{"product_id":"locust-morning-light","title":"LOCUST - Morning Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2LP - Black Vinyl, Housed in Gatefold Sleeve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-end=\"369\" data-start=\"91\"\u003eApollo Records proudly present the vinyl reissue of \u003cem data-end=\"158\" data-start=\"143\"\u003eMorning Light\u003c\/em\u003e, the acclaimed 1997 album from \u003cstrong data-end=\"207\" data-start=\"190\"\u003eMark Van Hoen\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cstrong data-end=\"220\" data-start=\"210\"\u003eLocust\u003c\/strong\u003e project; a work that blurred the boundaries between ambient electronics, trip-hop, and dream-pop with an emotional precision few have matched since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-end=\"972\" data-start=\"371\"\u003eOriginally issued during the label’s pioneering late-’90s era, \u003cem data-end=\"449\" data-start=\"434\"\u003eMorning Light\u003c\/em\u003e marked a bold evolution for \u003cstrong data-end=\"490\" data-start=\"478\"\u003eVan Hoen\u003c\/strong\u003e, best known at the time for his dark, abstract ambient work under \u003cstrong data-end=\"567\" data-start=\"557\"\u003eLocust\u003c\/strong\u003e and as a member of \u003cstrong data-end=\"598\" data-start=\"587\"\u003eSeefeel\u003c\/strong\u003e. Seeking to create something more human and melodic, Van Hoen assembled a rotating cast of collaborators, including \u003cstrong data-end=\"730\" data-start=\"715\"\u003eZoe Niblett\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"749\" data-start=\"732\"\u003eCraig Bethell\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"768\" data-start=\"751\"\u003eNeil Halstead\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong data-end=\"782\" data-start=\"770\"\u003eSlowdive\u003c\/strong\u003e\/\u003cstrong data-end=\"795\" data-start=\"783\"\u003eMojave 3\u003c\/strong\u003e), and \u003cstrong data-end=\"819\" data-start=\"802\"\u003eWendy Roberts\u003c\/strong\u003e, blending fractured dance rhythms, live instrumentation, and intimate vocal performances into something both deeply personal and effortlessly cinematic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-end=\"1453\" data-start=\"974\"\u003eFrom the haunting reimagining of \u003cstrong data-end=\"1026\" data-start=\"1007\"\u003eThe Carpenters’\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"1048\" data-start=\"1027\"\u003eNo-One In The World\u003c\/em\u003e to the slow-blooming emotional arcs of \u003cem data-end=\"1106\" data-start=\"1088\"\u003eAll Your Own Way\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"1115\" data-start=\"1108\"\u003eFolie\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-end=\"1156\" data-start=\"1121\"\u003eThe Girl With The Fairytale Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, the album’s 13 tracks form a widescreen narrative of melancholy and beauty. Reviewers at the time hailed it as “a subtle delight” and “sheer God-given genius”, comparing its mood and texture to \u003cstrong data-end=\"1370\" data-start=\"1352\"\u003eMassive Attack\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"1392\" data-start=\"1372\"\u003eThis Mortal Coil\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-end=\"1412\" data-start=\"1398\"\u003ePortishead\u003c\/strong\u003e, yet noting its entirely singular voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-end=\"1722\" data-start=\"1455\"\u003eThis reissue restores \u003cem data-end=\"1492\" data-start=\"1477\"\u003eMorning Light\u003c\/em\u003e to vinyl for the first time in over two decades. A crucial artefact from the fertile intersection of experimental electronica and ethereal pop, \u003cem data-end=\"1652\" data-start=\"1637\"\u003eMorning Light\u003c\/em\u003e stands today as one of the label’s most quietly influential releases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apollo","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black Vinyl","offer_id":56659203817817,"sku":"SDZ-21399","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/LOCUST-MorningLight-2LP-BlackVinyl_FEB20.webp?v=1763460337","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/locust-morning-light","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}