{"title":"Mark Van Hoen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Van Hoen is an electronic producer hailing from London. With a career spanning over several decades, he has established himself as a prominent figure in the music industry. His unique sound combines elements of ambient, experimental, and electronic music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by artists such as Philip Jeck, Janek Schaefer, and David Toop, Mark Van Hoen has crafted his own distinctive style that captivates listeners worldwide. His compositions are characterized by intricate layers of soundscapes and mesmerizing melodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving collaborated with renowned performers like Strategy, Seefeel, and Vladislav Delay, Mark Van Hoen's work continues to push boundaries and redefine genres. His discography includes notable albums such as \"The Last Flowers From The Darkness\" and \"Playing With Time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"plan-for-a-miracle","title":"Plan For A Miracle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Van Hoen\u003c\/strong\u003e, sometimes known as Locust or Autocreation, likes to work with a variety of instruments and set ups. He is here working under his own name on the excellent \u003cem\u003ePlan For A Miracle\u003c\/em\u003e, his first physical release of solo music since 2018’s \u003cem\u003eInvisible Threads\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Sometimes it’s literally in my studio, with all the hardware electronics available. Sometimes the laptop, using software instruments,” he explains. Some of the tracks on this record were recorded in the desert (Joshua Tree) using a 4-track tape machine and small modular synthesiser set up. Each track was recorded in different location using different instruments, which accounts for the distinction between each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMark also adds, “It’s also about my own reaction to my environment, and what’s going on in my life at the time.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dell'Orso","offers":[{"title":"Black LP.","offer_id":50398966841675,"sku":"2174201","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/EDDA64_57430496_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726500148"},{"product_id":"invisible-threads","title":"Invisible Threads","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe title 'Invisible Threads' refers to the intangible connection between all of the musical and personal influences that brought this record into being.. In mid 2016 I did a brief tour of the west coast with Philip Jeck, Simon Scott, Daniel Mensche, Lee Bannon, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Pye Corner Audio and Marcus Fischer. The music of all these great artists and the experience of playing these shows with them all informed what would become 'Invisible Threads' which was primarily composed and recorded in the latter half of 2016. I had not played live at dates in such a dense cluster for many years, and the exposure to so much great music and the artists was inspiring. Other Touch artists were also an influence here - Claire M Singer, Jana Winderen and as ever Chris Watson (who has been an enduring influence from the moment I first heard Cabaret Voltaire in 1979)… along with my project 'drøne' with Mike Harding… the collaborative aspect of drøne brought up a few new paths in itself. During the time I was recording the album I was editing audio and sound design for films - this too went some way to defining the structure and sound of 'Invisible Threads'. At the time of recording several of the titles on the album, I had re-read 'The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion', a short story by Edgar Allen Poe… and in some ways this record is a soundtrack to that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstrumentation\/sound sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModular synthesizer notably using modules manufactured by Make Noise, The Harvestman \u0026amp; Mutable Audio\u003cbr\u003eSoftware - Ableton Live, Pro Tools and many plugins - heavily used were Max, Soundhack and Native Instruments' Reaktor \u0026amp; Kontakt\u003cbr\u003eSound libraries from Spitfire Audio.\u003cbr\u003eFender Rhodes piano, Fender Jaguar guitar. Farfisa Organ, Vox continental.\u003cbr\u003eNotably no analogue synthesizers were used on this album - probably the first time I've made a record without them since 'Aurobindo: Involution' in 1994\u003cbr\u003eA few field recordings made on my very modest Zoom H4n recorder (mainly domestic sounds) made it onto the record\u003cbr\u003eSome 'found' sources also are present, mainly from vinyl records and YouTube.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touch","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50444010160459,"sku":"1036911","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1ea45113-9819-4815-8cdc-b53852bca5bb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727023249"},{"product_id":"the-revenant-diary","title":"The Revenant Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003e'don't look back', repeats one of several voices within mark van hoen's 'the revenant diary', his fifth solo album and first release on editions mego. surrounded by weighted beats, analogue synthesizer drones and granular dirt, the unidentified, siren-like female voice's advice is as much seduction as warning. tellingly so, for as well as being both van hoen's most ambitious and his most accessible work, the revenant diary is an eloquent meditation on the allures and dangers of memory, regret and nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50451594379595,"sku":"347329","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a794e455-7400-480f-8eb4-5b168bbf5683_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727131079"},{"product_id":"nightvision","title":"Nightvision","description":"\u003cp\u003eUK born, but LA-based artist Mark Van Hoen continues to contribute to the electronic music fields and fabrics from the inspirations, observations and movements experienced in the past three plus decades. From earlier Eno, Industrial and Krautrock affinities found in the earliest output going back to 1981, to entering the rave and post-rave cultures of acid-house, dance based pulses with his R\u0026amp;S affiliated imprint Apollo Records debut in 1993. With a background working in the media realms of television, radio, film; Mark's foray into the new electronic etched realms of drone and dance pop saw releases from Touch, Editions Mego, City Centre Offices, The Tapeworm, to Saint Marie Records, and still counting. He has contributed to the double helix of the EDM \/ IDM canons and to a wealth of notable collaborations and numerous side projects. Aurobindo: Involution was made with Seefeel's Daren Seymour, a collaboration with Slowdive's Neil Halstead and Nick Holton as Black Hearted Brother, work with Louis Sherman as Locust, Martin Maeers with Children of the Stones, and a plethora of remixes. Van Hoen's new album 'Nightvision' for Saint Marie Records finds the artist discovering modern day applications for his electro-droning visions of sound. Returning to form, Nightvision switches on the high and low beams that send scanning synths that drive through the infinite interstates through the engines of steady rhythm and the power steering smarts of serious synthesizers. 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Eternity is that dimension of here and now that all thinking in temporal terms cuts off.\" The album explores music as the ultimate expression of existing in the present moment, transcending time and creating a sonic experience that is simultaneously \"spectral, ghostly, melodic, harmonic, and decayed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn influential contemporary of Aphex Twin, Autechre, LFO, and Boards of Canada, Van Hoen is best known for his solo work as Locust in the mid-'90s, which helped push post-rave electronic music into newly challenging realms. His extensive discography spans releases on influential labels including R\u0026amp;S, Touch, and Editions Mego.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVan Hoen has worked on numerous collaborations throughout his career, including with Nick Holton and Neil Halstead of Slowdive under the moniker Black Hearted Brother—their album \u003cem\u003eStars Are Our Home\u003c\/em\u003e was released in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Eternal Present\u003c\/em\u003e continues the lineage of Van Hoen's most significant works, with artwork by Ian Anderson (Designers Republic) reflecting the album's \"eternal present\" concept with a mysterious visual approach, allowing listeners to form their own imaginary landscapes. 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