Today’s guest deejay is Mark Van Hoen. I know him as Locust.
Let me back up. Late last century, Astralwerks released the Excursions in Ambience compilation series. Excursions touched and changed many lives. Last year, I shared my Excursions in Ambience Retrospective mix on Soundwave. I fell back in love with the compilation series and reached out to as many of the musicians featured in the series to share a mix on Soundwave. This leads us to Mark, who recorded under the name Locust and appeared on the Excursions in Ambience 2: Second Orbit album. And you know what? The man said yes and sent us the mix we’re listening to today!
Mark kicks off his set, paying homage to the legend, Damo Suzuki. Then he throws in some new stuff he’s been cooking up, you know, keeping it fresh. But that’s not all, folks. We’re taking a trip down memory lane, pulling out some classics from the last 70 years. It’s a sonic time machine. Here’s where it gets real interesting. Mark has got this exclusive, unreleased track from a young gun, straight fire, I’m telling you. We also hear some surprise tracks from Flying Lotus and XXXTENTACION. Plus, he dug up a couple of hidden gems, stuff that’ll blow your mind. And just when you think it can’t get any better, Mark hits us with some Egyptian and Turkish vibes, topping it all off with a little Terry Riley magic. Yeah, that's how we do it. That ‘sjust how Mark rolls.
Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Adriano Mirabile.
See you then.
- CAN “Evening All Day”
- CAN “Dead Pigeon Suite”
- CAN “A Swan Is Born”
- The Fall “I Am Damo Suzuki”
- Mark Van Hoen “one explanation”
- Karlheinz Stockhausen “Stockhausen-gesang der juenglinge”
- David Sylvian & Japan “ghosts”
- Flying Lotus “Tea Leaf Dancers”
- XXXTENTACION “Moonlight”
- kel1000 “Throw Dem Gunz, Lil Ugly Mane (2024mewmix)”
- Mark Van Hoen “Feel This Way rmx”
- Mark Van Hoen “moonlight sonata”
- Satin Doll “Spacetalk”
- IHVH “Sister Ferdinand Kolkata (new version)”
- MHYSA “ropeburn”
- Soliman Gamil “Pretence and Destiny”
- Selda Bağcan “Maden Dağı”
- Terry Riley “Anthem of the Trinity”
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