Morning Light

Locust | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sire / London/Rhino
• ASIN: B00000DAMO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,492 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Your Selfish Ways

2. Morning Light

3. Just Like You

4. I Am the Murderer

5. Jukebox Heart

6. Folie

7. One Way or Another

8. No-One in the World

9. Clouds at My Feet

10. Summer Rain

11. Ancient Hometown

12. The Girl With the Fairytale Dream

13. Let Me Take You Back

14. Some Love Will Remain Unsaid

15. Shadow Play

16. On the Horizon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite electronica-pop, April 5, 1999

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Michael Paulsen (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morning Light (Audio CD)

What a pleasant surprise this CD is...a far cry from the earlier Locust releases which were dark, dissonant trance-techno that were entirely instrumental. Mark van Hoen's project has evolved into a thing of beauty -- now graced with orchestral flourishes and the lush vocals of Annie Williams. Locust's new sound is like a hybrid of Massive Attack and Mono/Hooverphonic. "All in Your Own Way" could easily be a hit single in electronica circles. On an interesting note, one of the greatest trance ambient songs of the 90's, in my opinion, was W.F.O.'s "No-One in the World" (which appears on the Astralwerks' compilation "Excursions in Ambience Vol. 2"...highly recommended!) -- which samples the vocals of Karen Carpenter from "Hurting Each Other" -- and this one-off project was none other than Mark van Hoen! Again, a new version of this song appears on this album, now sounding gentler with trumpets. All in all, an excellent, uplifting album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original, inspired, and worth experiencing, February 8, 2001

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Kent David Kelly "Author & Anthologist" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morning Light (Audio CD)

As far as undiscovered music acts go, Locust tops my list for the year 2000. I added over 300 CDs to my collection last year, and although there are some CDs I appreciated even more than this one, this is by far the best one that came from out of nowhere, with no trusted recommendation to bind it to me. I bought it on instinct. Good thing!

Locust is a bit difficult to describe - vocals and instrumentation, think Portishead; arrangements, perhaps Hooverphonic; wistful lyrics, perhaps Kate Bush. But they're not a disjointed composite - they have a distinct, unique sound all their own that is quirky, difficult to get acquainted with, and ultimately truly satisfying. They also take some surprising twists, and make them their own - some of their divergent paths include tributes to early 90s shoegazing music (Lush, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, etc.), ethereal bliss (Bel Canto, Opus III), and more.

All I can say is - get this! If you're willing to be adventurous, you'll come away with a rewarding experience that will expand your taste in unusual music. It's a truly impressive piece of work, which I recommend to anyone who likes trip-hop, ethereal, etc.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Cut Above..., July 26, 2005

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M. Conklin (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morning Light (Audio CD)

most of mark van hoen's material under the locust alias has been instrumental ambient music. morning light is still ambient music, but it's also a vocal album. more surprisingly, it's a pop album. it's not radio pop, but thinking saint etienne without the happy, retro slant wouldn't be a stretch. it's got a dark, modern sound to it. thankfully, locust has avoided any hint of the stale sounds of trip-hop that plague every other vocal release anymore. instead a synth-based ambient backdrop and drum loops have been laid down and covered with flute, acoustic guitar, bass, trumpet, organ, bells, etc. the vocalists (both male and female)casually add to the ambiance, usually whispering more than singing. at times the music is rooted in acoustic folk or new age, other times it's electronic drum and bass. not all of the songs work well, especially the simple folk tunes, but at least they are never loud or pushy. it's a very quiet album with dreamy, laid back sensibilities.