slow A n impossible adventure Just 'cause your eyes are blue Yours are green indeed Doesn't mean to say That I'm a certain kind of person Sometimes we get so cruel I won't ask you to Change your fickle ways To be a different kind of person When you're up I'm down When I'm up you're down An impossible adventure When you're fast I'm slow When I'm fast you're slow An impossible adventure Adventure Haze He was taken in an hour ago Heard the sirens coming Be quick 'Cause there's no time to waste There's no time So hurry You think you're in heaven Where it began But you're lay down while they tamper with you Kick Kick Spit They tamper with you Liquid haze Say he's definitely not dead I will refuse It's a ploy to get me there A cry for help Through white walls I say a prayer for you I say a prayer You think you're in heaven Where it began Your temperatures rising high You're lay down while they tamper with you Lay down while they tamper with you Kick, kick, split They tamper with you Liquid haze Oh, he's definitely not dead You think you're in heaven Where it began Your temperatures rising high You're lay down While they tamper with you Lay down while they tamper with you Kick, kick, split They tamper with you Liquid haze Lay down while They tamper with you Lay down while They tamper with you Kick, kick, split They tamper with you Liquid haze
You'll Be Safe Forever Strobes You’ll find, you’ll find me You’ll find, you’ll find me You’ll find, you’ll find me You’ll find, you’ll find me Fighting, fighting, fighting Fighting, fighting, fighting Fighting, fighting, fighting You’ll find, you’ll find me You’ll find, you’ll find me You’ll find, you’ll find me You’ll find, you’ll find me Fighting, fighting, fighting Fighting, fighting, fighting Fighting, fighting, fighting
Do Not fear Do not fear Come inside and join me It makes everything so peaceful You'll be safe forever Do not fear Come inside and join me It makes everything so peaceful You'll be safe forever Do not fear Come inside and join me It makes everything so peaceful You'll be safe forever Do not fear Come inside and join me It makes everything so peaceful You'll be safe forever Do not fear Come inside and join me It makes everything so peaceful You'll be safe forever
Spectral +
Long Distance Lover Natasha Morrow: Late at night I call my long distance lover Put it your ear and whisper I love you Twenty three times Twenty three times Late at night until the break of morning Keep it to your ear and say something that I can hear Twenty four times Twenty four times Twenty four times Late at night I call my long distance lover Pick up the phone and tell you I want you Thirty two Times Thirty two Times Thirty two Times Late at night I call my long distance lover Put it your ear and whisper I love you Twenty three times Twenty three times
White Light Olive Kimoto: I spoke in tongues again While sounding out your name Your touch it clings Like frankincense I wore your love like evidence Despite it all Despite it all O/I/E/A O/I/E/A O/I/E/A O/I/E/A I pray to you like a god A heaven that you forgot You're gone but I still see The parts you left in me White light take me back White light take me back I pray to you like a god With every breath I've got In devotion or plea You still exist in me You still exist in me You still exist in me