From Christopher Miller Sent Mon, Oct 12th 1998, 06:55
From Christopher Miller Sent Mon, Oct 12th 1998, 06:55
Um.
I'll throw in a differing opinion here on "Morning Light". I
absolutely hated it. Yes, I said I *hated* it.
I've been a huge Mark Van Hoen fan ever since I got the "Needle" ep a
few years back, and then began as a regular subscriber to all of his
releases as Locust and Mark Van Hoen. I then delved deeper into his
collaborations as Autocreation, Aurobindo, and Scala.
I was very impressed with Scala, especially in that I had finally
gotten the chance to hear vocals put to his music. I hadn't heard his work
with Annie Williams, but I assumed it to be of the same quality (as i
already dig Annie's vocals anyway).
Once "Truth Is Born Of Arguments" came out, I was blown away at what
an amazing album this was. It had all been leading up to this... what
would the next Locust release sound like? Man, I can't wait.
After about three listens to "Morning Light" I was completely
disgusted. What is it exactly that you guys find positive about this album
anyway? The vocals (ugh) are horrendous. I might as well start listening
to the radio again ("Morning Light" sounds as if it's the name for a type
of adult contemporary radio format... `we play the hits from Elton John,
Rod Stewart, etc' every morning on `Morning Light''). There is no
resemblance between this album and anything else Van Hoen has done under
the `Locust' pseudonym before this point. I felt cheated thinking that his
new album would be yet another Locust masterpiece (I had high
expectations).
"Morning Light" is pop. Pop... no trace of IDM. What's the point?
Skim through the dollar bin at your local shop and you could find several
no-name/no-talent bands coming up with the same crap that's on here. Mark
Van Hoen has taken a turn for the worse... I honestly see no future in this
venture. Is he wanting to break into `Top 40'? What's next... producing
albums for crappy Euro-radio bands? I simply don't understand how (why?) a
musician could go from "Truth Is Born Of Arguments" to "Morning Light".
pop.
.`-).
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