{"title":"Locust","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"morning-light","title":"Morning Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApollo Records proudly present the vinyl reissue of \u003cem\u003eMorning Light,\u003c\/em\u003e the acclaimed 1997 album from Mark Van Hoen’s Locust project; a work that blurred the boundaries between ambient electronics, trip-hop, and dream-pop with an emotional precision few have matched since.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally issued during the label’s pioneering late-’90s era, \u003cem\u003eMorning Light\u003c\/em\u003e marked a bold evolution for Van Hoen, best known at the time for his dark, abstract ambient work under Locust and as a member of Seefeel. Seeking to create something more human and melodic, Van Hoen assembled a rotating cast of collaborators, including Zoe Niblett, Craig Bethell, Neil Halstead (Slowdive\/Mojave 3), and Wendy Roberts, blending fractured dance rhythms, live instrumentation, and intimate vocal performances into something both deeply personal and effortlessly cinematic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the haunting reimagining of The Carpenters’ ‘No-One In The World’ to the slow blooming emotional arcs of ‘All Your Own Way,’ ‘Folie’, and ‘The Girl With The Fairytale Dream’, the album’s 13 tracks form a widescreen narrative of melancholy and beauty. Reviewers at the time hailed it as “a subtle delight” and “sheer God-given genius”, comparing its mood and texture to Massive Attack, This Mortal Coil, and Portishead, yet noting its entirely singular voice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis reissue restores Morning Light to vinyl for the first time in over two decades. A crucial artefact from the fertile intersection of experimental electronica and ethereal pop, \u003cem\u003eMorning Light \u003c\/em\u003estands today as one of the label’s most quietly influential releases.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apollo","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":55923497763147,"sku":"R5195-6511","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b532e6f8-fb09-8f3b-ddb1-a0fb63223ac4.jpg?v=1763386865"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/locust.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}