{"product_id":"locust-morning-light","title":"Locust – Morning Light","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eシューゲイザーの重要バンドSeefeelのメンバーとしても知られ、実験的なアンビエントを追求してきたMark Van Hoen。彼がLocust名義で放った、トリップホップとドリームポップの境界を揺るがすエモーショナルな名盤がヴァイナルで復刻！\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eかつてSeefeelでの活動やダークな抽象音楽で名を馳せたMark Van Hoen。彼が1997年に名門Apollo Recordsから発表した本作『Morning Light』は、それまでの冷徹な響きから一転し、よりメロディックで人間味のある響きを追求した意欲作だ。SlowdiveのNeil HalsteadやZoe Niblettといった多彩なゲストをヴォーカルに迎え、断片的なダンス・リズムとライヴ感のある楽器演奏、そして親密な歌声が溶け合う、映画のような情景を描き出している。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe Carpentersの名曲を幽玄に再構築した「No-One In The World」のカヴァーから、静かに感情が溢れ出す「All Your Own Way」まで、全13曲にわたって憂いと美しさが交錯する。Massive AttackやPortishead、さらにはThis Mortal Coilとも比較されるその独自の響きは、実験的なエレクトロニカとドリーミーなポップ・ミュージックが幸福な融合を遂げた一つの到達点と言える。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e20年以上もの時を経て再びヴァイナル化された本作。細やかな音の粒子と、ヴォーカルの生々しい実体感は、静謐ながらも確かな影響力を放ち続けるアンビエント・トリップホップの金字塔を鮮烈に蘇らせている。\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1. Your Selfish Ways\u003cbr\u003eA2. Morning Light\u003cbr\u003eA3. Just Like You\u003cbr\u003eA4. One Way Or Another\u003cbr\u003eA5. Folie\u003cbr\u003eB1. No-one In The World\u003cbr\u003eB2. Clouds At My Feet\u003cbr\u003eB3. Summer Rain\u003cbr\u003eB4. Ancient Hometown\u003cbr\u003eB5. The Girl With The Fairytale Dream\u003cbr\u003eC1. All Your Own Way\u003cbr\u003eC2. Juke Box Heart\u003cbr\u003eC3. The Daydream Girl From Sealand\u003cbr\u003eC4. I Am The Murderer\u003cbr\u003eD1. Some Love Will Remain Unsaid\u003cbr\u003eD2. Shadow Play\u003cbr\u003eD3. On The Horizon\u003cbr\u003eD4. Just After Sunset\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 400px; height: 472px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=169720008\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/markvanhoen.bandcamp.com\/album\/morning-light-1997\"\u003eMorning Light (1997) Locust\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApollo Records proudly present the vinyl reissue of ‘Morning Light’, the acclaimed 1997 album from Mark Van Hoen’s Locust 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\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally issued during the label’s pioneering late-’90s era, ‘Morning Light’ marked a bold evolution for Van Hoen, best known at the time for his dark, abstract ambient work under Locust and as a member of Seefeel. Seeking to create something more human and melodic, Van Hoen assembled a rotating cast of collaborators, including Zoe Niblett, Craig Bethell, Neil Halstead (Slowdive\/Mojave 3), and Wendy Roberts, blending fractured dance rhythms, live instrumentation, and intimate vocal performances into something both deeply personal and effortlessly cinematic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the haunting reimagining of The Carpenters’ ‘No-One In The World’ to the slow blooming emotional arcs of ‘All Your Own Way,’ ‘Folie’, and ‘The Girl With The Fairytale Dream’, 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 Massive Attack, This Mortal Coil, and Portishead, yet noting its entirely singular voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reissue restores Morning Light to vinyl for the first time in over two decades. A crucial artefact from the fertile intersection of experimental electronica and ethereal pop, ‘Morning Light’ stands today as one of the label’s most quietly influential releases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"APOLLO (EU)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43233099513915,"sku":"AMBLP7942","price":6690.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0096\/6832\/9531\/files\/AMBLP7942.jpg?v=1771836815","url":"https:\/\/www.stradarecords.jp\/en\/products\/locust-morning-light","provider":"Strada Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}