Re: (idm) RE: Any comments on...

From Giles Ward
Sent Wed, Feb 24th 1999, 22:13

> Michael Stein wrote:
> 
> > >Now speaking of someone who went really downhill, i was curious about
> > >any comments regarding the new Mark Van Hoen - Playing With Time
> > >(Apollo/R & S). The early Locust stuff was really cool and his
> > >production work with Seefeel and Scala was good also. BUT the last few
> > >things I heard from Locust were hideous. Is this a change in direction
> > >from that or a return to the past?
> >
> > What does everyone have against "Morning Light"?  I think it's a well
done
> > album.  The last track with Neil Halstead is especially nice.  I have
not
> > heard "Playing With Time" yet, but I hear it's in the old ambient vein.
> > According to the Mark Van Hoen interview in Immerse (#2?), it sounds
like
> > his work under the name Locust will be more pop oriented like, "Morning
> > Light."
> 
> nooooooooooooo........

'Playing With Time's not bad at all... as long as he keeps both things on
the go I see no problem.  He could be secretly producing Steps for all I
care.  While we're at it, can anyone give me an opinion on the Natural
Composite album and the Autocreation stuff he was involved in?  I still
reckon that the best Locust I've heard is the Peel session he did... I'm
sure one of the session tracks is a remix/relative of one of the tracks off
Truth...