Artwork By [Sleeve Design] -
Designers Republic, The
Composed By [All Titles Composed By], Performer [Realized By] -
Mark Van Hoen Liner Notes -
Mark Van Hoen Photography -
James Bignell
Photography [Photography Assisted By] -
Mark Van Hoen
Notes
Recorded at The Enclosure, under exclusive licence to Apollo Records, Belgium.
Tracks 4 + 6 taken from 'The Needle Ep' - Apollo Limited Promo 500
Tracks 7 + 9 taken from 'In Rememberance Of Times Past' - Apollo 18
_Natural Composite_, Mark Van Hoen’s second album as Locust shares many of the qualities as his first: the darker edge, the ambience, the textures. Indeed, one could draw some comparisons to Aphex Twin’s _Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2_ from the swirl and feel of “Pillar.” The siren-like tone that lingers behind “Good God” seems to belie the blasphemous little sample running through the track. The tonal “Fruit Molecules” hangs in the air like a mysterious odor. The titles, at times, seem at odds with conjured sounds: “Air Primary” is more of a whirlwind, while “Air Secondary (Battery)” jitters like an unstable molecule; “It Is Called Peace” doesn’t seem to be peaceful whatsoever with its metallic twitch and thrumming rhythm. At other times, tracks, such as the long and droning “Needle,” don’t develop fully. Not as accomplished as his debut, but still absorbing.